This article appeared in the January 21, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Following the president on Inauguration Day

Yesterday, Monitor Washington Bureau Chief Linda Feldmann was the press’s “in-town travel pooler” for President Donald Trump’s inauguration. That means she was eyes and ears for her fellow print journalists – filing 29 reports for the group’s consumption about his every move on the quadrennially historic day. It means, too, that her thumbs are mighty tired, since she was filing on her cellphone.

Check out her story for a look behind the scenes. (She also talked about pool work on our podcast.) And you won’t want to miss Scott Peterson’s report from another front-row seat: with Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield, sharing what they want President Trump to know as their historic fight enters its third year.


This article appeared in the January 21, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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