Trump urges Garland to block release of Jack Smith's final report  —  His lawyers wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland.  —  Donald Trump and two of his allies are making a last-minute push to block special counsel Jack Smith from issuing his final report on his two dismissed criminal cases against the president-elect.

More Speech and Fewer Mistakes  —  Joel Kaplan, Chief Global Affairs Officer  —  https://about.fb.com/wp-content/ uploads/2025/01/V2.Single-Take-CS25_MZ_ JanAnnouncement_v09_16x9.mp4  —  Takeaways  — Starting in the US, we are ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.

Trump's one-bill two-step perplexes GOP senators  —  GOP senators are questioning the president-elect's commitment to “one powerful bill.”  —  If Donald Trump thought he was settling the GOP's most important strategy dispute, Senate Republicans are not getting the message.

Melania Trump Documentary Scores Massive Amazon Payday  —  It's 2025, and even the Walt Disney Co. is kissing Donald Trump's ring.  But it's still stunning that Amazon is paying a whopping $40 million to license the Brett Ratner-directed Melania Trump documentary.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96  —  Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died.

Former VP Mike Pence praises VP Kamala Harris for certifying election, Trump's victory  —  It is “particularly admirable that Vice President Harris would preside over the certification of a presidential election that she lost,” the former Vice President said.  —  Julia Gomez Kinsey CrowleyUSA TODAY

Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland  —  Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland - which Trump says he would like the US to buy  —  The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland …

Why Mike Johnson's fake “Jefferson prayer” matters  —  Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement  —  One cannot say for certain that Rep. Mike Johnson was deliberately lying during his acceptance speech to return as Speaker of the House.

Mark Carney Says He's Considering Running to Succeed Trudeau  —  Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, said he's considering entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister.  —  Carney said he's “encouraged and honored by the support …

GOP leaders plan votes on first bill to address illegal immigration  —  Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to take steps to address illegal immigration, bringing up a bill this week that would require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary.

How Democrats should talk about Trump's corruption  —  “There's really a need for a whole new set of reforms,” Noah Bookbinder says.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump is the most brazenly self-dealing president in history.  He's surrounded these days by an obscene cast of billionaires …

10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021  —  After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their political influence.

Pressure mounts on EU to use legal weapons against Musk's interference  —  European Commission says it will study whether X gives unfair boost to far right in German election.  —  What are you waiting for, Brussels?  —  Elon Musk's decision to host German far-right leader Alice Weidel …

Statement from President Joe Biden on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada  —  The last time I visited Ottawa, I said that the United States chooses to link our future with Canada because we know that we'll find no better ally, no closer partner, and no steadier friend.

Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst to Join Meta Board of Directors  —  Meta today announced that Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst have been elected to the company's board of directors.  —  Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, said, “Dana, John and Charlie will add …

Kay Granger's Disappearance Went Unnoticed.  Republicans Say That Can't Happen This Year.  —  “The two busiest people this Congress are gonna be Tom Emmer and the House physician,” one Republican lawmaker told NOTUS.  — Copy  —  A Republican lawmaker who missed months of votes …

Americans Think History Will Rate Biden Presidency Negatively  —  Perceptions of how Trump's first term will be regarded have improved considerably  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many more Americans expect history to judge Joe Biden's presidency unfavorably rather than favorably.

Biden admin finalizes rule to ban medical debt from credit reports … - The CFPB estimates that for Americans with medical debt, the new rule could raise their credit scores by an average of 20 points.  — “People who get sick shouldn't have their financial future upended,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in the press release.

FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California  —  President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history and has created the largest corridor of protected lands in the lower 48 states, the Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor

Virginia Holds the First Elections of the New Trump Era  —  Voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in three special elections for the legislature that will serve as barometers of political energy for both parties.  —  The first special elections since President-elect Donald J. Trump won …

McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals  —  Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court's decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

U.S. in Talks to Swap Detained Americans in Afghanistan for Guantanamo Prisoner  —  Biden administration negotiates for the release of three Americans in exchange for an alleged Osama bin Laden associate—and seeks to avoid political blowback  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration …