Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet  —  New York CNN —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making sweeping changes to the social internet, all in line with the desires of President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters.  —  Out with the fact-checkers that conservatives deride.

Trump says he will rename the Gulf of Mexico.  Can he do that?  —  The president-elect told reporters Tuesday that he wanted the body of water called the Gulf of America, but he provided no details on how the change would be enacted.  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States …

Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors  —  The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are “abusing their position” by publishing content the group believes to be antisemitic, according to documents obtained by the Forward.

In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him  —  Interviews like this one have been rare in Biden's tenure.  He has held fewer news conferences and individual sessions with reporters than any president since at least Ronald Reagan.

Zuckerberg wears $900,000 watch to announce end of Meta fact checks  —  Mark Zuckerberg wore a rare Swiss watch worth about $900,000 in a video explaining his company's decision to end third-party fact checking on its social media platforms in the U.S.  —  Play Video

1/8/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Senate GOP to meet with Trump as Thune takes control … GOP leaders are hoping the confab gets them closer to a concrete plan to advance Trump's agenda on border security and tax cuts, even as the president-elect continues to play both sides of the one-bill versus two-bill debate on reconciliation.

Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in New York “hush money” case  —  Washington — President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in the “hush money” case ahead of his scheduled sentencing Friday.  —  In a request for emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court …

What banning medical debt from your credit score actually means  —  In the final days of its tenure, the Biden administration has banned credit reporting agencies from including medical debts in their reports, aiming to make it easier for people to access credit, including loans and mortgages.

Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White  —  Meta's HR team is deleting internal employee criticism of new board member, UFC president and CEO Dana White, at the same time that CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Meta will “get back to our roots …

Mar-a-Lago meetings to include an offer on SALT cap  —  The incoming Trump administration plans to offer an expansion of the state and local tax deduction to Republican lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and California who are heading to Mar-a-Lago on Saturday for a sit-down with the president-elect.

GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race  —  The order allows the state Supreme Court to hear a challenge by the Republican candidate in the race — who trails by just 734 votes — to have 60,000 ballots thrown out.

California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up  —  A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands.

EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments  —  The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.

Sunny Hostin Accidently Exposed Her Husband's Alleged Insurance Scam, Now He's a Defendant in a RICO Case  —  Is Sunny Hostin the most empty-headed person on the planet?  That's a legitimate question given some of the things she's said on “The View” over the years.

Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Special Counsel's Final Report on Trump Documents Investigation  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the documents case in its entirety this summer, on Tuesday temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the results of his investigation to the public.

Canadian Politician Fires Back at Trump: We'll Buy Two of YOUR States  —  THEM APPLES  —  “How about if we buy Alaska.  And we'll throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time.”