Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities  —  President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities.

Federal judge slams Rudy Giuliani as ‘outrageous and shameful’ as she holds him in contempt in 2020 election defamation case  —  Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court for the second time in a week, as the former New York mayor and top Donald Trump lawyer's fall from grace continues …

Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies  —  Comparing the bloc's antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.  —  The U.S. government under incoming President Donald Trump should intervene to stop the EU …

Despite Trump's Attacks, Republicans Made Big Gains in Mail Voting  —  As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.

Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget?  The answer gets tricky  —  When Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her budget plan for 2024-25, she called for a 2.7% reduction in spending at the Los Angeles Fire Department.  —  Her proposal, unveiled in April, sought $23 million in cuts …

Mark Zuckerberg lies about content moderation to Joe Rogan's face … I'll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out: Mark Zuckerberg's interview on The Joe Rogan Experience is full of lies.

State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty when firestorm exploded  —  A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby, the Los Angeles Times found.

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review  —  DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’  —  On Friday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) released its report on the Tulsa race massacre after announcing the review last September.

As L.A. Fires Rage, Trump and Newsom's Hostilities Resurface  —  California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded.  Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?  —  As fires raged around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom …

Biden Calls Meta's Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’  —  Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”  —  President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon …

As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.  —  A big economic package, mass deportations, maybe even some invasions of other countries.

Pressure mounts on Farage to resign after break with Musk  —  Ten Reform UK councillors quit in protest over the “incompetent or malevolent” management of the far-right party.  —  A group of 10 Reform UK councillors have resigned in a bid to get Nigel Farage to step down as the right-wing party's leader.

Republicans Can Slow but Not Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say  —  More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.  —  To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies.

ICE warns Laken Riley Act could force it to release detained migrants … - ICE warned that without emergency funding, they could be forced to release tens of thousands of immigrants — including potentially some deemed to be public safety threats. … - ICE currently only has funding for 42,000 detention beds.

Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing  —  Democrats have expressed concern over the delay and how thorough the report on Trump's embattled defense secretary pick will be.  —  WASHINGTON — An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth …

Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court  —  The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.

Trump's return to power has old critics and skeptics reconciling with a new ‘normal’  —  Across the spectrum of American society, leaders who once shunned Trump or battled him are now seeking to bolster their ties or extend olive branches.  —  In the weeks and months after Donald Trump won …

The 119th Congress opens to AI, SCOTUS dances around TikTok, and a celebration of the OGFAC  —  Good evening from Washington, where more snow is inbound later tonight.  If you're receiving this newsletter, it's because you subscribed to Civic Texts: so glad to see more of you in this new year!