Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth  —  The Iowa Republican's decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump's defense secretary.  —  Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa …

Search SEC.gov & EDGAR  —  Securities and Exchange Commission v. Elon Musk, No. 1:25-cv-00105 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 14, 2025)  —  SEC Charges Elon Musk for Violating the Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements of the Federal Securities Laws  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today …

Playbook: Joe Biden's Irish goodbye  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY — Six big confirmation hearings dominate Capitol Hill.  AG-designate PAM BONDI kicks things off at 9:30 a.m. At 10, would-be Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO goes …

Scoop: Trump's $500 million post-election windfall … - “The money is just pouring in at Mar-a-Lago. … - “We're looking at half a billion [dollars] by June, and we're on track,” this adviser said. … - They include the president-elect's inauguration account, the MAGA Inc. super PAC …

Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era  —  Yesterday unfolded in a sort of perfectly stupid synchronicity, with the past crimes of Donald Trump, as detailed in the just-released Jack Smith report, being overshadowed by the confirmation hearing for Trump's secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth.

Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States  —  I.  —  Last week, Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies and enforcement strategies designed to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration.

Thinking About the Confirmations  —  There are a few things that are critical to understanding the Trump cabinet nominations and how Senate Democrats should approach them.  The first and most important is that in the case of every nomination the question is entirely up to Republicans.

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration  —  They will be sitting on the dais during the swearing-in as Silicon Valley leaders aim to make inroads with Trump, who attacked Big Tech during his first presidency.  —  Tech moguls Jeff Bezos …

Michelle Obama signals she's done with Trump  —  Michelle Obama is done with President-elect Trump, if her decision to skip next week's inauguration means anything.  —  The former first lady, who once called on Democrats to go high when Trump's Republican Party goes low …

Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to be detained after martial law chaos  —  South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency …

Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’  —  The economist also slammed one of the president-elect's policies as “terrible.”  —  LOADING  —  “A lot of people” who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election …

Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds  —  As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he wants to do.

The Biden-Harris Administration Record  —  Letter from President Biden  —  Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities.  We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.

I have struggled with how to respond to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness.  While I have thought about quitting Facebook, I find great value in the connections and friends I have here, and it doesn't seem fair that I should lose that because Zuckerberg is having a mid-life crisis.

How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit  —  An explosive new lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleges that Capital One bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion.  According to the lawsuit …

Supreme Court hears porn sites' bid to strike down online age verification laws  —  The justices are weighing mandate that adult sites must verify users aren't kids  —  The Pornhub logo displays on a smartphone screen, Sept. 23, 2024.  —  With online access to pornography …

Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?  —  Since Donald Trump's election victory, we have witnessed striking accommodations to his narrow win and mandate, what has been called “anticipatory obedience.”  —  Are we sleepwalking into an autocracy?  We hope not, and would be glad if the threat does not materialize.