Trump's sudden love of TikTok shows he needs disinfo more than he hates China  —  Not too long ago, Donald Trump was a big fan of banning TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media app that went offline in the U.S. early Sunday under a controversial ban.  On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the law …

Donald Trump, crypto billionaire … - After another massive overnight rally, as of Sunday morning Trump's crypto holdings were worth as much as $58 billion on paper, enough — with his other assets — to make him one of the world's 25 richest people.

A president's final days  —  As Biden leaves office, his term is ending where it began: Trump.  —  On a recent Tuesday morning, in a dim underground parking garage in west Los Angeles, President Joe Biden sat idly in his car, seemingly paralyzed by events.

National Guard troops worry Trump will deploy them for mass deportations  —  “I don't want to be seen as a Gestapo,” one former senior military official said.  —  National Guard members fear landing in the center of a political tussle between red state governors and blue state attorneys general …

Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions  —  America is a country built on the promise of second chances.  As President, I have used my clemency power to make that promise a reality by issuing more individual pardons and commutations than any other President in U.S. history.

Texas Has a Perverse Idea of Religious Freedom  —  The Supreme Court of Texas just heard oral argument in a case challenging a remarkably punitive and malicious attack on religious liberty by the state of Texas.  That attack isn't just dangerous on its own terms, it's also a potential preview …

Bannon: Billionaire CEOs have surrendered to Trump  —  Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon said he sees the presence of billionaire CEOs and tech moguls at President-elect Trump's inaugural events as a white flag of surrender from “the oligarchs.” … - “I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day …

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows  —  Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies …

Fox News Prepares to Cover a Government Filled With Fox News Alumni  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has leaned heavily on familiar faces from the cable network as he fills out his second-term cast.  —  Nineteen ... and counting.  —  That's the number of former Fox News hosts …

Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe  —  What a single phone call from the president-elect did to an unswerving American ally  —  What did Donald Trump say over the phone to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, on Wednesday?  I don't know which precise words he used, but I witnessed their impact.

Americans favor deporting undocumented immigrants, until they're asked how … - Among Republicans, support was at 93%, followed by 67% for independents and 43% for Democrats.  — But just 38% of Americans support using active-duty military to find and detain undocumented immigrants …

A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses  —  Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.  —  President Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation …

‘Reactionary nihilism’: how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy  —  Money, Lies, and God exposes a Christian nationalist movement funded by the super-rich seeking to secure their wealth at the expense of others  —  There is a “real and very, very present” threat to the US …

'We'd Have Been Better Off if Trump Won in 2020': Three Columnists Brace for the First 100 Days  —  Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David Brooks, Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg about Donald Trump's presidential inauguration …