Trump to take more than 200 executive actions on day one  —  EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day—a massive, first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families …

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.

Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, is expected to soon step away from the task force, CBS News has learned.

Trump is back.  But a return of total resistance would be a bad strategy.  —  A guide for how liberals should approach the next four years.  —  When Donald Trump was first elected president in the fall of 2016, his elevation to the most powerful office in the world seemed like an aberration.

Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump's inauguration  —  Trump's team requested the high-level resignations as the president-elect prepares a sharp break with the Biden administration.  —  Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective …

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.

Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote.  Why Doesn't It Feel That Way?  —  In 2024, Donald Trump won the popular vote by 1.5 points.  Trump and Democrats alike treated this result as an overwhelming repudiation of the left and a broad mandate for the MAGA movement.  But by any historical measure, it was a squeaker.

Most Americans optimistic about Trump's return to office: Poll  —  A new survey found that most Americans are optimistic about President-elect Trump returning to the White House.  —  The survey, conducted by CBS News and YouGov, found that 60 percent of respondents say they feel optimistic about Trump's second term.

‘Lady McBiden’: Alexandra Pelosi Blasts the First Lady  —  The feud between the president and ex-speaker intensifies in the waning days of his presidency.  —  Since breaking her hip in Europe last month, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has been deluged with messages, flowers and calls of concern …

Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust  —  The Anne Frank Experience  —  You're probably familiar with Anne Frank, a European Jewish girl whose posthumously-published diary documents her time hiding from Nazi persecution …

Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day  —  The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.  But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.

Part 3: Democracy, Oligarchy, and Tyranny  —  As coincidence has it, I was reading Book VIII of Plato's The Republic and considering a blog post about the interplay of democracy and oligarchy when Biden gave a speech warning Americans of a rising oligarchy.  I did not intend my blog post about The Republic to be so timely.