How Biden Destroyed His Legacy  —  During his four years in office, Joe Biden notched significant legislative victories with the narrowest of majorities in the Senate.  He presided over a virtuoso rollout of the COVID vaccines, the rapidity of which saved hundreds of thousands of lives …

Statement from President Joe Biden on Additional Clemency Actions  —  Today, I am commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses who are serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice.

Biden administration has no plans to fine companies if TikTok ban goes into effect  —  A ban on the popular app is set to start on Sunday, although the Supreme Court could rule at any time on whether to uphold it.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration does not plan to levy billions …

Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump  —  The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was on his way to Florida …

Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section  —  The New York Times Opinion section is negotiating the exit of columnist Pamela Paul, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.  Her impending departure is part of a handful of job cuts being made at the section.

White House's Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, May Shrink Under Trump  —  The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.  Its windows look out across an alleyway toward the West Wing.

Doris Kearns Goodwin: ‘The robber barons probably thought they were God too’  —  The presidential biographer on tech titans, what Trump could learn from Lincoln and why she remains optimistic about America  —  Doris Kearns Goodwin is already seated in the foyer, bantering with a well-wisher, when I arrive a few minutes early.

Acosta at a Midnight Crossroads  —  CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office. … Thompson, I'm told, delivered the veteran journalist a sudden and strange proposal: Move your show to midnight and anchor it until 2am ET.

Donald Trump taps Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight to be Hollywood ‘ambassadors’  —  Lights, camera, action.  —  President-elect Donald Trump tapped a group of well-known actors to become “special ambassadors” − not to represent the U.S. overseas but rather at home.

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Next Fifteen Drugs Selected for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation  —  Today, I'm proud to announce that my Administration has selected the next 15 drugs for Medicare drug price negotiation.  The drugs treat conditions such as diabetes and cancer, and seniors across the country rely on them.

Watch live: Noem faces Senate confirmation hearing to lead DHS  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Friday morning.

Lawmakers in at Least Seven States Seek Expanded Abortion Access  —  Some of the bills were filed in direct response to ProPublica's reporting on the fatal consequences of abortion bans.  —  Life of the Mother: How Abortion Bans Lead to Preventable Deaths  —  In advance of this year's …

Trump selections for top jobs advance, despite initial controversy  —  No lawmakers have said they will oppose Hegseth, though a handful have not made their intentions clear.

Jonathan Taplin on our new Trumpian oligarchy  —  “It's just people who are craven cowards bowing down and kissing the ring.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  🧑‍💻 Subscribe to Public Notice 🧑‍💻  —  As you've probably noticed by now, it's discount season on big tech billionaires.

Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland  —  Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making.  Just not that kind of deal-making.  —  Ken Howery is a quiet, unassuming tech investor who prioritizes discretion.

Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed  —  Rudy Giuliani has reached an agreement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed to settle the nearly $150 million judgment against him, in a deal that will allow him to keep his home and most valuable possessions.

Scoop: Trump team sweats McConnell's vote on Tulsi Gabbard … - Gabbard's team isn't banking on McConnell's vote, sources tell Axios.  — McConnell is studiously avoiding public or private indications that he'll support Trump's nominees, three people familiar with the matter tell Axios.

Trump's attorney general pick owned at least $3.9 million in Truth Social stock and made $1 million as a lobbyist last year  — Pam Bondi owned $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of mid-December, per financial documents.  — She also earned more than $1 million last year from lobbying.

Fetterman was elected to challenge convention.  Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats  —  When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, many backers hoped he'd challenge convention and the status quo.  He did and has — just not in the way many had expected.

Trump inauguration signals a warmer tone than 2017 … - There's a “One America, One Light” prayer service for Trump donors and a “Candlelight Dinner,” also for donors. … - “Light signifies hope, it signifies a new beginning, it signifies a pathway forward.

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump.  He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.  —  Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her.  Its white-on-black lettering — “FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM” — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own.

FBI closed DEI office in December, agency says  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has closed its DEI office, Fox News can confirm.  —  “In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the agency told Fox News Digital on Thursday.