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.

Live Updates: Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned  —  The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.

China will dispatch an envoy to Trump's inauguration  —  China will send an envoy, Vice President Han Zheng, to Donald Trump's inauguration as president, the country's foreign ministry said in a news release.  Karoline Leavitt, who will serve as press secretary in Trump's new administration …

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.

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.

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.

1/17/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Freedom Caucus-backed freshmen aren't joining hardline group yet  —  Cocktails & Conversation: Inauguration 2025  —  Democrats' TikTok dilemma … Democrats thought they'd be able to back the Chinese government into a corner with legislation forcing the sale of TikTok …

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.

Johnson gives House Intel a MAGA makeover  —  The speaker elevated a new, Trump-friendly chair and added a swath of like-minded new members to the panel.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is remaking the House Intelligence Committee in President-elect Donald Trump's image, a shakeup with immense implications …

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.

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.

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 …

Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners' abortions  —  Boyfriends and husbands can have uniquely personal and specific information necessary to help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.  —  As anti abortion advocates launch legal efforts to stop abortion pills …

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.

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.

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Is the ‘Law of the Land’  —  The ERA's deadline expired decades ago, but the president argues recent approvals by three states put the amendment over the top  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden moved to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution …

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.

How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump's Arms  —  Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism. … Ross Douthat: I'm someone who follows politics primarily and Silicon Valley secondarily.  And the alliance between the tech industry and the Democratic Party has always seemed …

It's getting easier to find a charger for your electric car … - People won't buy an electric car unless they're confident they have somewhere to charge it.  — Companies won't invest in charging infrastructure without enough EV owners to plug in.