Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment  —  I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex.  We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women's full equality once and for all.

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.

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 …

Trump's inauguration expected to be moved indoors  —  President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is expected to be moved indoors Monday due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation's capital, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the plans told CNN.

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.

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.

Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations  —  Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden administration said Friday.

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.

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.

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 …

Marco solo: Trump could end Day 1 with a one-man Cabinet  —  Only Rubio appears to be on track for a Jan. 20 confirmation.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are so far sailing through their Senate confirmation hearings.  But only one appears likely to sail on to a swift vote on Trump's first day in office.

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.

Gov. Mike DeWine expected to pick Jon Husted to fill JD Vance's U.S. Senate seat  —  Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to choose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill a vacant seat representing Ohio in the U.S. Senate, four sources tell Signal Statewide.  —  DeWine has announced he will hold a 1 p.m. press conference in Columbus.

National Debt Closes in on Post-World War II Mark, CBO Says  —  Projections show steady budget deficits exceeding 5% of GDP, even assuming that tax cuts expire  —  WASHINGTON—The national debt will reach 99.9% of gross domestic product later this year and surpass its post-World War II high …