Why Zuckerberg killed fact-checking as he keeps cozying up to Trump
Mark Zuckerberg, who often bends with the political winds, is getting out of the fact-checking business. And this is part of a broader effort by the Meta CEO to ingratiate…
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What Virginia’s special elections tell us about the bigger ballot box battles to come in 2025, 2026
Democrats held onto their narrow majorities in Virginia’s legislature as they won two of three special elections on Tuesday in the first ballot box showdowns of 2025. The closely-watched contests…
Outgoing WH official calls for US to bolster cybersecurity workforce by hiring non-degree holders
The White House’s outgoing cyber czar, Harry Coker, called for three key things to meet the growing threat of digital attacks: more funding, deregulation and opening up cyber jobs to…
Fact-checking firm staffed by CNN alums takes Meta axing hard: ‘surprised and disappointed’
A prominent fact-checking organization used by Facebook to moderate political content reacted to news that it will revamp its fact-checking to better avoid bias with an article outlining its disappointment…
Trump reinforces ‘all hell will break out’ if hostages not returned by inauguration
President-elect Trump reiterated that ‘all hell will break out’ if the hostages still held in Gaza have not been freed by the time he enters office in two weeks on…
The president who couldn’t quit: Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy legacy goes beyond the White House
Jimmy Carter, the centenarian former president who lived long enough to see Donald Trump elected again but died just before the start of the new year, has a foreign policy…
Physician governor urges Capitol Hill to block RFK Jr.’s confirmation: ‘Our children’s lives depend on it’
Hawaii’s Democratic Governor and practicing physician, Josh Green, is visiting Capitol Hill this week to lobby lawmakers against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services…
What to know about DOGE and its quest to slash government waste, spending
The newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is preparing to roll out once the Trump administration is sworn in with the stated goal of slashing government waste and providing…
Danish prime minister has blunt message for Trump: Greenland is not for sale
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland is not for sale, as President-elect Trump has ramped up calls for the U.S. to acquire the island. Frederiksen’s comments to a…
Iran’s nuclear program is nearing ‘the point of no return,’ France’s Macron says
Iran’s nuclear program is nearing the ‘point of no return,’ French President Emmanuel Macron is now warning. Iran is the top ‘strategic and security challenge’ for France and Europe this…