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Buttigieg visited this Alabama community. They want a promise before he leaves office
After years of flooding and two presidential administrations, homeowners in Shiloh say they are still waiting for state and federal agencies to make them whole.ABC News - 2h -
Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday
The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and could include preemptive pardons.NBC News - 3h -
President Biden Is Bowing Out After One Term. He’s Not the First.
Other American presidents have faced the delicate challenge of bidding farewell with grace after serving only one term in the Oval Office.The New York Times - 2d -
Oil prices end higher as traders weigh demand prospects, supply risks
Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, finding support after snapping a three-day winning streak that had been driven in part by wider U.S. sanctions on Russia as well as cold weather in much of the ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Biden is finishing strong on Venezuela before handing off to Trump
The Biden administration's shift to a more pragmatic and strategic approach to Venezuela's opposition has allowed for the recognition of opposition leaders and the imposition of sanctions on ...The Hill - 2d -
Should you open a long-term CD before the January Fed meeting?
A long-term CD offers unique benefits to savers now. But should they rush to open one before the next Fed meeting?CBS News - 4d -
Biden prepares to deliver a farewell address before leaving office
President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, days before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports on ...NBC News - 4d -
Watch: Before and after footage reveals scale of damage
From luxury villas to burnt out buildings - contrasting images show the destruction caused by the fires which raged across Los Angeles.BBC News - 5d -
Joe Biden delays order to end Nippon Steel bid for US Steel
Suspension of executive order until 18 June gives courts time to review steelmakers’ legal challenge. The Biden administration has delayed until June an order for Nippon Steel to abandon its ...The Guardian - 5d -
Biden gives Pope Francis highest civilian honor before leaving office
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White House. Biden, who is only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, ...The Hill - 6d -
Biden: Zuckerberg's decision to end Meta fact-checking is 'really shameful'
Outgoing President Biden weighed in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end the fact-checking programs on Meta's platforms, calling it a “really shameful” choice since “telling the truth ...The Hill - 6d -
Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Biden calls Meta's decision to end fact-checking 'really shameful'
President Joe Biden slammed Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program, calling the announcement from Mark Zuckerberg “really shameful.”NBC News - Jan. 11 -
NATO takes over key asset before start of Trump term
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story NATO takes over Polish air defenses from United States The ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Border Crossings Continue to Drop Before Trump’s Second Term
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in November fell to their lowest level of President Biden’s administration.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
California wildfire before and after images show damage, but look out for fake pictures online
The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles has burned more than 17,000 acres, or roughly 20 times the size of Central Park as of Thursday. CBS News confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant joins "The Daily ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Biden pledges federal support in California for 180 days, well into Trump's term
President Biden on Thursday announced the federal government will support California’s efforts to fight the raging wildfires for 180 days. “We’re doing literally everything we can at a federal ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Zuckerberg met with Trump before ending fact-checking program: GOP senator
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
L.A. officials say looters targeting vulnerable communities will be held accountable
Los Angeles County public officials are vowing to crack down on people allegedly stealing from homes as devastating wildfires rip through the region, insisting that lawbreakers will face consequences.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Biden on whether he had stamina to serve another term: "I don't know"
The outgoing president ended his reelection campaign as he faced increasing concerns about his age.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Meta says it's ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the social media company is getting rid of its fact-checking program. Instead, it will rely on a community-driven system where users ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
The loyalty both Biden and Trump demand is costing America dearly
Pardoning those he called “patriots” and “political prisoners” would send a message — that loyalty to Trump comes with benefits.The Hill - Jan. 8 -
How Meta's new community notes program might work as fact-checking ends for Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending fact-checking on its platforms and moving to a community notes-style program like the one found on X. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani has more on what the new ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Bench’s Jilted Customers Say the Accounting Startup’s Problems Began Long Before Its Abrupt Shutdown
The tax startup’s recent collapse and subsequent acquisition by Employer.com has left customers unsure about where to turn.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
Affordable Care Act enrollments surge as Biden's term nears end, White House says
"That means that enrollment has nearly doubled since I took office," President Joe Biden said in a statement.ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect ...The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. President-elect Trump and his conservative allies said they were pleased.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to end fact-checking and move to community monitoring
Meta is overhauling its fact-checking programs, ending the current system and adopting a "community notes" style of content moderation, similar to what is used on X. This will apply to posts on ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Meta will end its fact-checking policy in favor of community notes
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will be ending its policy of fact-checking with trusted partners and replacing the program with a community-driven system similar to Community Notes ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program with trusted partners and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to X’s Community Notes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Oil ends lower as signs of strong demand for Mideast crude fail to feed recent rally
Oil futures settled with a loss on Monday, with hopes for further economic stimulus from China and signs of strong demand for Middle Eastern crude failing to support prices in the wake of a ...MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
What are my rights if my home is flooded or damaged?
Your rights explained as residents and businesses count the cost of storm damage.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
‘We’ve been at this rodeo before’: gun-safety groups prepare for second Trump term
With ‘the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House’ to return, gun-safety groups eye state level actions. Donald Trump ’s imminent return to Washington has put gun-safety groups on ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
Oil prices end higher to kick off 2025, boosted by a stronger demand outlook
Oil futures began 2025 on a positive note, boosted by expectations for stronger demand.MarketWatch - Jan. 2 -
Mortgage demand dives nearly 22% to end 2024
A sharp rise in mortgage interest rates took its toll on mortgage demand, hitting just as the housing market entered its typically slowest stretch of the year.NBC News - Jan. 2 -
Mortgage demand dives nearly 22% to end 2024
Rising mortgage interest rates collided with the slowest month of the year for sales.CNBC - Jan. 2 -
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year ...ABC News - Jan. 1