Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice
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Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I really, really wanted to like Mark Zuckerberg’s gushing appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast last Friday. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, made some important points about the inadequacies of fact-checking as well as the troubling ways that governments can…

Rashida Jones, MSNBC President, Steps Down
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Rashida Jones, MSNBC President, Steps Down

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, is stepping down from that position, the company said on Tuesday, a major change at the news network just days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. Rebecca Kutler, senior vice president of content strategy at MSNBC,…

Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’
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Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday of the officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the blazes were not yet extinguished. “The fires are still raging in L.A.,” Mr. Trump wrote on…

Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
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Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday brought together five current and former presidents. But photos of the group later shared to social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center left one of them out of frame: President-elect Donald J….

As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency
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As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A big economic package, mass deportations, maybe even some invasions of other countries. Oh, and one more item. “I’ll do my little thing tomorrow,” a busy President-elect Donald J. Trump mentioned the other night. That little thing was the first criminal sentencing of…

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
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Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision that undermines America’s commitment to telling the truth. Responding to a question by a reporter,…

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a handful of top policy and communications executives and others to discuss the company’s approach to online speech. He had decided…

With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
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With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A quiet but bitter partisan clash is underway on Capitol Hill over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices for key cabinet posts, as Republicans face immense pressure to fast-track confirmations and Democrats charge that they are cutting corners on vetting for critical administration jobs….

Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases
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Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Thursday said that it would not block the Justice Department from releasing a report by the special counsel Jack Smith about the two now-closed investigations he conducted into President-elect Donald J. Trump. In a brief and unsigned order,…

How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
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How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received a call on his cellphone Tuesday. It was President-elect Donald J. Trump, calling from Florida. Hours later, Mr. Trump’s legal team would ask Justice Alito and his eight colleagues on the Supreme Court to block his sentencing…