Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
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Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Meta said on Tuesday that it was ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps, in a stark sign of how the company was repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing…

Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police
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Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday once again left open the possibility of offering pardons to some of his supporters who are serving prison time for assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump, who campaigned…

Trump and Family Blur Lines in Deals on Cusp of His Presidency
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Trump and Family Blur Lines in Deals on Cusp of His Presidency

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump was at the lectern talking through the approaching inauguration of his second term. But across the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., was a display of the extraordinary way that his family business interests are now…

Defense Lawyers Seek to Block Special Counsel Report in Trump Documents Case
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Defense Lawyers Seek to Block Special Counsel Report in Trump Documents Case

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Defense lawyers asked both the Justice Department and a federal judge on Monday night to stop the special counsel, Jack Smith, from publicly releasing a report detailing his investigation into President-elect Donald J. Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after he left office in…

Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality
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Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Defense Department has reached a sweeping settlement with tens of thousands of people who were dismissed from military service because of their sexual identity, potentially paving the way for veterans to upgrade their discharge status and receive a range of benefits they…

Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts
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Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Monday what he called a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters, saying he was making the move because drilling posed unnecessary risks to the environment, public health…

Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack
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Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago, and he accused President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters of trying “to rewrite — even erase — the history of that day.” Since…

Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set
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Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares for his inauguration, some of the legal cases that spilled out of Mr. Trump’s first presidency will follow him into the second. Mr. Trump has signaled he plans to fight to postpone the scheduled sentencing for his…