📱 A two-act TikTok play:
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President Biden won't enforce the TikTok ban that's supposed to take effect Sunday, leaving the app's fate in President-elect Trump's hands.
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Trump is considering an executive order "that would suspend enforcement of the TikTok ban-or-sale law for 60 to 90 days, buying the administration time to negotiate a sale or alternative solution," arguing the app "will help him reach an adoring audience."
Republican activists have tried and failed for decades to end Democrats' near-monopoly on power in California.
More than a week after the Palisades Fire erupted — and with three major infernos still burning — Republicans believe this is their moment.
🚒 Elon Musk and his allies are waging a ruthless information war in California — flooding the zone with allegations of gross mismanagement by the state's Democrats.
The targets are familiar: DEI programs at the LA Fire Department, undocumented immigrants, red tape, and aid to Ukraine.
"The real red pill will come when people try to get permits to rebuild their homes and face multiyear waits," Musk wrote on X.
Eight years ago, Donald Trump took office with a dark message about "American carnage" — a nation ravaged by crime, poverty and drugs.
As he returns to the White House on Monday, his team is stressing "unity" and "light".
The weekend's pre-inauguration festivities have optimistic, hopeful themes, including a "One America, One Light" prayer service.
"Light signifies hope, it signifies a new beginning, it signifies a pathway forward," a person familiar with Trump's inauguration plans told Axios.
Just about all the biggest names in tech will be in Washington on Monday for President-elect Trump's inauguration.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is the latest addition to the Big Tech guest list for Trump's swearing-in.
Attending tech leaders include:
- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
- Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
- Elon Musk
Mayors across the country are warning of a severe and worsening housing shortfall.
89% of the mayors surveyed said the federal government should provide flexible and direct funding for cities to address housing shortages.
There aren't enough homes in the U.S. to keep up with demand. Some estimates put the total housing shortage in the millions of units.
Mark Zuckerberg is living his best life in the Trump 2.0 era, despite the president-elect's campaign threat to jail him.
Meta has been at the front of the pack of tech companies repositioning themselves for Trump's Washington.
Zuckerberg has visited Mar-a-Lago, donated to Trump's inauguration, and conservatives have cheered his changes to Facebook's policies.
A potential TikTok ban could also benefit Meta, which would capture more new advertising spending than any other company if TikTok disappears.
Nineteen states have passed laws requiring adult websites to verify that users are older than 18.
The Supreme Court could soon give more states a green light to follow suit, having indicated they're likely to uphold Texas' age-verification law.
Some adult sites, including Pornhub, have decided to go dark in states with age verification rules.
Filmmaker David Lynch, who died at 78, was one of the rare artists whose vision was so distinctive that his name became an adjective.
"Lynchian" describes surreal, unsettling films — but no one ever truly replicated Lynch's touch.
His work, including "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks", often depicted dark, evil forces lurking just below the surface of idyllic Americana.
"Sex and the City" fans have been snapping photos in front of 66 Perry Street — the brownstone that served as Carrie Bradshaw's apartment — for years.
New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved installing a gate in front of the famous stairs to keep fans further away from the front door.
The building's owner has finally accepted that the tourist attraction isn't going away.