The Latest Breaking News from Nate Silver

President Donald Trump launched his second term with a series of executive orders, asserting his authority more decisively than in 2017. His moves, shaped directly by unfiltered public opinion, align – for now – with what many Americans want. Pollsters are tracking this public sentiment in real time.

‘It's a very somber scene in the building—people crying and upset,’ a network staffer said. ‘Lots of panicked phone calls between staffers trying to make sense of it’

The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat

Plus: The House spending bill passes, Elon Musk's intelligence, Aella in The Atlantic, and more...

Plus: A listener asks the editors to name their least favorite national emergency from the list of those currently in effect.

It’s the latest company to step back from dangerous alliances with political factions.

Mark Zuckerberg’s invocation of ‘cultural tipping point’ comes as number of fact-checking initiatives has plateaued.

The betting pools for some predictions have exceeded $100,000.

"'Fact-checkers' as the high priests of journalism had a political beginning at Facebook — and have met a political end."

Plus: Media figures and politicians react to the news, Donald Trump appoints Kash Patel to head the FBI, and more...

The vice president and her top team are accused of a stunning lack of self-relection and failing to listen to voters