Hopefully all those Thanksgiving leftover are getting you through the day. If they’re not (or you’re not partaking in U.S. festivities)—well, there’s always Quick Hits.
Welcome back! Let’s get down to it so we can go back to catching up on work. Of course you’ve heard that the overtime rule that was to go into effect this week has been held up (read our Network’s coverage for details). And also:
- Trump may empower local police to round up immigrants
- The Standing Rock Resistance Is Unprecedented (It’s Also Centuries Old)
- Hooters Loses Spokeo-Based Challenge to TCPA Lawsuit
- Trump taps S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador
- Ad Industry Will Fight FCC Privacy Rules
- Older Silicon Valley techies pushed out onto the ice floes to die? Almost 100 lawsuits say yes.
- Trump offers Ben Carson HUD secretary job
- “We Needed to Put Portland on Notice”: ACLU Says Protestor Arrests Might Be Illegal
- “Pat McCrory Lost the North Carolina Governorship. Now He’s Trying to Steal It.“
- A powerful trade body for big publishers sent a letter imploring the CEOs of Google and Facebook to tackle fake news
- Legal marijuana users can’t legally buy a gun in Colorado
- Donald Trump’s FCC appointments are great news for your cable provider, awful news for Netflix
- Sex Trafficking Charges Against Backpage Set To Be Thrown Out
- Thailand seeks to tighten cyber security, raising questions about privacy protection
- From GMOs to pesticides, Europe’s precautionary warnings aren’t based on science.
- Arrests of journalists at Standing Rock test the boundaries of the First Amendment
- Trump Chooses Betsy DeVos For Education Secretary
- Stay out of EU affairs, leading MEP tells British government
- Climate collision: The Paris accord will be the first flashpoint
- Trump has a plan for government workers. They’re not going to like it.
- Here’s Why President Obama Probably Won’t Pardon Edward Snowden
- Connecticut officials seek dismissal of school choice suit
- Conservatives let themselves dream big about Scalia’s replacement
- Lobbyists are still involved in Trump team, despite the president-elect’s pledge to remove their influence
- Tech Worker Visas Face Uncertain Future Under Trump, Sessions
- Oracle To Buy Dyn
- Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are remaking themselves around AI
- Trump Has Faced Many Lawsuits. Will Litigation Influence His Presidency?
- Trump assails recount push, claims millions voted illegally
- California weighs banning lawyers from having sex with clients
- Why Nancy Pelosi’s leadership drama probably isn’t going away anytime soon
- How employers can deal with court decision on new overtime rules
- The Standing Rock ‘Water Protectors’ Vow to Stay No Matter What the Government Does