Hot Button: Readers reveal what they want to see from Trump in his first 100 days

President Barack Obama met with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House on Nov. 10. On Sunday, we asked another Hot Button question: What do you want Donald Trump to do within the first 100 days of his presidency? REFORM GUN LAWS: I would like President Donald Trump to enact some reforms on our federal gun laws, such as enacting national concealed carry reciprocity; signing the Hearing Protection Act; removing importation bans on various firearms; stacking the Supreme Court with pro-gun justices; repealing the Hughes Amendment; and ensuring that modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines cannot be banned by individual states such as in California or New York.

Hustle is the grassroots personalized mass texting tool we need

People hate phone calls and ignore emails, so how do you get them to protest, organize, fundraise, and fight for the causes they believe in? By talking to them like humans, one-on-one. This is the way Hustle motivates people to participate at scale, and how its messages reached 3.95 million voters on election day.

Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites

Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc on Monday announced measures aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" on the internet by targeting how some purveyors of phony content make money: advertising. Google said it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, while Facebook updated its advertising policies to spell out that its ban on deceptive and misleading content applies to fake news.

Google Also Gets Fooled by Fake Election News

Google's search engine highlighted an inaccurate story claiming that President-elect Donald Trump won the popular vote in last week's election, the latest example of bogus information spread by the internet's gatekeepers. The incorrect results were shown Monday in a two-day-old story posted on the pro-Trump "70 News" site.

Ryan Lochte’s fiancee Kayla Rae Reid reveals she posed as Playboy’s Miss July 2015

'Don't be afraid': Trump looks to reassure divided America in first TV interview as President-elect and opens up on abortion, same-sex marriage, Obamacare and THAT vow to punish Hillary The Ex-Goldman banker and Breitbart exec who once said he didn't want his daughters 'going to school with Jews': Meet Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist 'Sometimes you just have to take a look in the mirror': Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway says Hillary should blame HERSELF for historic loss rather than focusing on the role of the FBI Trump says he will 'immediately' deport two to three million illegal immigrants with criminal records - and insists that he WILL build a border wall Reince Priebus AND Steve Bannon will lead Trump's White House: Donald makes insider RNC head his chief of staff - but scorched earth practitioner is chief strategist and gets announced President-elect Trump can't put ... (more)

Melania Trump says she tells Donald when he overdoes it on Twitter

'Don't be afraid': Trump looks to reassure divided America in first TV interview as President-elect and opens up on abortion, same-sex marriage, Obamacare and THAT vow to punish Hillary The Ex-Goldman banker and Breitbart exec who once said he didn't want his daughters 'going to school with Jews': Meet Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist 'Sometimes you just have to take a look in the mirror': Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway says Hillary should blame HERSELF for historic loss rather than focusing on the role of the FBI Trump says he will 'immediately' deport two to three million illegal immigrants with criminal records - and insists that he WILL build a border wall Reince Priebus AND Steve Bannon will lead Trump's White House: Donald makes insider RNC head his chief of staff - but scorched earth practitioner is chief strategist and gets announced President-elect Trump can't put ... (more)

I’ll cut back on Twitter now, Trump says

Donald Trump says social media helped him win the presidential election -- but he'll be "restrained" about using Twitter and Facebook once in power. In an interview with CBS, set to air on Sunday, Trump also tells Lesley Stahl that social media gives him "a method of fighting back" against negative news coverage.

What Does Zuckerberg Say About Claims Facebook Influenced the Election?

Not so fast, said the social giant's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Sure, its News Feed isn't perfect, but Zuckerberg said it would be "pretty crazy" to think fake news articles had swayed voters.

Tar Heel View: Sex offendersa social media ban needs a rewrite

A well-intentioned but overzealous state law barring registered sex offenders from using Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media - whether or not their crimes involved either children or the internet - is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. Durham resident Lester Gerard Packingham appealed his 2012 conviction of maintaining a social media profile as a sex offender, arguing that the state law is unconstitutional.

Despite So Much Winning, The Right Feels Like It’s Losing

"Facebook along with other social media sites have taken aggressive actions to silence conservative voices such as ourselves," the pro-Trump social media stars charged. It's a claim Facebook denies, pointing out that the social media network has changed its settings so that users see more content from friends - and less from political groups of all stripes.

Beyonce-Dixie Chicks collab sparks a clash on social media

The surprise collaboration of Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks at the Country Music Association Awards was still rocking the music world on Thursday, but not all were impressed by the electric performance - and some country fans unleashed their anger on social media. MB FILE - Beyonce performs onstage with Emily Robison and Natalie Maines of Dixie Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Facebook’s earnings smashed forecasts, so why did its stock suddenly tumble?

Facebook reported its latest quarterly data on Wednesday. Revenue climbed, profits soared, user numbers jumped, so why on earth did its stock value suddenly tumble?\ Facebook reported its latest quarterly data.

Accenture Says One-Third of Corporate Cyber Attacks Succeed

About one-third of targeted attempts to breach corporations' cyber defenses succeed but three-quarters of executives remain unaccountably confident in their security strategies, Accenture Plc. reported Wednesday in a survey of 2,000 security officers representing large enterprises worldwide.

Paul Ryan attacks Clinton for ‘scandal baggage’ as he targets congressional races

A Hillary Clinton presidency would bog down in "scandal baggage," House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday, adding he was focused on defending Republican majorities in Congress in the Nov. 8 election. Republicans have hammered the Democratic candidate as scandal-prone since FBI Director James Comey revived questions about her handling of emails while she was secretary of state.