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Ramaswamy meets with Ohio governor days after Vance resigns Senate seat
Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned his Ohio Senate seat last week as his and President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration draws near. With the resignation, a Senate seat is now vacant. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is tasked with appointing a replacement to fill the seat. Suddenly, all eyes are back on Vivek Ramaswamy for the role. The… -
House Speaker Mike Johnson removes Intelligence Chair Rep. Mike Turner
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., removed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. President-elect Donald Trump backed the move, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that he “directly weighed in on the decision.” However, shortly after the decision, a reporter asked Johnson if Trump had an opinion on the matter. Johnson… -
‘Drug-addicted rats’ prompt Houston police to destroy old evidence
The city of Houston is taking a major step to address overcrowded conditions and “drug-addicted rats” in its police department’s property room. The city and the district attorney’s office work together to destroy outdated evidence, making room for more current cases. The property room currently holds more than 1.2 million pieces of evidence spread across… -
New Georgia Project settles with ethics commission, agrees to pay $300K fine
The New Georgia Project has settled its case with the Georgia Ethics Commission and agreed to pay a $300,000 fine. Stacey Abrams, the 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, founded the nonprofit. According to the consent order, the New Georgia Project and its affiliated New Georgia Action Fund violated the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance… -
Drake accuses UMG of defamation over ‘Not Like Us’ feud with Kendrick Lamar
Last year’s biggest rap beef has officially entered the courtroom. Drake is suing his record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us.” The lawsuit comes after Drake withdrew a separate petition accusing UMG and Spotify of artificially boosting the track’s streams. Now, Drake alleges that UMG promoted… -
Could Iowa grow in size? Lawmaker proposes bill to buy 9 Minnesota counties
President-elect Donald Trump’s desires for U.S. expansion into places like Canada, the Panama Canal and Greenland is inspiring state lawmakers to try something similar. An Iowa lawmaker introduced a bill this week to expand the state by purchasing the nine Minnesota counties that border it. Lawmaker Michael Bousselot made the Trump parallel clear in a… -
DOT sues Southwest, fines Frontier $650K for chronic flight delays
The U.S. Department of Transportation has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and issued a fine to Frontier for chronic flight delays. This action is part of the government’s continued effort to hold airlines accountable for disrupted travel plans. The lawsuit, filed in a California courtroom, stems from an investigation that uncovered two Southwest Airlines… -
Biden administration finalizes ban on Chinese, Russian tech in passenger cars
President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration finalized rules Tuesday, Jan. 14 to ban the sale and import of Chinese and Russian tech in connected passenger vehicles. The move is Biden’s last push to address national security concerns tied to the auto industry. The Commerce Department said the systems from those foreign adversaries pose unacceptably high risks… -
Cleveland sues NFL’s Browns to prevent move to new stadium in suburbs
The legal battle between the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and the city they call home has taken another turn. This time, it’s the city suing the team over their proposed move to a new stadium in the suburbs. In a statement on the city’s website, officials say they are invoking the “Modell Law” to “ensure the… -
SEC sues Elon Musk over Twitter stake disclosure, says shareholders lost $150M
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against tech mogul Elon Musk, claiming that Musk failed to disclose his stake in social media giant Twitter in a timely manner in 2022. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased Twitter in October 2022 and later rebranded the platform as X.… -
South Korean police arrest President Yoon after weekslong showdown
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says authorities arrested the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-Yeol. The arrest wraps up a weekslong showdown that saw the president holed up in his secured residence. The episode also follows a period of instability since Yoon briefly declared martial law in South Korea last month, prompting the country’s parliament to impeach… -
Will Illinois become the first state to decriminalize sex work?
Two Democratic state lawmakers in Illinois plan to introduce a bill that would pave the way for Illinois to become the first state to decriminalize consensual sex work. The lawmakers are also hoping to expunge records for sex workers and establish a sex workers’ bill of rights. The legislation would not alter penalties for sex… -
Ryanair proposes 2-drink limit at airports to tackle unruly passengers
Ryanair wants to limit passengers’ alcohol consumption. The airline is proposing a two-drink cap at airport bars, echoing CEO Michael O’Leary’s comments. “We don’t want to begrudge people having a drink, but we don’t allow people to drink-drive –– yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000 feet,” O’Leary told The Telegraph. He…
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