Leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the FBI had as many as eight informants inside the Proud Boys organization. This week, lawyers for five Proud Boy members charged with seditious conspiracy said the information those informants gave the FBI could clear their clients. There are five Proud Boy members, including the group’s former…

Arizona’s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, D, is projected to be the state’s next governor, replacing Gov. Doug Ducey, R, who is term limited. This victory is a continuation of the extraordinary momentum Democrats have built over the last four years; they flipped both Senate seats in 2018 and 2020, and won the state’s 11…

According to a New York Times report, Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees, or about 3% of its corporate staff. These layoffs would mark the largest job reduction in the company’s history and could start as soon as this week. People spoke to the Times on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized…

Russia’s military and private mercenaries are known for their brutality. Over the weekend, the world got another example when a video titled “Hammer of Retribution” was posted recently to the Grey Zone Telegram channel. In the video, a man is seen with his head taped to what looks like a concrete wall. The man said his…

Embattled cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday after a week of catastrophic hits to the platform. The company also announced that Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried, known as SBF, is stepping down. The collapse of FTX this week has rippled through the entire cryptocurrency realm, tanking coin values. Bitcoin’s value dropped…

A judge blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans; the U.S. will buy ammunition from South Korea to give to Ukraine; and America honors its veterans on Veterans Day. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Student loan forgiveness plan blocked – A Trump-appointed judge…

Tech stocks have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Take Meta, which announced Wednesday it is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees. The company’s stock is down about 70% in 2022 amid declining sales and profit and rising expenses. And while Meta’s year may be exceptionally bad…

Massachusetts voters decided to add an extra 4% income tax on individuals making more than $1 million per year. The approved ballot measure will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. The ballot measure states the extra revenue will be appropriated by the legislature and used for public education, public colleges and universities, and to repair and…

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has secured another four years in her tough reelection bid against Republican challenger Rep. Lee M. Zeldin. The race was a tougher-than-expected affair for Hochul who took the top executive role after Andrew Cuomo was forced out of the governorship.  In the last spurt of campaigning, the two candidates…

Ohio’s status as a swing state was in question before the midterms after safely voting Republican the last two general cycles. Democrat Tim Ryan is trying to change that against Republican J.D. Vance in the race for retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s seat. Ohio’s District 8 House race isn’t as close. “It shouldn’t be a…