JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - LA Mayor Karen Bass blasts ICE while calling for unity in State of City address
Bass called for the “senseless death, lawlessness, and violence” to end as well as ICE’s presence in Los Angeles.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Trump admin to review banking regulations on data privacy and consumer protections
The administration is looking to review the section of the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 regulation designed to end taxpayer bailouts and protect consumers from unfair financial practices.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - As Seattle Seahawks prep for Super Bowl, team's sale talks heats up amid talk of a 'jock tax’
Under a Washington state income tax proposal under discussion, professional athletes could pay a 9.9% tax on income earned in the state, potentially costing them tens of thousands of dollars per game for top earners.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Along with $18B budget shortfall, California’s bond debt load exceeds $99 billion: Report
An additional $7 billion in debt has been proposed statewide, according to the report. Local governments in California, additionally, have taken on $71.3 billion in local debt.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Katie Pavlich) - Sen. Lankford says he found billions in federal waste on research spending
The report, he said, identifies expenditures including $124,000 sent to a Chinese laboratory for beagle experiments.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Dems in Texas got candidate who resembled Republican: McCarthy | Katie Pavlich Tonight
Kevin McCarthy, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, tells “Katie Pavlich Tonight” that Taylor Rehmet’s victory in Texas was backed behind strategy usually deployed by Republicans. #democrats #texas #congress "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - DHS signals taking court ruling on TPS termination for Haitian migrants to Supreme Court
Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin argued in a social media post that the designation was not intended to be long-term and had been granted following an earthquake in Haiti over a decade ago.
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - Utah formally expands its Supreme Court by two justices
Republicans largely supported the expansion, arguing it will improve the court’s efficiency. Democrats united in opposition to the measure, suggesting the move was designed to give Republicans a political advantage in upcoming cases.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Judge overturns Hawaii's criminalization of 'deceptive' election memes as broad, vague and biased
"The breadth of Act 191’s scope is palpable," covering "political satire, parody, commentary, and content that merely references a candidate 'by implication,'" Biden nominee says in ruling for Babylon Bee and local satirist.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Power grid watchdog warns that over-reliance on wind and solar will make winter blackouts likely
The North American Reliability Corporation's latest long-term assessment warns that half the U.S. will face increased risks of blackouts during winter storms as demand for electricity increases while coal- and natural gas-fired power plants are retired.