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• Cuomo asks state AG, top judge, to launch harassment probe Cuomo asks state attorney general, top judge to appoint independent lawyer to investigate sexual harassment allegations New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims that he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him. The move came after legislative leaders assailed Cuomo's plan to appoint a retired federal judge to conduct the probe. “The Governor’s Office wants a review of the…
• LeBron James hits back at Zlatan Ibrahmovic’s criticism of his criticism over political activism Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed athletes like LeBron James should stay out of politics (Picture: YouTube / Getty)LeBron James has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the AC Milan striker claimed athletes have no place meddling in politics. The LA Lakers star has been at the forefront of the fight for racial equality in America and was a regular critic of now former US President Donald Trump, but Ibrahomvic controversially claimed the NBA legend should focus on matters on the court earlier…
• GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says politics shouldn't be about the 'weird worship of one dude,' after rebuke for opposing Trump Summary List PlacementRepublican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has said that politics is about more than "the weird worship of one dude" in response to a reprimand from the state Republican Party for his vote to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.  On Saturday, the central committee of Nebraska's Republican Party said that Sasse had been "rebuked" over his impeachment trial vote. It stopped short of formally censuring him, reported the Omaha World Herald.  In a statement to CNN…
• 10 Things in Politics: Trump teases 2024 run at CPAC Summary List PlacementGood morning! Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. I'm Brent Griffiths. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox each day. Send your tips and thoughts to bgriffiths@insider.com or tweet me @BrentGriffiths. Here's what you need to know: Trump's 2024 ambitions face a major test next year. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces another sexual-harassment allegation. Congressional Democrats want to move gun violence legislation this month. 1. HE'S BACK: Former President Donald Trump tore into his…
• The Latest: FBI says rioters weren't fake Trump protesters The Latest on FBI Director Chris Wray's testimony about the Capitol insurrection (all times local): 12:05 p.m. FBI Director Chris Wray says the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol was not organized by people posing as Trump supporters. At a hearing Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin asked Wray if there was any evidence the attack was organized by “fake Trump protesters.” Wray replied the FBI has “not seen evidence of that." Some Republican members of Congress have suggested…
• South Dakota House moves to impeach AG after fatal crash South Dakota House lawmakers on Tuesday began impeachment proceedings against the state’s attorney general, who is facing misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car. Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution in the House to impeach the state’s top law enforcement officer, Jason Ravnsborg, after he indicated Monday he would not heed calls for his resignation. The Republican attorney general faces three misdemeanor charges but no felonies in the September death of 55-year-old Joseph Boever. Lawmakers argued in…
• More policy, less pomp as Biden-Trudeau meet virtually President Joe Biden's first meeting with a foreign counterpart since taking office was high on policy and low on pomp Tuesday as the coronavirus forced him to convene virtually with Canada's Justin Trudeau. The two leaders — Biden in the Roosevelt Room at the White House and Trudeau in the prime minister's office in Ottawa — delivered brief opening remarks in front of the media, with flags from both countries on display at both ends of the long-distance conversation. “The…
• Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians after Israel focus The Biden administration is moving slowly but surely toward reengaging with the Palestinians after a near total absence of official contact during former President Donald Trump’s four years in office. As American officials plan steps to restore direct ties with the Palestinian leadership, Biden’s national security team is taking steps to restore relations that had been severed while Trump pursued a Mideast policy focused largely around Israel, America's closest partner in the region. On Tuesday, for the second time in…
• FAA grounds certain planes after engine failure over Denver The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday ordered airlines in the United States to ground planes with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this past weekend until they can be inspected for stress cracks. The FAA's order applies to U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, which are used solely on Boeing 777s. Before the planes can fly again, operators must conduct a thermal acoustic image inspection of the large titanium…
• Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said in their first public testimony on the insurrection. The officials, including the former chief of the Capitol Police, pointed their fingers at various federal agencies — and each other — for their failure to defend the building as…