A few years ago, the Buffalo Bills threatened to leave New York State unless a new stadium deal was secured. This kind of relocation bluff is common in the NFL, with only the Green Bay Packers standing out as a team with a municipally owned facility and a market too small to seriously consider relocation. Despite the ever-present threat of the Bills moving to a more lucrative market, Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul ultimately signed a deal providing $600 million in state funding for a new $2.1 billion stadium for the Bills, with Erie County contributing an additional $250 million. This was after team owner Terry Pegula threatened to move the franchise to Austin, Texas, where he would privately finance a stadium.
Attorney General Merrick Garland is under scrutiny from Congress as Republican lawmakers ramp up investigations into his Department of Justice (DOJ) over an alleged coverup tied to the Crescent Dunes solar energy project in Nevada. The project, which received hundreds of millions in federal grants during the Obama administration, has been plagued by technical failures, financial troubles, and environmental concerns. Now, questions are being raised about the DOJ’s involvement in a qui tam lawsuit that was abruptly dismissed after initially being supported by the government.
Argentinian President Javier Milei, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration next month, marking a historic first for a foreign leader.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced on Tuesday a $100,000 investment in two Northern Virginia state legislature special elections scheduled for January, The Hill reported.
Henry Appel, an advisor in the Intelligence Programs Directorate under the National Security Council, admitted to undercover reporters with the O'Keefe Media Group (OMG) that President Joe Biden "can't say a sentence," revealing the extent of his cognitive decline.
Arizona GOP Senator Anthony Kern is recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident while visiting friends and family in South Dakota, according to Kim Quintero, communications director for the Arizona Senate Republicans.
President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its leading pollster, J. Ann Selzer, for "brazen election interference" and fraud over a presidential election poll that showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading in Iowa.
David Hogg, a gun control activist who rose to prominence following the 2018 Parkland school shooting, has declared his candidacy for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
