The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday an investigation into Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) over allegations of campaign finance law violations.
Driving the news: The panel announced a subcommittee will investigate the allegations surrounding campaign finance law violations regarding her "2022 special election and/or 2022 re-election campaigns," according to its Wednesday statement.
Almost a third of Republicans have only a little trust or none at all that votes will be counted correctly during the upcoming Republican presidential primary, according to data released Wednesdayfrom an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey.
Why it matters: The poll of 1,074 adults suggests that a sizeable portion of the Republican Party not only lacks faith in the accuracy of next year's presidential election but may also not trust contests managed by the party itself.
An activist is forcing Los Angeles city officials to confront an unprecedented question: Whether former President Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame can be withdrawn, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Why it matters: A star has never been removed from the Walk of Fame, which honors more than 2,700 celebrities in motion pictures, television, radio, recording and other forms of media.
Why it matters: Fortenberry last year resigned his House seat following nearly two decades in Congress after being convicted of three felonies, which saw him sentenced to serve two years of probation and pay a $25,000 fine.
Former President Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to share a word cloud poll that featured the words "revenge" and "dictatorship" to describe him.
Driving the news: The word cloud comes from a J.L. Partners survey for the Daily Mail that asked 1,000 likely voters to use one word to describe what both Trump and President Biden want out of a second term.
A Manhattan judge has denied Project Veritas' First Amendment claim, court filings show.
Why it matters: U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres' decision means that prosecutors might soon be able to look at nearly 1,000 documents relating to the alleged theft of Ashley Biden's diary, per AP.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed Tuesday that it has ceased TV ad spending ahead of next month's Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
Why it matters: Traditional broadcast TV ads make up a majority of political advertising spending in the U.S. and are an essential component of political campaigns.
President Biden ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were wounded, one critically, in a Christmas Day drone attack in northern Iraq, the White House said Monday.
Why it matters: The fighting illustrates the broader effects of the Israel-Hamas war across the Middle East — and how U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria have become targets, Reuters notes.
