News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Adam Fox, the convicted leader in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison https://t.co/8hbEA75dgz
— CNN (@CNN) December 27, 2022
Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County filed for sanctions against Kari Lake, less than 48 hours after a judge ruled against the GOP candidate's efforts to have herself declared the winner of Arizona's governor race. https://t.co/blotiBJQb3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 27, 2022
After Southwest's holiday travel meltdown, the DOT said it will “examine whether cancellations were controllable” and if the airline is reimbursing or accommodating customers according to its customer service plan. https://t.co/yuLlDUXXU7
— POLITICO (@politico) December 27, 2022
Biden's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. https://t.co/8KdeMDhIzi
— Axios (@axios) December 27, 2022
George Santos, a Long Island Republican who won a pivotal U.S. House race in November, acknowledged that he embellished his biography, seeking to explain his actions by saying in a radio interview that “a lot of people overstate in their résumés.” https://t.co/Gmf6DyI8Tw
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 27, 2022
The Republican Jewish Coalition disavowed New York congressman-elect George Santos for misrepresenting his heritage — banning him from future events.https://t.co/0qDpINdDLV
— Axios (@axios) December 27, 2022
Emergency rooms are turning away ambulances, relatives of sick people are searching for open beds, and patients are slumped on benches in hospital corridors and lying on floors for a lack of beds. https://t.co/HOnvaC8MKk
— ABC News (@ABC) December 27, 2022
On both sides of the border, shelters are overwhelmed with people who’ve made the long and treacherous journey to flee poverty and violence in their home countries and seek asylum in the US. Their numbers are only expected to grow. https://t.co/7BQJJeGft7
— CNN (@CNN) December 27, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott pushes back against the White House's sharp criticism of him busing more migrants to Washington, D.C., over the weekend—where they arrived outside Vice Pres. Harris' home on Christmas Eve in subfreezing temperatures. https://t.co/ogmKrgdviA
— ABC News (@ABC) December 27, 2022
Serbs on Tuesday erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove those placed earlier, a day after Serbia put its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness. https://t.co/rREGtMzwl0
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 27, 2022
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been placed in concussion protocol for the second time this season. https://t.co/wZH5uqjWB6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 27, 2022
The estimated Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars, officials say. https://t.co/Sb52g8OtcL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 27, 2022
