- The inauguration was only four days ago. This week has felt like a month already. The new administration is going to age all of at a faster rate than normal.
- And so it starts: A House Republican on Thursday introduced a proposed change to the Constitution that would allow President Trump to seek a third term in office.
The amendment has virtually no chance of becoming ratified but it is a marker of the depths of fealty the new president enjoys within the House GOP.- Republican House members have rushed to introduce bills that would codify Trump’s vision for expanding the U.S. borders by acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal,
- The measure is an extreme long-shot: It would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and be ratified by 38 states to be added to the Constitution.
- Ogles’ amendment would allow any president to serve a third term if their first two terms were non-consecutive.
- The text of the amendment would still prohibit a third term if the first two were consecutive — prohibiting former Presidents Bush, Obama, and Clinton from running again — or a third full term for anyone who has served more than two years of someone else’s term.
- Less than half of Fort Worth ISD students can read at grade level, district reveals
- Aide to House Speaker Johnson advised against subpoena of Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
- An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack in an effort to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her, according to written correspondence reviewed by The Washington Post and a person familiar with the effort.
- From The Wall Street Journal (paywall): How Much Is Your College Football Team Worth?
- The Ohio State Buckeyes were just crowned the best team in the country. According to an analysis of what each team would be worth on the open market, they’re also the most valuable program in the sport.
- The valuation considers factors such as revenue, growth, cash flow, and sustainability, and accounts for the recent changes in college sports, including the introduction of player compensation.
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David Byrne and Choir! Choir! Choir! singing David Bowie’s Heroes is exactly what I needed to hear tonight
youtu.be/w7HJZPlJn_U?…— Eric Stangel (@ericstangel.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM