Republicans voted after midnight Wednesday to recommend the two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the full House. Also in the news: President Joe Biden has made a decision on how to respond to the recent attack at a military base in Jordan. Would you drop at least $8,000 to go to Super Bowl 58? | |  |
This is the news to know Wednesday. |
House Republicans are closing in on impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas |
House Republicans voted along party lines after midnight Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The GOP-led House Homeland Security Committee in a fiery hearing on Tuesday approved two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. They accuse him of a "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and a "breach of public trust" over his handling of the the nation's southern border. Mayorkas argues Republicans should instead be working to secure a border deal. But why exactly do Republicans want to impeach the homeland security secretary? |
How will Joe Biden respond after US soldiers were killed in a drone attack? |
After a drone attack in Jordan killed three American soldiers, the Pentagon's response will likely involve air strikes, sea-launched missiles and raids targeting leadership of Iran-backed militants behind numerous assaults on U.S. troops and commercial shipping across the Middle East. |
Biden followed up on a vow he made on the day of the attack to take swift action to deal with the assaults, saying Tuesday he's decided how to respond without naming specifics. |
Will interest rates hold steady as inflation eases? |
After spending nearly two years on a single-minded mission to stamp out soaring inflation by sharply raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve finds itself with a far more gratifying dilemma as it kicks off 2024: Figuring out when to start cutting rates. At a two-day meeting that concludes Wednesday, the Fed is expected to hold its key short-term rate steady at a 22-year high of 5.25% to 5.5% for a fourth straight meeting. Yet some economists think the Fed will begin lowering the benchmark rate as soon as March. Read more |
Musk touts Neuralink's first patient with brain chip technology |
Elon Musk's Neuralink company announced it had implanted the first patient with its brain chip technology. The work builds on decades of research from academic labs and other companies, connecting human brains to computers to address human diseases and disabilities. How's it work? The Neuralink device records activity from electrodes placed next to individual brain cells making it possible to read out the person's intended movements. Read more | Elon Musk shows the Neuralink disk implant in this video grab from an online presentation on August 28, 2020. Neuralink/AFP via Getty Images |
So you want to go to Super Bowl 58? Here's what it would cost |
The NFL's championship game is the grandest event in all of U.S. sports, and as a result, it is one of the most expensive events to attend every year. But this year's game in Las Vegas is unlike any other. It's the most expensive Super Bowl on record, according to ticket merchants, with average prices ranging from $10,575 to $12,082 on the secondary markets (the cheapest seat goes for around $8,000). Why so pricy? It has nothing to do with the team match-up or Taylor Swift. |
Photo of the day: Small protesters, big cause |
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, soaring energy costs and climate change, farmers across France are struggling to make a decent living. Workers and their families from Europe's largest agricultural power are camping out and blocking major roads nationwide to demonstrate for better conditions. | A placard reading "For our future" is seen as farmers' children support their parents in Strasbourg, France, on January 31, 2024, as part of national demonstrations organized by several farmers' unions. FREDERICK FLORIN, AFP via Getty Images |
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