Today's headlines: News broke that a federal judge in Florida fined Donald Trump and his head lawyer almost 1 million dollars for filing a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others in an effort to sue them for trying to rig the 2016 presidential election. The US officially hit the debt limit yesterday. A popular Brazilian drag artist named Eula Rochard, posted a photo where she is smiling next to George Santos dressed in drag, who went by the stage name Kitara Ravache. The Supreme Court Marshal has reported that it is not possible to determine the identity of any individual who may have disclosed the leaked Roe v Wade draft. The Department of Agriculture is overhauling its guidelines for what is considered “organic” food. Finally for this week, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that she plans to resign as of February 7th.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
CNBC: Trump and lawyer sanctioned almost $1 million for 'frivolous' lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
AP News: US Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal
NBC: Rep. George Santos denies ever having been a drag queen
Washington Post: Supreme Court says it can’t determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion
Axios: U.S. government cracks down on scammy organic labels
AP News: New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
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