MyPillow CEO sued over contract breach with fellow election deniers
(CN) — Two right-wing activists say MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell stiffed them on a $3 million loan he took for his company in 2023. Lindell — whose fame rose exponentially after he endorsed election fraud conspiracy theories in 2020 and threw his support behind Kari Lake...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger claims victory as Virginia’s first female governor
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Voters in Virginia elected the state’s first female governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, Tuesday night. Spanberger, a CIA employee-turned-congresswoman, was in the lead over Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a business...
Sheinbaum scrambles for security plan amid growing indignation over violence
MEXICO CITY (CN) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her Michoacán security plan — Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice — on Tuesday in response to critics of her security policies in the aftermath of the brazen murder of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo on...
Justice Department ordered to turn over Comey grand jury docs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — In a terse order Tuesday, a federal judge accused the U.S. Department of Justice of not handing over a complete record of remarks made to the grand jury that indicted former FBI director James Comey. U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan...
States sue over Trump’s limits for FEMA grants
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Twelve states accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of violating federal law by withholding already-promised grants for emergency management, homeland security and disaster-relief services. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Oregon federal...
Former UMiami hooper says NCAA redshirt rules violate antitrust laws
(CN) — A college basketball player is accusing the NCAA of antitrust violations for denying her request to compete for a fifth season after mental health issues derailed her athletic career. Ally Stedman says in a federal complaint filed Tuesday in Florida that she...
‘Heads we win, tails you lose’: Teams taking on NASCAR secure major win in pretrial order
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) — As a December trial races closer, teams tangled in an antitrust case against NASCAR have secured another notable pretrial win. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell issued an evening order Tuesday, denying NASCAR’s motion for summary judgment...
Judge slams feds for tying transit funds to ICE compliance
(CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration’s bid to make Department of Transportation funding conditional on states’ compliance with federal immigration authorities, finding the attempt “blatantly” unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John...
Huntington Beach asks Ninth Circuit to revive challenge to California ‘forced outing’ ban
PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The city of Huntington Beach on Tuesday pleaded with a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate its constitutional claims against a California law that prohibits school districts from requiring that teachers inform parents about...