Jack Hoffman, a Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan known for scoring a touchdown for the team at seven years old, has tragically passed away at 19 years old.
Fans of the 'Flowers' singer recently came after Billy Ray Cyrus after he was confirmed to perform at the upcoming presidential inauguration celebrations.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a "fairly lengthy list" of last-minute Biden regulations that Republicans may try to undo in the coming weeks, he told Axios.
Why it matters: The Congressional Review Act (CRA) gives Congress until mid-May to reverse what Republicans are calling the "midnight rules" of the Biden administration.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will kick things off next week by introducing three resolutions to erase Biden moves on crypto, energy and internet access.
"We are scrubbing right now to determine what is eligible," Thune said at an event at the American Petroleum Institute earlier on Tuesday.
How it works: CRA resolutions have to pass with majority votes in both chambers of Congress.
Those votes can only happen 15 legislative days into a new Congress — the power won't be available until late January or early February.
The window for action closes 60 sessions into the new Congress.
Flashback: In early 2017, Trump and congressional Republicans used CRA resolutions to erase 16 Obama administration rules.
In 2021, Biden and congressional Democrats returned the favor and repealed three Trump rules.
What they're saying: Cruz, who chairs the Commerce committee, told Axios that he is confident that his three resolutions will pass. He expects the process to move "expeditiously" after he files next week.
One resolution would rescind a December regulation by the Energy Department that regulated gas water heaters.
Another would undo an IRS rule — finalized last month — that has sparked outrage in crypto circles. The rule requires more reporting on income earned in cryptocurrencies. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) — who chairs the new crypto subcommittee— Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) are cosponsors.
Cruz's final target is a FCC regulation that allow schools and libraries to lend Wifi hotspots to students through the E-Rate program. Cruz argued it violates the Communications Act, increases taxes and "opens up children to real risks of abuse" with no limits on their broadband usage.
What to watch: The lawdoesn't give a new Congress blanket authority to undo all of the previous administration's final rules and regulations.
But Thune's teamis trying to convince the Senate parliamentarian how they can use the CRA to undo California's tailpipe standard, which would require 100% of new cars sold by 2035 to be zero emission.
"We are looking for lots of opportunities in that space and trying to argue with the parliamentarian," Thune said at the API event. "The whole California waiver issue … was such a radical regulatory overreach."
Greenland must make its own decisions about independence from Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told President-elect Trump in a Wednesday phone call.
The big picture: Trump, since his first term, has repeatedly floated the idea of the U.S. buying Greenland even though the island's leaders have said it is not for sale.
The issue has taken on new importance since Trump hasn't ruled out using military force to take control of Greenland as he returns to the White House.
Denmark has sent Trump private messages expressing willingness to discuss boosting security in Greenland or increasing the U.S. military presence on the island, Axios previously reported.
Zoom in: Frederiksen in her call with Trump reiterated Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede's statement "that Greenland is not for sale," according to a Danish press release.
"The Prime Minister has argued that it is up to Greenland itself to make a decision on independence," a translated version of the release said.
Trump's representatives did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
Flashback: Frederiksen and Trump have a tense history on the issue.
During his first term, Trump canceled a trip to Denmark after the prime minister called the idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland "absurd." Trump at the time called her comments "nasty" and "inappropriate."
The bottom line: The main question is whether Trump would be content to cut a deal with Denmark and declare victory, or whether his true mission is to become the first president in 80 years to gain new territory for the U.S., Axios' Barak Ravid and Dave Lawler report.
President-elect Trump's Monday inauguration ceremony is set to be colder than the norm.
Why it matters: D.C. is preparing for 250,000 ticketed guests and thousands more at the National Mall for the outdoor ceremony — which has caused emergencies from extreme weather in its history.
"It's going to be very cold out there for any folks attending the inauguration," Eric Taylor, a forecaster for the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia, told Axios.
State of play: Air temperatures during the day on Monday are expected to be in the low- to mid-20s, Taylor said.
Wind chill factors by about noon will be between 12ºF and 14ºF.
Monday is set to be more dry than the weekend, which has rain (and possible Sunday snow) on the forecast.
Breeze could be sustained at 20 to 30 miles per hour at times.
Context: Monday is slated to be cooler than Jan. 20 has been in D.C. in recent decades, per the NWS.
The normal high for that date is 45ºF and the normal low is 30ºF, calculated from 1991 to 2020 data.
Flashback: Official weather record-keeping for the event began in 1871.
Inauguration Day, previously held in March, was moved to Jan. 20 in 1937.
President Ronald Reagan was inaugurated and sworn in on both the warmest and coldest Jan. 20s, per the NWS.
His 1981 inauguration was at 55ºF with mostly cloudy skies. His second ceremony in 1985 had to be held indoors because of 7ºF temperature at noon.
President William Henry Harrison developed pneumonia from the weather on his Inauguration Day in 1841 and died a month later, the NWS reported.
He rode a horse to and from the Capitol without a hat or overcoat and delivered an hour and 40 minute long speech.
President William Taft's 1909 ceremony was forced indoors because of a storm that brought 10 inches of snow to D.C.
"It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route," per the NWS.
President Franklin Roosevelt's second ceremony holds the record rainfall for the date at 1.77 inches.
"At the president's insistence, he rode back to the White House in an open car with a half an inch of water on the floor," NWS said. "Later, he stood for an hour and a half in an exposed viewing stand watching the inaugural parade splash by in the deluge."
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Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is the latest professional athlete whose home was burglarized while away at a game.
The home of Malkin, 38, was robbed on Saturday, January 13, with his three Stanley Cup rings among the stolen items. Malkin won the Cup as a member of the Penguins in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
According to local CBS affiliate KDKA-TV, which first reported the news, Malkin lives in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley Heights, roughly 15 miles away from the Penguins’ home at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.
A 911 call was made about the break-in “a few hours” after the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 11. Malkin did not play in the game due to an upper body injury, but he returned to the Penguin’s lineup on Tuesday, January 14, against the Seattle Kraken.
The Penguins organization released a statement on Tuesday, confirming the incident at Malkin’s home.
“Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized this past weekend,” the statement read. “Details of the situation will not be made public as this is an ongoing investigation. We are working closely with local authorities and team security. Malkin has requested that his privacy be respected during this time and we will have no further comment on the matter.”
Evgeni MalkinDerek Cain/Getty Images
According to The Athletic, the FBI is involved in the matter and the investigation remains ongoing.
The robbery at Malkin’s home furthers a trend of pro athletes being burglarized while they are publicly away from their homes.
In December 2024, the Ohio residence of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrowwas robbed while he was in Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
Burrow’s rumored girlfriend, Olivia Ponton, was at the home at the time of the robbery. Ponton, 22, told authorities a room in the home had been “ransacked” and gave “a non-detailed itemization of what items were possibly missing.”
Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were robbed in separate incidents less than 48 hours apart in October 2024.
The Belton, Missouri residence of Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, was burglarized in the early morning hours of October 6. Police were dispatched to the home on a burglary/breaking and entering call. According to the police report, there were no signs of forced entry.
The following evening, October 7, the Leawood, Kansas home of Kelce was similarly broken into. Police reported that $20,000 was taken and a rear door was broken. At the time of the break-in at Kelce’s home, the Kansas City Chiefs were playing the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.
In November 2024, a watch belonging to Kelce that was taken during the robbery was found in Providence, Rhode Island.
No arrests have been made in the Burrow, Mahomes or Kelce robberies.
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