'Tennessee will deploy two waves of National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border through the spring...Gov. Bill Lee met with deploying National Guard members in Millington, Tennessee, on Saturday, weeks after the governor traveled to the border and pledged to support Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...'
'If Mr. Biden wins a majority of pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention, as he is virtually certain to do, then no, the party cannot simply decide to nominate someone else. ...'
'...the Office of Personnel Management unveiled new guidance Tuesday that would offer new pay and benefits incentives for hiring potential talent versed in the emerging technology.
The guidance, which follows an October executive order on AI, provides federal agencies with a series of recruitment, retention, relocation and other hiring flexibilities to make it easier to bring aboard and keep AI talent. ...'
'...A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling issued Friday that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. ...a judge wrongly applied an enhancement that lengthened the recommended prison sentence range under federal guidelines. The enhancement — on the grounds that Brock’s conduct resulted in “substantial interference with the administration of justice” — has been applied in more than 100 other Jan. 6 defendants’ cases'
'...political scrutiny — particularly over "greenwashing" — and a lack of clear regulation across jurisdictions created a "chilling effect" on demand, Stankiewicz added. "We're at a bit of an inflection point within the sustainable investing landscape in the US...'
