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The Big Ten will announce its 2024 football schedule Thursday at 1:30 PST, as well as the list of conference opponents for each school. Ahead of the launch, The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy has reported that USC will play Penn State and host Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin in 2024. The expectation in Thursday’s announcement is that the Big Ten will implement the flexible protection scheduling model by 2024 when USC and UCLA join the conference. This format, according to The Athleticis “where each team has one, two, or three protected opponents. This model allows schedulers maximum flexibility in terms of…

A plan to overhaul education in Ohio was added to the state budget this week. Secretary of State Frank LaRose told conservatives that the August election is about abortion and that LGBTQ groups were more concerned about the parental rights bill. We break down what it all means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Explained. A podcast from the USA TODAY Network’s Ohio Bureau that gets you up to speed on the state’s political news in 15 minutes or less. This week, anchor Anna Staver was joined by reporter Laura Bischoff. 1) Great ideas on a budget The state…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a potential uprising by members of his own party in the far-right Freedom Caucus after the passage of a deal he orchestrated to raise the federal spending limit and avoid a catastrophic debt default. Back in California, in his home district of Bakersfield, some constituents are praising the Republican leader for his handling of the tense negotiations that largely held the Democratic line without making progress on key conservative priorities. Joshua Yeager / KVPR / KVPR The Rodriguez family is celebrating a birthday at Wool Growers, a 67-year-old Basque restaurant in House Speaker Kevin…

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, referred to other criminal investigations when he tweeted that Trump “will have his day in court, in Miami and Manhattan and Atlanta too if it comes to of that.” But I am grateful to live in a nation where no one is above the law. Trump makes news Trump, with a post on his social media site, set off a flurry of reports of charges related to his handling of classified documents after his presidency, increasing his legal exposure amid a bid for payback in the White House….

Less than an hour after former President Donald Trump announced that he has been indicted for mishandling classified documents, reactions came from opponents and supporters alike. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was one of the first congressional leaders to offer a statement on social media, calling it a “dark day” for America. “It is inconceivable that a president would impeach the leading candidate who opposes him. Joe Biden kept classified documents for decades. he tweeted. “I, and all Americans who believe in the rule of law, stand with President Trump against this grave injustice. House Republicans will hold this brazen…

The rail safety bill, sponsored by US Senators Sherrod Brown and JD Vance in response to the East Palestine train derailment disaster, has some problems in the Senate and is likely to face a roadblock in the House of Representatives. As for the lack of movement, Brown, D-Cleveland, told me: “I never promised you, David, nor did I promise anyone in East Palestine that this would be easy. That’s true. But I’m optimistic because we’ve done well so far.” The legislation was introduced March 1 by Brown and Vance, R-Cincinnati, and was approved May 16-11, 2010 by the Senate Commerce,…

The unprecedented second accusation of former President Donald Trump could have serious implications for the ongoing 2024 presidential raceCBS News political director Fin Gomez said Thursday. Two US officials confirmed the charges stemming from the federal investigation into Trump’s handling of sensitive government documents after he left the White House to CBS News, as did Trump’s lawyer. The decision of March of a New York grand jury to indict Trump because of the circumstances surrounding a “hush money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 did not hurt Trump’s favorability ratings in the polls, Gomez told the Chief…