InternationalGood morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know.
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What's going on today:
- The New York Attorney General's office says it's opening a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization. "We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the Organization is no longer purely civil in nature," a spokesperson for the office told CNN. "We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA."
- Ticket scalping, but for divorce. China's new 30-day 'cooling off' period aimed at preventing divorce is forcing couples to stay married longer than they'd like - and has some couples scalping tickets to skip the line in divorce court.
- The FBI is investigating a possible scheme to illegally fund Maine Sen. Susan Collins' 2020 re-election. Prosecutors accused a naval contractor - that Collins once helped - of funneling cash into a pro-Collins super PAC.
- The Problem Solvers Caucus, a key bipartisan group, has backed a congressional inquiry into the US Capitol riot, as members of the GOP defect from Sen. Kevin McCarthy's stance. More than 75% of the group's 58 members supported the call to form a commission that would examine the lead up and response to the January 6 insurrection.
- Sen. Ted Cruz, a man with an astounding lack of short-term memory, made a quip about 'awesome' cheap flights to Cancun. Cruz, you'll remember, flew to Cancun a few months ago, while his home state of Texas was in the middle of a terrible winter storm that killed more than 150 people and left thousands without power or heat. People did not appreciate his joke.
- Former President Obama joked with late night host James Corden that there isn't a secret lab somewhere testing alien samples. Which of course means there is DEFINITELY a secret lab somewhere testing alien samples.
That's all for now. See you tomorrow.