Here are 3 big things you need to know—
One — The FBI says, as far as they’ve seen, there is no link so far between the deadly terror attack in New Orleans and the Tesla cyber-truck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas. The Vegas explosion was being looked at as a potential act of terrorism — with an Army vet from Colorado dead and several others hurt. The suspect in the Bourbon Street attack was identified as a U.S.-born citizen and also an Army veteran. Both served on the same base, both used electric vehicles, both rented via the same app. I’m sorry, but right now the similarities are too strong to think nothing linked the two.
Two —- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says broccoli sold in Michigan and 19 other states is being recalled. The produce was sold at Walmart and is washed and ready-to-eat 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets. Listeria contamination is the reason for the recall. The product is past its “best if used by” date and no longer in stores.
And number three — The 119th U.S. Congress will be sworn in today. The new two-year term will get underway after the House members are sworn in. First, they’ll have to elect a speaker, and it’s not clear if Republican Mike Johnson has the votes needed to retain the position. For the first time in five years, the GOP controls both the House and the Senate, but Republicans hold just a slim majority in the House.