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Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is running for president. Here's how other execs fared who made runs for the White House in Five For Friday. Reuters

Vivek Ramaswamy follows these 5 business execs in running for president

With $39 billion in manufacturing grants up for grabs, the race is on to get a piece of the CHIPS and Science Act. Applications open Tuesday. Reuters

Samsung, Intel, TSMC battle for $39B in CHIPS Act taxpayer pie

A food sanitation company has paid $1.5 million in penalties after The Department of Labor found it illegally employed over 100 children. Reuters

Company pays $1.5M for violating child labor laws in meat processing facilities

Democrats are speaking out against a new asylum rule the Biden administration has proposed to use to replace Title 42. Reuters

Dems push back against Biden’s asylum rule, GOP holds border hearing

A Colorado bill would repeal a state law that protects firearm companies from being held liable for violence perpetrated with their products. AP Images

States debate legislation that repeals gun industry protections

The Defense Department released a pilot selfie of the suspected Chinese Spy balloon that made its way over the United States this month. Reuters

Defense Department releases pilot selfie of Chinese balloon

The FDA is warning of another over-the-counter eye product that could be contaminated with bacteria and causing blindness. Getty Images

FDA recalls eye ointment over potential bacterial contamination

A winter storm is stretching from coast to coast is causing major disruptions across the U.S. and canceling flights. Motorists move along the northbound lanes of Interstate 25 near the Air Force Academy after a winter storm packing heavy snow and single-digit temperatures swept over the intermountain West Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Morning rundown: Winter storm cancels 8,000 flights, 3 dead in Fla. shootings

The SEC claimed the LDS Church was concerned about the public finding out its investment portfolio, which had grown to $37.8 billion by 2020. Getty Images

LDS Church fined over SEC charge it used shell corporations to hide billions

Section 230 has been called "the law that created the modern internet." These Supreme Court cases could change the way the internet works. Reuters

Sesame St. or Bourbon St.: How 2 SCOTUS cases may change the internet

A proposed bill from Florida would ban pet owners from allowing dogs to stick their heads out of car window or sit in the driver's lap. Getty Images

Proposed Florida bill bans dogs from sticking their heads out of car windows

The Biden administration has announced a new policy that would allow for the deportation of asylum-seekers who cross the border illegally. Reuters

Biden announces new asylum restrictions at Mexico border

The U.S. Military is investigating a report from a cyber security researcher that suggests internal emails were leaked. Getty

Morning rundown: Military emails leaked; Ramaswamy running for president

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brought the message that he's tough on crime to a gathering of law enforcement officers in New York. Reuters

DeSantis visits Chicago and New York, expresses support for police

DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg has unveiled reforms for the rail industry following the third train derailment in recent weeks. Reuters

Buttigieg unveils rail industry reforms after multiple train derailments

President Biden has arrived in Poland. He is set to deliver a speech to NATO allies as the war in Ukraine nears its one year anniversary. Reuters

Morning rundown: Biden, Putin on Ukraine war; Ohio plant explosion

Google and Twitter are facing lawsuits by families of victims killed in ISIS attacks, challenging the tech companies' legal immunity under Section 230. Reuters

Google, Twitter face Supreme Court this week to defend major internet shield law

Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in American history, has chosen hospice care in his final days at home in Georgia. Getty Images

Jimmy Carter, 98, opts for hospice care in final days

The State Department has made an official determination that Russia has committed crimes against humanity including rape and torture. Getty Images

Blinken: Russia has committed crimes against humanity

Speaker McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson exclusive Jan. 6 footage

With tensions between the United States and China high, a congressional delegation to make the trip to Taiwan continued their visit Monday.

Congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan to discuss chips, China

President Biden has made a dramatic, high-risk visit to Ukraine. He visited the area ravaged by Russia's missile attacks. AP

Morning rundown: Biden visits Ukraine; Jimmy Carter in hospice

House Republicans and Democrats both went down to the border in what they described as educational trips for future legislation. Getty Images

House Democrats and Republicans head to the border 

46,000 migrants have arrived in New York City within a 10 month period. That's double the amount of homeless people in city shelters. Reuters

New York City migrants exceed city shelter system capacity