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Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace’s former chief of staff has launched a primary challenge against the lawmaker following his departure from her office last month. In a bid to replace Mace as the representative for the Palmetto State's First Congressional District, Dan Hanlon filed his statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. Hanlon joined Mace’s office in 2021 after serving in the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget. He departed last month under reportedly contentious circumstances. The address used in the FEC filing by Hanlon, who has faced criticism from Mace and her campaign for allegedly living outside the district, appears to belong to a Mellow Mushroom located in Hilton Head, South Carolina . FORMER NANCY MACE STAFFERS WORKING WITH EX-CHIEF OF STAFF TO UNSEAT HER, SOURCES SAY Mace and Hanlon reportedly had a falling-out last fall when she voted with seven Republicans and all Democrats to oust then-House Speaker...

The South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was "swatted" last month after someone filed a false police report, Reuters reported. Authorities responded after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at Haley's home in Kiawah Island on Dec. 30, according to town records obtained by the news agency.  Haley's campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The previously unreported "swatting" incident came to light after Reuters issued a records request for threats against Haley's home.  Craig Harris, Kiawah Island director of public safety, reportedly told town officials in an email that an unknown person called 911 and "claimed to have shot his girlfriend and threatened to harm himself while at the residence of Nikki Haley."  "It was determined to be a hoax ... Nikki Haley is not on the island and her son is with her," the email read, per Reuters.  Swa...

Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg : FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates' cash pile grew from $2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023 end   —  - Cash of key affiliates rose to about $4.4 billion at end-2023  — Increased cash coincided with rising value of customer claims

Another Democratic member of the House has announced plans to retire from office at the end of the year. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) released a statement Friday saying he will leave office at the end of 2024. Ruppersberger said that "now more than ever, Congress needs thoughtful, end-game representatives like me – members who care more about constituents and our country and less about cable news hits." He joins nearly two dozen other Democrats who have decided not to seek reelection, along with 18 Republicans. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : A look at Midnight Blizzard, also known as Cozy Bear, a Russia-linked hacking group that has allegedly recently hacked the email systems of Microsoft and HPE   —  Hacks by Kremlin-backed group continue to hit hard.  —  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) said Wednesday that Kremlin-backed actors hacked …

Andrew Webster / The Verge : Apple begins allowing game streaming apps and services globally, meaning Xbox Cloud Streaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and others will be able to offer full apps   —  Starting today Apple is opening up its App Store to allow game streaming apps and services.  This means that services …

Tom Warren / The Verge : Nvidia's RTX GPUs can now upgrade SDR video to HDR using AI, supported in both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome on Windows PCs with HDR enabled   —  Nvidia is launching a new feature for all RTX GPU owners today: RTX Video HDR. … You just need an HDR10-compatible monitor with HDR enabled in Windows.