I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Friday, December 15th.

Here are today's headlines. New York Republican Representative Elise Stephanic has called for an ethics probe into a DC judge linked to former President Donald Trump and January 6 court cases. The New York Republican filed a misconduct

complaint on Friday against DC District Judge Beryl Howell, according to Fox News. The complaint was over a speech Howell gave in November

when she accepted an award from the Women's White Collar Defense Association.

In the speech, Howell pinned the blame for violence on January 6th on big lies and said that we are headed

towards a very surprising and downright troubling moment in this country when the very importance of facts is

dismissed or ignored.

Stefanic said that the speech calls Howe's judicial independence into question.

Stefonic said Judge Howe's partisan speech is obviously highly inappropriate election

interference by a federal judge that undermines the public's trust in our courts.

Stefonic continued that moreover, the public display of the cozy personal relationships

between Judge Hal and her partisan friends who appear before her

undermines public trust in judicial independence. The Congresswoman said that

Hal's speech was political, plainly inappropriate, consisting of partisan statements, election

interference, and improper extra-judicial statements while criminal cases are pending.

HAL has so far not responded to Stophonic's ethics probe.

The White House put out new guidance for federal employees demanding that they prioritize using

trains, electric vehicles, and public transportation. They said this

fulfills President Joe Biden's desire to lead by example on climate change.

That's according to Fox News.

Fox reported that this could have an impact on the travel industry due to the federal

government being the nation's largest employer.

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