Johnson moves on Senate’s Trump budget bill as House GOP rebels threaten to defect
House Republican leaders are rallying GOP lawmakers around a plan to enact a broad swath of President Donald Trump’s agenda, after the legislation was passed by the Senate in the early hours of Saturday morning.
“More than a year ago, the House began discussing the components of a reconciliation package that will reduce the deficit, secure our border, keep taxes low for families and job creators, reestablish American energy dominance, restore peace through strength, and make government more efficient and accountable to the American people. We are now one step closer to achieving those goals,” Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his top lieutenants wrote to House Republicans.
“Today, the Senate passed its version of the budget resolution. Next week, the House will consider the Senate amendment.”
Congressional Republicans are pushing a conservative policy overhaul via the budget reconciliation process. Traditionally used when one party holds all three branches of government, reconciliation lowers the Senate’s threshold for passage on certain fiscal measures from 60 votes to 51.
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As a result, it’s been used to pass sweeping policy changes in one or two massive pieces of legislation.
Senate Republicans passed a framework for a reconciliation bill just after 2 a.m. ET on Saturday, after hours of debate and votes on amendments to the measure.
It’s similar to the version House Republicans passed in late February; but mechanisms the Senate used to avoid factoring in the cost of extending Trump’s 2017-era tax cuts as well as a lower baseline for required federal spending cuts has some House conservatives warning they could oppose the bill.
The Senate’s version calls for at least $4 billion in spending cuts, while the House’s version mandates a floor of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion.
Both bills also include Trump priorities on border security, energy, and new tax policies like eliminating penalties on tipped and overtime wages.
“If the Senate’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ budget is put on the House floor, I will vote no,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X.
“In the classic ways of Washington, the Senate’s budget presents a fantastic top-line message – that we should return spending back to the pre-COVID trajectory (modified for higher interest, Medicare, and Social Security) of $6.5 Trillion, rather than the current trajectory of over $7 Trillion – but has ZERO enforcement to achieve it, and plenty of signals it is designed purposefully NOT to achieve it.”
But House GOP leaders insist that the Senate’s passage of its framework simply allows the House to begin working on its version of the bill passed in February – and that it does not impede their process in any way.
“The Senate amendment as passed makes NO CHANGES to the House reconciliation instructions that we voted for just weeks ago. Although the Senate chose to take a different approach on its instructions, the amended resolution in NO WAY prevents us from achieving our goals in the final reconciliation bill,” the letter said.
“We have and will continue to make it clear in all discussions with the Senate and the White House that—in order to secure House passage—the final reconciliation bill must include historic spending reductions while protecting essential programs.”
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House GOP leaders have pointed out that passing a framework is just the first step in a long process, one that just lays out broad instructions for how money should be spent.
Now that similar frameworks have passed the House and Senate, the relevant congressional committees will work out how to achieve the final reconciliation policy goals under their given jurisdictions.
“We have made it clear the House will NOT accept nor participate in an ‘us versus them’ process resulting in a take it or leave it proposition from the Senate,” House leaders warned.
“Immediately following House adoption of the budget resolution, our House and Senate committees will begin preparing together their respective titles of the reconciliation bill to be marked up in the next work period.”
The letter reiterated Johnson’s earlier goal of having a bill on Trump’s desk by the end of May.
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House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, called the Senate’s resolution “unserious and disappointing,” noting it only mandated $4 billion in “enforceable cuts.”
He vowed to work with congressional leaders to find the best path forward, however.
“I am committed to working with President Trump, House leadership, and my Senate counterparts to address these concerns and ensure the final reconciliation bill makes America safe, prosperous, and fiscally responsible again,” Arrington said.
Raging charter captain charged after boarding boat of young fisherman, berating him
A raging charter boat captain has gone viral after he boarded a small boat to harangue a young fisherman who he accused of nearly causing a collision that morning.
The fiery exchange that took place shows 40-year-old Brock Horner in a fishing boat with two other men as they pull up alongside Gage Towles, who is in a small fishing boat by himself on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The April 1 confrontation, which sees Horner jump onto Towles’ boat and aggressively challenge him, was recorded by Towles, who posted it to his Facebook page, where it has generated 15 million views.
An animated and fuming Horner, who owns a charter boat company and has since been charged in the incident, asks Towles if he was the person who was “cussing him out” earlier, to which Towles answered no. Horner said the vessel in the near-collision didn’t have safety lights on as required.
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Towles tells Horner that he didn’t have permission to be “flying through the bridge area” of Peace River, a scenic river that flows into Charlotte Harbor.
That remark only escalated things further, and at one point Horner asked Towles: “You wanna (expletive) go?”
Towles tries to deescalate the situation, reminding Horner that he was the one who pulled up aggressively while he was just trying to fish.
Towles then questions whether Horner was just trying to act tough in front of his friends, which infuriates Horner further.
Horner says all three of them were veterans and he is “the best charter captain you’ll ever meet in your mother f—ing life,” before suddenly jumping onto Towles’ boat.
“Chill bro, chill bro please!” Towles yells repeatedly. “I’m a kid bro, I’m a kid,” he says as he hits the throttle and speeds off with Horner aboard.
Horner continues yelling and demands he apologize for terrorizing him on his own boat and Towles then drives Horner back to his boat, maintaining that he didn’t swear at him.
“Do it (expletive) again, and watch what happens,” Horner says.
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Punta Gorda Police Chief Pam Smith said behavior like Horner’s would not be tolerated on waterways. Entering someone’s boat without permission qualifies as burglary under Florida law when accompanied by threats or aggression.
“This type of behavior will not be tolerated in our waterways—or anywhere else in our city,” Smith said. “We are committed to ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors, both on land and on the water.”
Horner was charged with burglary with assault or battery, non-forced entry.
Horner’s attorney released a statement stating that his client apologizes for what transpired.
“He is deeply sorry. What began as a moment of frustration and concern escalated in a way it simply should not have,” the statement reads, in part, according to Gulf Coast News Now. “Gage handled the situation with impressive composure and class and that level-headedness helped prevent things from becoming far worse.”
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His attorney wrote that Horner’s business has been “destroyed,” his reputation has been damaged while his wife and mother have been harassed and even threatened, he claimed.
The statement notes that Horner is a decorated combat veteran who was severely injured in Afghanistan.
“He served honorably, earned multiple medals, and suffered a traumatic brain injury in combat. He is recognized as 100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s not an excuse — but it is part of his story. He stood up when this country asked him to, and that service deserves to be respected.”
Former NFL linebacker and college standout dead at 54 after long battle with cancer
Dean Wells, who played for nearly a decade in the NFL following a standout career at the University of Kentucky, died Thursday following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 54.
Wells spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks after he was selected in the fourth round of the 1993 draft. He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 1999, where he played for another three seasons before officially retiring in 2001.
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The Panthers announced Wells’ passing on the team website Friday.
Wells first opened up about his cancer diagnosis in an interview with On3.com in April 2024. He said he had been diagnosed the previous year with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
“There’s mental toughness that comes into it. You have to have a positive attitude that you can beat it. I’ve done everything that I can with that. It’s like the chemo either works or it doesn’t. You just don’t have a lot of control over it. You wish you had more control,” he said at the time.
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According to the Mayo Clinic, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow in which “the disease progresses rapidly and creates immature blood cells, rather than mature ones.”
Wells finished his pro career with 529 tackles, 2.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and three interceptions. It followed a standout career at Kentucky where Wells still holds the records for most sacks in a game (5) and the single-season sack record (10).
“Condolences to family & friends of Dean Wells, who has passed away,” the university said in a statement on social media.
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“A 3-year starter, he set a UK single-game record with 5 sacks vs. Indiana and went on to a 9-year NFL career. After NFL retirement, he returned to hometown Louisville and was a staunch supporter of the Wildcats.”
Wells is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their two sons.
Camping World CEO defies lawsuits, vows American flags ‘not coming down’
A fight is brewing over the flying of massive American flags around the country, specifically outside Camping World locations. The company’s CEO said they won’t be backing down.
“This flag is not coming down. This is the third city in the last several years that tried to sue us to take the flag down. Threatening jail, a variety of other fines,” said Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis on “Fox & Friends,” Wednesday.
The national RV dealer with over 200 locations is being faced with multiple lawsuits from municipalities across the country over the size of the American flags it flies at the stores.
City leaders in Greenville, North Carolina, voted last week to take legal action against the flag at their local Camping World dealership, following a lawsuit from Sevierville, Tennessee earlier this week.
“We’ve had these flags up for … 20 years, so it’s surprising to me in states like North Carolina and Tennessee that I’m dealing with this,” said Lemonis.
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Greenville notes the flag is almost the size of a basketball court, spanning 3200 square feet. The pole it flies from is around 130 feet tall, almost double the current allowance.
Officials from Sevierville, Tennessee argue they take issue with the height of the pole, not the size of the flag.
“Let us be clear: the City of Sevierville is not, and never will be, against patriotism,” they wrote.
“Excessively tall structures can create visual distractions for motorists, pose potential safety hazards, and impact the scenic views that are a vital part of what makes Sevierville a destination for residents and visitors alike.”
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Greenville Communications Manager Brock Letchworth issued this statement regarding their legal action:
“This has never been about removing an American flag or the type of flag. It is about bringing the flag into compliance with City Code. We look forward to finding a resolution that will result in the continued display of the flag, but in a way that does not violate local laws.”
But Lemonis says he won’t budge on the issue, and that the flags are his love letter to the United States, which allowed him to thrive there after he had to leave Beirut, Lebanon.
“I wasn’t born in this country. I emigrated from Beirut, Lebanon. Came here to Miami, Florida and had an opportunity to live the American dream in this country. I’ve put a lot of sweat and tears into building this business for my people, for the country. And it’s my love letter to tell everybody how grateful I am this country provided me an opportunity where it didn’t have to. To make money, to be a capitalist, to provide jobs in America.”
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Lemonis says he plans to put more flags up, and that when he reaches a million feet of flag, he’ll feel he’s ready to stop adding more.
“From my perspective, the flag’s not a problem … It has FAA clearance, and for me, this feels like an opportunity for the city to say we want to control what’s happening there.”
Teacher breaks down during arrest for alleged inappropriate relationship with student
Newly released bodycam footage shows the shock and emotional unraveling of an Illinois school teacher who was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old student last month.
The video shows Christina Formella, 30, being pulled over during a traffic stop last week and being taken into custody where she’s been charged with various sex crimes for having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student in 2023.
Formella is accused of sexually assaulting the boy in a classroom for a tutoring session before class began at Downers Grove South High School in December 2023. The victim’s mother discovered the alleged assault when looking through her son’s text message thread on his cell phone and then contacted police, prosecutors said.
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In the bodycam footage, Formella seems confused when police ask her to exit her vehicle.
They then arrest her and place her in the back of a police vehicle where she asks questions about her detention.
Formella can be heard sobbing in the back seat of a police vehicle and asking for her husband, her childhood sweetheart whom she married last year, per reports.
“I feel like I’m gonna throw up,” she said in the March 16 video and continues to cry in the back seat.
Formella, who was also a soccer coach, began tutoring the alleged victim after he broke his collarbone, and they began messaging each other on a school platform, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The pair then allegedly exchanged provocative texts, followed by FaceTime chats which led to the December 2023 sexual incident.
“I love you so so much mama,” the boy allegedly sent Formella in one text.
“I love you sooooo much baby… Even though this morning was short, it was perfect,” the teacher, then 28, allegedly responded.
They both later acknowledged to each other that what they did was wrong, and they never had sex again, per the documents. They spoke for the last time in February 2024.
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Formella denied having sex with the minor and claimed the student had broken into her phone and used her number to send himself inappropriate text messages to blackmail her, according to the New York Post.
She reportedly told investigators that “everybody comes after her because she is good-looking and she is just a good person who cared too much about (the boy),” according to court documents obtained by WGN.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said the allegations against Formella are “extremely disturbing.”
“It is alleged that she used her position of trust and authority as a tutor and a coach to sexually assault a minor student. The type of abuse and behavior alleged in this case will not be tolerated,” Berlin said.
“The safety and well-being of our children remain our highest priority, and we will take all necessary actions to ensure that anyone engaging in this type of conduct is held accountable.”
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Formella has been charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
She has been released from custody on the condition she does not enter Downers Grove South High School and does not make contact with anyone under the age of 18. She is scheduled to appear in court on April 14.
The state’s attorney’s office said the defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
At her appearance, the Court denied the state’s motion to detain Formella pre-trial and released her with conditions including no entry into Downers Grove South High School and no contact with anyone under the age of eighteen.
Beloved sitcom star opens up about painful childhood before reaching Hollywood fame
Before Tina Louise found herself stranded on a tropical island, she was plagued with loneliness as a child in boarding school.
The actress, who found fame as the glamorous Ginger Grant on the sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has recently released the audio version of her 1997 book, “Sunday: A Memoir.” The star said that, for the first time, she finally felt free to discuss her painful childhood in depth.
“I didn’t live with my mother until I was 11,” Louise told Fox News Digital. “I had a whole period of life without her… I kept all of that inside of me. And then, I developed anger. By the time I was picked up by my mother, she was with her third husband and had a different life. It was a very sophisticated life that she wanted for herself, so she found a very successful man.”
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“I live in the present,” Louise shared. “But I’ve never dealt with what happened to me. When the book first came out, my mother was alive. She didn’t like it to the point that she said I made it up. I understood that as her not wanting to deal with it… She was the most dominant force in my life.”
When Louise, then Tina Blacker, was born, her mother was 18 and her father was 10 years older. By the time she was 4 years old, they were divorced. At 6 years old, she was sent away to a boarding school in Ardsley, New York, where she wondered if her parents would ever come back for her.
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“I didn’t want to be there right from the start,” she explained. “We were all just a bunch of angry little girls. It was like ‘Lord of the Flies’ — nobody wanted to be there. And there were gangs of little girls. You were always going to find someone to pick on. I was told that my job was to hit this little girl. It was ridiculous. I never figured out why they chose me.”
“I remember I kept trying to catch a very bad cold so that I could hardly speak, so I could leave this place,” Louise shared. “They kept giving me hot milk. I was asked to call my mother. I told her I wanted to come to her, but I was told it wasn’t the time to get out. I learned she was with her second husband, and he didn’t want a little girl in the house. He just wanted to be alone with his beautiful wife.”
One student stabbed Louise in the wrist with a pencil. A faint scar is still present, she said. When she was caught chatting with another little girl at night, Louise claimed a teacher made her stand alone in a pitch-black bathroom with spiders crawling on the ceiling. She described being slapped when she struggled to run a bath. Her closest friends were caterpillars she hid in a box under her bed. They were taken away, she said.
“They took everything away,” Louise recalled. “My mother once brought me a doll, and that was immediately taken away in the night. I don’t remember ever getting it back. You don’t remember things like that. You just remember that it was taken away.”
Louise always prayed for Sundays. It was visiting day. She always waited for her parents that day, but they didn’t always come.
“I yearned for hugs,” she said. “I don’t think I knew what was going on. I just knew that it was painful.”
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It wouldn’t be until Louise was 8 years old that she was able to move in with her father and his new wife. She was elated. But her happiness wouldn’t last long. At age 11, her mother, who had married a wealthy doctor, the third of what would be four husbands, wanted her to live with them in a fancy New York City townhouse.
Louise admitted that, for years, she was angry at her father for not being willing to fight for her in court. She wouldn’t see him until right before Hollywood came calling.
“I was very upset,” she said. “I could never even say his name. It couldn’t come out of my mouth… I just expected him to do something about it. When I went to live with my mother, I couldn’t believe that I had to tell him that I couldn’t see him anymore. It’s very strange, a strange thing, to put something like that on me because I wanted to see him.”
At age 22, a grown-up Louise, who had started acting, went out in search of her father.
“We had to establish a new relationship,” she said. “It wasn’t easy… but we had to rebuild.”
Her relationship with her mother was complicated.
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“She was a vivacious person, but she had lost her mother when she was 3,” Louise explained. “So she had her problems… She couldn’t have imagined that, at age 18, she would have a child. She didn’t have a mother. My grandfather, who I only saw twice, put his children in an orphanage for a while. Then he got a nanny.”
“My mother had her dream world,” she reflected. “She wanted to live a certain way and be surrounded by certain people. She was very beautiful. She loved the arts. But she lost her temper a lot with people… I don’t think she realized it herself… But she did go along with the fact that I wanted to study acting. And that was very exciting.”
Louise would later escape from her past as a castaway. She catapulted to stardom on the ‘60s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island.” Over the years, it would continue to find new viewers, thanks to reruns and streaming platforms.
Louise insisted the show didn’t make the cast rich. She previously told Forbes that she hasn’t received residuals.
“Nobody was getting them at that time — nobody,” she told Fox News Digital. “I read somewhere that [co-star] Dawn [Wells] was able to get something through a lawyer. But that’s just what I read. I don’t remember. But we never did. The people that owned it earned a lot of money, that’s for sure. I’m just amazed that it’s still on!”
In 1996, Louise read another article, one about the drop in students’ ability to read, The New York Times reported. It prompted her to join Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trained volunteers to tutor public school students throughout New York City. According to the outlet, she quietly worked with students for the next two decades.
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The outlet noted that after the organization lost its funding a few years ago, Louise began helping out on her own.
It’s something she still does today.
“It gives me so much joy,” she said. “Helping students and giving them hope.”
Millie Bobby Brown
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“The Electric State” star Millie Bobbie Brown shared some photos of herself posing next to the ocean in a blue string bikini with white frills and a floral design on it. She paired the look with sunglasses, small hoop earrings and flowing white shorts with flowers on them.
In the post, which she captioned, “sunset swims,” the “Enola Holmes” actress can be seen with wet hair and holding a can of Florence by Mills Iced Coffee.
“GORGEOUS AS ALWAYS,” one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added “SLAY QUEEENNN.”
Her “Stranger Things” co-star, Noah Schnapp, popped into the comments section to write, “Ur so perf,” while Paris Hilton chimed in with “#Sliving in Paradise.”
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“This little piggy went to Miami,” Kristin Cavallari captioned a recent Instagram post featuring a carousel of photos from her getaway in Miami.
In the first photo of the post, Cavallari can be seen posing on a balcony in a black, ribbed string bikini and sunglasses. The rest of the photos featured Cavallari hanging out with her friends during a night out.
“What workouts do you do? You look amazing!” one fan wrote in the comments section. Another wrote, “Proof that we just get hotter with age,” and a third added, “abs are abing.”
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian posted a series of photos on Instagram of herself soaking in the sun in a gray bikini top and matching cover-up over her bottoms, captioning the post, “Spring Break.”
While it is unclear where the 44-year-old reality star is spending her spring break, a balcony with an ocean view can be seen behind Kardashian in one of the photos.
Her fans quickly took to the comments section with positive comments, with one writing, “I LOVE YOU,” and another calling her “Mother!”
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Jana Kramer
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Jana Kramer posted a series of photos from March on her Instagram as she reflected on the past month.
“March quickly reminded me that things can change on a dime so be incredibly grateful for exactly where you’re at in the moment. A lesson in not letting stress steal your present because it always works out…so enjoy every minute,” she wrote, adding she is ready to enter “April not fearing what’s next.”
The carousel of photos included two pictures of Kramer in her bikini. In one of them, the “One Tree Hill” star can be seen posing in front of the ocean in a black and white bathing suit with a cover-up over it; in the other, she is lying on a lounge chair and soaking up the sun.
The other photos feature Kramer spending time and laughing with her three children as well as cuddling with her husband, Allan Russell.
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Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter posted a series of photos on her Instagram from her recent Italian vacation, including some of her lounging on a boat in her swimsuit. In the photos, she is wearing a bright yellow bikini, which can be seen underneath a pink floral cover-up top and blue floral skirt.
In one of the photos, the singer can be seen posing on the boat with her arms in the air and the city behind her.
“Olive oil,” she captioned the post, which also featured photos of her in a sheer blue dress, laughing with friends, the beautiful scenery and a video of her jumping off a bridge into the water below.
“She is working late cause she is having fun in Italy,” one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, “She’s so mother,” while a third wrote, “ITALY LOOKS SO GOOD ON YOU BABE.”
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Two sports greats fight in court over famed number — and it’s not clear they’ll share
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Lamar Jackson have found themselves in a peculiar legal battle.
Dale Jr., of course, became one of the faces of NASCAR while driving the No. 8 car. Jackson has worn that same number throughout his football career and has won two MVPs with it.
Well, back in 2019, Jackson filed trademark registrations for “ERA 8” and “ERA 8 BY LAMAR JACKSON.”
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Dale Jr., however, is now attempting to trademark the number itself, stylized in the fashion it was on his car. He filed the application last December.
But Jackson argues that Earnhardt’s application conflicts with his own trademarks.
In a notice of oposition, Jackson says that he is widely associated with the No. 8 “due to his notoriety and fame, along with his promotion of this number in his trademarks and in media coverage” and that he could be “damaged” by Earnhardt Jr.’s registration.
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The quarterback also said that the driver’s registration “falsely suggests a connection” between the two.
“[Jackson] has expended considerable time, effort, and expense in promoting, advertising, and popularizing the number 8 in connection with his personality and fame, as well as with the trademark applications and registrations referenced above, with the result that the relevant purchasing public has come to know, rely upon, and recognize [Jackson’s] trademarks as very strong indicators of the source of [Jackson’s] products provided in connection with his marks,” the filing reads. [Jackson] has established valuable goodwill in his registrations and applications featuring the number 8″
Thus, the quarterback has “respectfully [requested” that Earnhardt Jr.’s application be “refused registration.”
In his NASCAR career, Dale Jr. won two Daytona 500s and back-to-back Xfinity Series, then known as the Busch Series, to close out the 1990s.
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This is not Jackson’s first time defending his trademark. He found himself in a similar battle with Troy Aikman last year, who tried to trademark the word “eight.”