The Morning Dispatch: What’s Next for Facebook

Happy Thursday! We are somehow already in the seventh month of 2021. How is this possible?

Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories

  • The House of Representatives voted almost entirely along party lines to form a select committee to investigate the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Two Republicans—Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger—voted in favor.

  • The NCAA on Wednesday announced the reversal of its longstanding policy preventing student athletes from profiting off their names, images, and likenesses. The new rules go into effect today.

  • The New York Times reports that a grand jury in Manhattan has indicted the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer in connection to a tax investigation. The indictment is expected to be unsealed later today.

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