North Dakota Republican leaders call on state lawmaker to resign

A slew of North Dakota Republican leaders are calling on a state lawmaker to resign following reports that he made homophobic and xenophobic comments toward an officer during a DUI stop earlier this month. State Rep. Nico Rios (R) was pulled over on Dec. 15 for not staying in his lane and was arrested for on drunk driving charges, the Associated Press reported. Calling on Rios to resign on Tuesday, Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor pointed to the police officer’s report, which stated the lawmaker was “verbally abusive, homophobic,...