Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told "Axios on HBO" he won't back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election.
"I've never walked away from an argument, no matter who stood on the other side," Christie told me during a wide-ranging interview in New Jersey.
Why it matters: This is the first hand-to-hand combat of the 2024 Republican presidential race.
New research shows characters in TV shows and movies for kids significantly underrepresent people of color, particularly Latinos and Asians, despite efforts to increase diversity in children's and family programming in recent years.
Why it matters: Not being exposed to diversity "creates a normal for [children] that is not the real normal," said Polly Conway, senior TV editor for Common Sense Media, a children's advocacy group.
After covering the news about America's racial justice movement in the summer of 2020, many newsrooms looked in the mirror and faced a reckoning of their own.
Why it matters: The people covering the news have a tremendous impact on the information Americans consume. Newsrooms can't build trust and news companies can't build a business if they don't understand the communities they cover.
Ethnic news outlets have been filling a void in local news, and serving up coverage that seeks to rectify journalistic bias in story selection and how news is framed.
Why it matters: The spread of "news deserts" — areas where local newspapers have folded and communities have no coverage — has endangered the critical role the press plays in disseminating accurate news and empowering the public in a democracy.
Efforts to bring more diversity to media are no longer just a moral mission but a business imperative driven by the transformation of U.S. demographics.
Why it matters: If newsrooms and studios were more inclusive, they could better address falsehoods in a society blighted by racial stereotyping, misinformation and distrust in institutions.
A former Marine was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail for his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, when he told a reporter that rioters were "going to take" the Capitol, NBC News reports.
Driving the news: Boyd Camper pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol and agreed to pay $500 toward repairing the Capitol.
The Department of Defense will respond "appropriately" to a decision this week by the Oklahoma National Guard to rescind the Pentagon's requirement for service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Driving the news: "We are aware of the memo issued by the Oklahoma Adjutant General regarding COVID vaccination for Guardsmen and the governor’s letter requesting exemption. We will respond to the governor appropriately," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told Axios in a statement.
Vice President Kamala Harris laid flowers at a Paris memorial Saturday to honor the 130 people who were killed in the November 2o15 Islamic State attacks in Paris, AP reports.
Driving the news: Harris' visit to the memorial comes as 20 men, who were allegedly involved in the attacks, are due to face trial.
The Justice Department's contempt of Congress charges against Steve Bannon send a message not only to other witnesses called by the Jan. 6 inquest but to countless other people who face congressional subpoenas.
Driving the news: Think pharmaceutical execs, NFL bosses, baby food manufacturers, social media moguls — you name it.
Approximately 500 National Guard members are on standby in Wisconsin as the end of the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse nears, Gov. Tony Evers said Friday.
Driving the news: The Wisconsin National Guard will post outside Kenosha, where Rittenhouse is standing trial for allegedly shooting two men and injuring another during protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last year.
With teachers across the country complaining of extreme burnout, school districts are trying out big changes, including longer holiday breaks and shorter days.
Why it matters: Educators and experts say teachers' severe burnout is raising concerns about turnover — and more broadly, the state of education.
California, Colorado and New Mexico this week have expanded COVID-19 booster access to all adults.
Why it matters: Federal officials have recommended largely limiting the doses to people who are 65 and older, have underlying health conditions or work in high-risk environments.
A Biden administration rule requiring large companies to mandate COVID vaccines for employees or impose weekly testing is "staggeringly overbroad" and "grossly exceeds [the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's] statutory authority," a federal appeals court said Friday in an order to keep the rule on hold.
Why it matters: Under the rule, companies with 100 or more workers must mandate vaccination or regular testing by Jan. 4.
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