The Biden administration will grant Ukrainians already in the U.S. a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, shielding them from deportation for 18 months.
The House Jan. 6 select committee on Thursday subpoenaed former Fox News host and Trump campaign adviser and the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Why it matters: The subpoena is the latest effort by the panel to get information from former President Trump's inner circle as it tries to piece together his actions in the lead-up to, and during, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
A jury on Thursday acquitted the former Louisville police officer who shot multiple rounds into Breonna Taylor's apartment in a March 2020 raid that led to her death.
President Biden on Thursday signed into law landmark workplace legislation that forbids companies from forcing sexual harassment and assault claims into arbitration, a widely criticized way of settling litigation outside the public court system.
Why it matters: The law, the Ending Forced Arbitration act, is the first major piece of legislation to come out of the upheaval of the #MeToo era.
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced new sanctions on Thursday against more Russian oligarchs and their family members and companies in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Why it matters: Among those targeted are Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia’s wealthiest people, President Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is wanted by the FBI for interfering in the 2016 election.
Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma have reached a deal with U.S. states to pay as much as $6 billion in cash to end widespread litigation against the OxyContin maker over its role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
Why it matters: The deal, which was announced on Thursday but still must be approved by a judge, would give states and local governments billions of dollars for treatment programs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday she supports banning oil import from Russia in response to Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Why it matters: The U.S. and its allies have sanctioned many Russian oligarchs, banks and large parts of the country's economy but have stopped short of direct sanctions on Russia's oil and gas exports over fears of energy costs spiraling even higher.
The Supreme Court sided with the Kentucky attorney general in an 8-1 opinion on Thursday that allows him to bring back the defense of a law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The big picture: This term, the Supreme Court allowed a six-week abortion ban in Texas to stay in place and has yet to rule on a Mississippi case that could be the end of Roe v. Wade.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the Justice Department's second-ranking official, and FBI Director Christopher Wray are pushing Congress to increase the FBI's role under a major cybersecurity bill.
Driving the news: The bill passed the Senate this week and is being discussed in the House.
Kenneth M. Duberstein — final White House chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan and one of Washington's most connected people — died Wednesday at 77, his wife, Jackie Fain Duberstein, tells me.
Ken had been ill and retired recently from his firm, The Duberstein Group, which will continue with his younger partners. He died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in D.C.
The Jan. 6 select committee said it believes former President Trump "may have engaged in criminal acts" to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.
Why it matters: This is the first time that lawyers for the House committee investigating the Capitol riot have outlined allegations of a potential criminal case against Trump, per the New York Times.
The U.S. State Department denounced the Russian government on Wednesday evening for cracking down on independent media coverage in Russia of the invasion of Ukraine — including threatening Voice of America.
Why it matters: Russia's Putin-dominated parliament will hold a special session this Friday "to consider a bill that would make 'unofficial' reporting on Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine punishable by up to 15 years in prison," per an emailed statement from State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
A judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Texas from investigating the parents of a trans teenager for child abuse because they sought gender-affirming care for her.
The big picture: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had sued the state, arguing that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) filed the directive without proper authority and that it violates the constitutional rights of transgender youth and their parents.
The State Department has recalled a cable to U.S. diplomats that instructed them to inform counterparts from India and the United Arab Emirates their position of neutrality on Ukraine put them "in Russia's camp," Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The recall of the strongly worded cable indicates either a process error with a fabled and vital work product — or a policy dispute inside the U.S. government involving two key allies.
Why it matters: The 34-year-old regional leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia in Alabama is the first of 10 other alleged members to be charged in the conspiracy plot to plead guilty in last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.
