The Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend campuses owned or operated by Corinthian Colleges.
Why it matters: Corinthian Colleges closed in April 2015 after facing multiple investigations and lawsuits for defrauding students. Wednesday's move, which the department called the largest single loan discharge in its history, will provide relief to 560,000 borrowers and amounts to $5.8 billion in full loan discharges.
Abortion providers have filed a lawsuit seeking to void the recently enacted 15-week abortion ban in Florida, which is set to take effect in July.
State of play: Providers argue the ban violates the state's constitutional protections, intrudes on the privacy rights of Florida women, and denies women autonomy over their bodies.
A survivor of the April 12 mass shooting in a Brooklyn subway station filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock on Tuesday, seeking compensation for the physical and emotional damage she received from the attack.
Why it matters: Brooklyn resident Ilene Steur, 49, filed the complaint against the company under a 2021 law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue gunmakers over potential harm caused by the products they produce.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a new school safety review process that will include "in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits on school districts."
Why it matters: On Wednesday, Abbott called on state lawmakers to find solutions to "prevent future school shootings," in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
California's task force on reparations released a report Wednesday detailing how the state has systematically abused Black people since slavery.
Why it matters: The report comes amid nationwide conversations surrounding reparations, as well as what justice should look like for Black Americans who continue to suffer discrimination and barriers to opportunity as a result of white supremacy.
A grand jury on Wednesday charged the 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing 10 people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder, AP reports.
Why it matters: The grand jury previously charged the suspected gunman with one count of first-degree murder but was continuing its investigation into the May 14 shooting, which is also being investigated by the FBI as a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
As Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's unlikely government reaches the one-year mark this month, the Biden administration's main priority in its relations with Israel continues to be the coalition's survival.
Between the lines: U.S. officials won't say so that bluntly, but it's clear they prefer Bennett's broad coalition to the return of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the head of a radical right-wing government.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed legislation on Tuesday banning anonymous sperm and egg donations, making the state the first in the country to prohibit the practice, the Denver Post reported Wednesday.
Why it matters: Once the law takes effect in 2025, donor-conceived adults will have the legal right to request information about their donor's identity and medical history.
71% of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, edging out the record 70% set in 2021, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
Why it matters: Support for same-sex marriage is now 13 percentage points higher than when the Supreme Court gave it nationwide legal recognition in 2015. But the leaked draft ruling on abortion has ignited concern that the Supreme Court could look to strike down same-sex marriage if the court discards the legal precedent of Roe v. Wade.
Texas authorities have relayed then later retracted multiple key details about the school shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 kids and two teachers and injured at least 17 people last week.
Why it matters: State authorities' disordered account of the shooting comes as they and local police face criticism and questioning on why it took so long for officers to confront and stop the gunman.
President Biden announced the third Operation Fly Formula flight Wednesday to ease the baby formula shortage.
Driving the news: United Airlines will bring the Kendamil formula free of charge from Heathrow Airport in London to multiple airports across the United States over the next three weeks. This is the first time an airline has donated an Operation Formula Flight.
President Biden swore in Admiral Linda Fagan on Wednesday as commandant of the Coast Guard, making her the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. armed forces.
Driving the news: "Now we need to keep working to make sure Admiral Fagan may be the first but not the only person. We need to see more women at the highest levels of command at the Coast Guard and across every service in the armed forces," Biden said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has asked state lawmakers in a new letter to find solutions to "prevent future school shootings" — but gun control isn't among the items mentioned as areas of focus.
Why it matters: Abbott's letter comes one week after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers.
FBI director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that hackers "sponsored by the Iranian government" were behind a thwarted cyberattack against Boston Children's Hospital last year.
State of play: Wray said the FBI managed to block the alleged attack last summer, which he called "one of the most despicable cyberattacks I've seen."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday said she'll soon introduce a bill to regulate SPACs and also released a 26-page presentation on how SPACs "tilt the playing field and enrich Wall Street insiders."
Why it matters: Warren's bill, the text of which hasn't been released, would codify the SEC's recently proposed rules and then go several steps further.
Just 38% of Americans say they have something in common with people of a different race, ethnic background or political party — but that's much higher than six months ago, according to the new Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.
Why it matters: Opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be one factor bringing Americans together, researchers said, and as the 2020 election recedes, people may be more open to seeing past their differences.
Australia's new government sworn in Wednesday includes a record number of women in an ethnically diverse Cabinet, and the swearing-in ceremony featured a kangaroo skin cloak, a large Bible and a Quran, per Sky News.
What they're saying: "Proud to lead an inclusive government that is as diverse as Australia itself," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tweeted.
Organizers of LGBTQ Pride marches across the U.S. are telling local police departments they can't officially march in annual parades.
Why it matters: Yearly Pride events typically are times for police to march and network with LGBTQ community members, but police shootings of Black Americans and the historic fact that Stonewall was a riot against overpolicing have organizers reconsidering officer participation.
Two Black Minneapolis residents federal civil rights lawsuits Tuesday alleging former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on their necks three years before he murdered George Floyd, AP reports.
Driving the news: John Pope Jr. and Zoya Code are claiming racism and civil rights violations in the lawsuits, filed against Chauvin and the city of Minneapolis over the incidents that both date back to 2017, their lawyers told reporters Tuesday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview with CNN that aired Tuesday evening that her assessment last year that inflation posed a short-term threat during the pandemic was "wrong."
What she's saying: "I was wrong about the path inflation would take," Yellen told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room."
A judge has denied Sarah Palin's bid for a new trial in the defamation case against the New York Times, according to awritten decision filed Tuesday.
Why it matters: U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that Palin failed to show “even a speck” of evidence needed to satisfy any burden of proof that the New York Times defamed her in 2017 regarding an op-ed piece which erroneously linked her political rhetoric to the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.
Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: If the GOP wins control in the midterms, leaders want to kick off high-profile investigations as soon as the new Congress is seated. Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from allies across Washington.
Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) met virtually via Zoom on Tuesday to discuss a legislative response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
State of play: The talks have so far centered largely on mental health, with gun reform and school safety likely to be smaller components of any bill, two sources familiar with the meeting tell Axios.
