President Biden plans to announce a new economic framework for Latin America on Wednesday, focusing on climate change, workers' rights and supply chains, according to an administration official and people briefed on the plan.
Driving the news: Biden will outline his “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity” plan at the Summit of the Americas being held in Los Angeles this week.
The family of Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by police while in his car in North Carolina, reached a $3 million settlement Monday with the Pasquotank County sheriff's office, the Associated Press reports.
The intrigue: The family will have to dismiss all current claims against the defendants — such as Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II and three sheriff’s deputies — and forgo any future claims arising from Brown's death, AP reports.
Rep. Henry Cuellar's (D-Texas) progressive primary opponent is requesting a recount after the centrist Texas congressman finished ahead by just 281 votes.
Why it matters: The nationally watched primary runoff between Cuellar and attorney Jessica Cisneros is a key battle in a nationwide struggle between progressives and more establishment Democrats for the soul of their party.
An Arizona judge on Monday rejected a request by the state Republican Party to block most mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
Why it matters: Voting by mail surged in popularity during the pandemic, and in 2020 roughly 90% of Arizonans voted using ballots that arrived in the mail.
In a strange series of events over the last few days, Bloomberg reported that a forthcoming book claims that during the early days of the Biden administration, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed for a smaller pandemic rescue package, based on inflation fears — but Yellen denied it.
Why it matters: To understand this seemingly obscure dispute is to understand a central fault line between the Biden administration and economists outside the administration who are sympathetic to its goals.
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, a leader of the right-wing extremist Proud Boys group, has been indicted on new charges of seditious conspiracy for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Driving the news: These are some of the most serious charges to be brought after Jan. 6. The Justice Department has brought only one other case of seditious conspiracy, against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and other members of that far-right militia.
Milo Yiannopoulos, the controversial right-wing commentator and former Breitbart editor, has become an intern in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) office.
Driving the news: Yiannopoulos, 37, announced the news Monday in a Telegram post, writing he had "finally been persuaded out of retirement," alongside a photo of his congressional badge.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told CNN on Monday that he would support raising the age to 21 for gun purchases and "wouldn't have a problem on looking at" a ban on AR-15 style weapons.
Why it matters: Manchin, viewed as the most conservative Democrat in the Senate and from a state largely supportive of gun rights, is a member of a bipartisan group of senators working to strike a deal on gun control following a string of horrific mass shootings in recent weeks.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday signed a bill prohibiting New Yorkers under 21 years old from buying or owning a semi-automatic rifle.
Why it matters: The legislation comes in the wake of multiple mass shootings throughout the country, including an attack that saw 10 people killed in Buffalo, New York.
March for Our Lives founder David Hogg is urging people outside of the U.S. to protest gun violence at U.S. embassies.
The big picture: March for Our Lives, a youth-led organization that seeks to end gun violence, is gearing up to hold a march in Washington, D.C., on June 11 in the wake of a series of deadly mass shootings in the U.S.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a St. Louis couple that pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.
Catch up fast: In February, the Missouri Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law licenses of Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate for Missouri's Senate seat, and his wife, Patricia McCloskey.
President Biden will shield solar project developers from the costs of potential trade penalties and offer new federal support for domestic panel manufacturing, the White House said Monday.
Driving the news: The Biden administration plans to provide a two-year reprieve from panel import tariffs that may stem from an ongoing Commerce Department probe of whether Chinese companies are dodging U.S. penalties.
The House's Jan. 6 committee has turned to a renowned former network news executive to hone a mountain of explosive material into a captivating multimedia presentation for a prime-time hearing Thursday.
James Goldston — former president of ABC News, and a master documentary storyteller who ran "Good Morning America" and "Nightline" — has joined the committee as an unannounced adviser, Axios has learned.
More warehouse workers, fewer waiters. More health store employees, fewer in public schools: the overall job market is nearly back to full strength, but it looks strikingly different.
Why it matters: Pandemic-era disruptions have shaken up the composition of the labor force — with big implications for how industries will have to adjust to a longer-term worker shortfall.
