Kansas said it will review all ballots after voters rejected an anti-abortion rights amendment this month, as long as a woman who requested the recount foots the bill, the Associated Press reports.
Driving the news: Melissa Leavitt asked Kansas election officials to recount the ballots after voters rejected an amendment that would have eliminated the right to an abortion from the state's constitution.
Two high-ranking House members are asking for a national security damage assessment of the documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago, according to a letter sent to the Director of National Intelligence on Saturday.
The big picture: The FBI seized highly sensitive documents in their search of former President Trump's Florida residence on Monday, including some marked as "top secret."
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said political leaders from both parties haven’t done enough to quell the potential for violence, particularly against federal law enforcement, in the aftermath of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search.
Driving the news: The Justice Department's search of former President Trump’s property set off a fierce backlash from his supporters. Trump, his allies and some Republican officials have fanned the flames by claiming the search was politically motivated.
A school librarian from Louisiana is suing two men for defamation after they accused her of wanting to keep "pornographic" material in the kids' section at a parish library.
Why it matters: The librarian, Amanda Jones, is one of the first to fight back against accusations made against teachers and educators regarding LGBTQ materials.
British author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at an event in western New York on Friday and was stabbed at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen, state police said.
The Florida magistrate judge who approved the search warrant on former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home has been targeted with anti-semitic comments and insults in the days since the raid happened, according to multiple reports.
Why it matters: On Friday, the judge unsealed the FBI warrant that led to the raid at Mar-a-Lago earlier this week. The Justice Department requested the details of the warrant be released, and Trump's lawyers did not oppose it.
Former President Trump's lawyer told Fox News Friday that the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home was an attempt to spin up negative attention that the probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has failed to generate.
Driving the news: “In my opinion, the Jan. 6 ratings — the show of Jan. 6 — hasn't been going so well,” said Alina Habba, an attorney for Trump on Friday's episode of "Jesse Watters Primetime." “They needed a little drama, so they throw this out there.”
Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fired Wisconsin's lead 2020 election investigator on Friday, potentially ending the investigation, the Associated Press reports.
Why it matters: Vos' decision comes days after former President Trump — who pressured Vos to overturn Wisconsin's 2020 election results — endorsed the Wisconsin assembly speaker's recent primary challenger. Vos still won the primary.
Why it matters: The drafted articles of impeachment, which likely won't go too far, come in response to the FBI's search at former President Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago.
The FBI seized documents from former President Trump's home that may have been kept in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as other federal laws, according to documents released yesterday.
Why it matters: The search related to highly sensitive documents that could carry national security concerns.
Republicans are dividing over how or whether to defend former President Trump after the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago — and what to do about some members' heated rhetoric toward law enforcement.
Why it matters: Documents released Friday bolster reports that the search involved highly classified materials believed stored in violation of the law at the ex-president's private residence.
Why it matters: The plan, spearheaded by the House Freedom Caucus, was meant show the Republican base that, even in the minority, the party was flexing what leverage they have to block Democrats' legislative initiatives.
Arizona has begun stacking shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma after Gov. Doug Ducey (R) issued an executive order Friday directing the state to immediately fill remaining gaps.
Why it matters: Ducey says the Biden administration has repeatedly ignored the crisis caused by the surge in border crossings and that Arizona can no longer wait for federal action. The move, which comes as the Biden administration rolls back the Remain in Mexico policy, was not authorized by the federal government even though the wall stands on federal land, AP reports.
