Voting is important — but not so important that it'd be a relationship deal-breaker for most young Americans, according to a new Generation Lab/Axios survey.
By the numbers: Over half of young people said they would be unfazed to learn that their partner didn't vote; just 3% said that would be grounds to end a relationship.
The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was in the U.S. illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said, CNN reports.
Driving the news: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer on Canadian national David DePape with San Francisco County Jail, Nov. 1, following his Oct. 28 arrest," DHS said, per CNN.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul has been released from a San Francisco hospital after he was attacked at his home last week, she announced Thursday.
Driving the news: Paul Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands after the attack, per the House Speaker's office.
A judge on Thursday sided with New York Attorney General Letitia James in her bid for an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization's preparation of financial statements amid pending review of a civil lawsuit.
Driving the news: "This court will appoint an independent monitor, to be paid by defendants, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this order," New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron wrote in the court filing.
Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN who provided an abortion on a 10-year-old girl from Ohio who was raped, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
Driving the news: The lawsuit alleges that Rokita has used "baseless" and "invalid' consumer complaints to justify investigations into doctors who provide abortions and subpoenas to acquire confidential medical records.
Private equity's largest trade group is favoring Republicans in this year's midterm elections, based on an Axios analysis of contributions made by its political action committee.
By the numbers: The American Investment Council's PAC donated around 55% of its nearly $300,000 in cycle dollars to GOP candidates and committees.
A new Wall Street Journal poll finds just 19% of Americans say the economy is on the right track.
Why it matters: The poll, conducted by Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio and Biden pollster John Anzalone, adds to a raft of signs that a disillusioned, anxious electorate is ready to use the midterms next Tuesday to punish the party in power.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s controversial school tip line drew complaints from around the state about pandemic precautions, a symbolic “equity month” and, in one case, a 12th grade English teacher’s take on poetry.
Why it matters: Youngkin created a national uproar just days into his administration when he launched the tip line, urging parents to report schools teaching “inherently divisive concepts” — a term he has used to describe critical race theory in particular. But the contents of the emails have remained a mystery until now.
Google's research arm on Wednesday showed off a whiz-bang assortment of artificial intelligence (AI) projects it's incubating, aimed at everything from mitigating climate change to helping novelists craft prose.
Why it matters: AI has breathtaking potential to improve and enrich our lives — and comes with hugely worrisome risks of misuse, intrusion and malfeasance, if not developed and deployed responsibly.
Former President Trump filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James in Florida Wednesday, alleging that she's abused her position and embarked on a "war of intimidation and harassment" against him.
Driving the news: The lawsuit, filed in Palm Beach County where the former president resides, is seeking to prevent James from obtaining records from a trust that holds ownership of the Trump Organization, which he argues she has "no authority" to do as it's "governed by Florida law and sited in Florida."
President Biden hammered home the threat to democracy posed by Donald Trump and "extreme MAGA" election deniers in a speech Wednesday evening that implored voters to recognize what's at stake next Tuesday.
Why it matters: The results of this year's midterm elections will determine who controls the House and Senate. It's also the first national election since the Jan. 6 insurrection, which continues to cast a long shadow over the country.
Why it matters: Speaking at Union Station, blocks from the Capitol Dome, Biden argued that Trump's "big lie that the election of 2020 had been stolen" was the driving force behind both the attack on Pelosi and the Capitol. "It's a lie that fueled the dangerous rise in political violence and voter intimidation over the past two years."
