State of play: The White House announced Monday that after three years, it will end the COVID-19 public health emergency and national health emergency designations on May 11, bringing about policy changes, new health care costs and existential questions about the nation's pandemic response.
Former President Trump is promising to radically roll back transgender rights if elected president in 2024.
The big picture: Gender-affirming care would be directly under threat from Trump, who vowed in a video posted to his social network to punish doctors and hospitals who provided the services to trans and nonbinary people.
The big picture: It remains unclear what, if anything, the FBI found during the mid-November search and why the White House, Department of Justice or Biden's personal counsel did not include it during previously provided timelines related to the case.
Prosecutors on Tuesday formally filed involuntary manslaughter chargesagainst actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist in the fatal shooting on the film set of “Rust.”
Driving the news: The filing comes nearly two weeks after New Mexico's district attorney's office first announced the charges against Baldwin and the film set's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, for their alleged role in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop, her office said on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Nichols' funeral is expected to be held in a Memphis, Tenn., church and will include a eulogy from Rev. Al Sharpton — and will coincide with the first day of Black History Month.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) flexed his 2022 midterm election victory margin when he was asked about former President Trump's latest line of attack against him.
The big picture: The rising conservative star has largely avoided responding directly to Trump's attacks that have mounted since the midterms, which triggered an internal reckoning over who might be best positioned to lead the party.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has asked the state's attorney general to launch a probe into whether GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake violated state law in a tweet alleging baseless claims of voter fraud, according to a letter obtained by Washington Post.
Driving the news: The Jan. 23 tweet included a graphic showing 16 voter signatures, per the letter sent to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Arizona law states that the records containing a voter's signatures "shall not be accessible or reproduced by any person other than the voter."
The food portion of the Food and Drug Administration should be reorganized under a new deputy commissioner for Human Foods, FDA commissioner Robert Califf announced Tuesday.
Why it matters: The FDA has come under significant scrutiny in recent years for its oversight of food products, culminating with last year's baby formula crisis.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told colleagues on Tuesday he is stepping down from his assignments on the Small Business and Science Committees, according to five sources — including two House GOP members.
Why it matters: The announcement comes as the first-term House member from Long Island faces a multitude of investigations into sweeping fabrications he made on the campaign trail, along with considerable blowback from the public and within Congress.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a final decision to block a large proposed gold and copper mining project in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, which is home to dozens of Alaska Native villages and communities and is the site of one of the most valuable wild salmon fisheries in the world.
Why it matters: The EPA ruled through a rarely invoked authority under the Clean Water Act that part of the bay’s watershed cannot be used for dumping material from the proposed mine, citing potential "large-scale loss, and damage to" waters that support salmon populations.
Lusaka, Zambia — The first test for African debt restructuring in a post-COVID world is playing out in Zambia, a land-locked country bigger than Texas, rich in copper and loaded with Chinese debt — and so poor that most of its population lives on less than $2 dollars a day.
Why it matters: If Zambia, China and international creditors cannot come to an agreement on how to restructure Zambia's debt, other African countries might get a glimpse of their fate. It's not pretty.
A grand jury in New Mexico indicted former state Republican candidate Solomon Peña on 14 criminal charges related to shootings at the offices and homes of elected Democratic officials, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office announced Monday.
Driving the news: Albuquerque police arrested Peña on Jan. 16 and he's in jail ahead of a trial after being accused of conspiring with and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators, per CNN.
What to expect: The IMF expects global growth to slow from 3.4% in 2022 to 2.9% this year — up from the 2.7% it predicted in October when it said "for many people 2023 will feel like a recession."
Former President Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward for $49 million, alleging that recordings of interviews the pair did were released "without President Trump's permission."
The latest: Woodward and lawsuit co-defendant Simon & Schuster, publisher of his book "Rage," in a joint statement called Trump's suit "without merit" and vowed to "aggressively defend against it."
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday defended the Biden administration's new border policy designed to curb illegal border crossings in the face of a lawsuit from Florida and 19 other states challenging the program.
Why it matters: The states argue in the suit against the Department of Homeland Security that the program allowing up to 30,000 migrants a month from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to live and work in the U.S is an executive power overreach and in violation of federal immigration law.
Florida lawmakers have put forth a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses, additional training or background checks, House Speaker Paul Renner (R) announced Monday.
The big picture: About half of the U.S. states currently have some form of a permitless carry law on the books.Florida would become the latest to allow people to carry a gun without a permit if the bill passes.
Memphis Police Department confirmed Monday it has relieved from duty seven officers who were involved in a traffic stop on Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died days after being beaten during the Jan. 7 incident.
Driving the news: The department said in a statement the officers were relieved from duty on Jan. 8, the day after Nichols was beaten by officers and hospitalized, including the five who were each charged last week with second degree murder and other crimes.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wants to be House Democrats' top cop, telling Axios he's prepared and willing to grapple with the biggest Republican names in Congress — including in potential impeachment proceedings.
Why it matters: With Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and the 20 rebels who held up the House speaker election, Republicans have more than their fair share of prominent provocateurs.
House Oversight Chair James Comer plans to project a factual, methodical face for official Washington — while thrilling the right-wing base with sideshows of outrage and conspiracy theories.
Why it matters: Comer, a top powerhouse of the new GOP majority, has been road-testing this strategy for months — with solemn appearances on Sunday shows, but more aggressive outings in conservative media.
The Biden administration plans to end the COVID-19 public health emergency and national health emergency designations on May 11, the White House announced Monday.
The state of play: The move shifts the debate around GOP resolutions ending the two emergencies, which were set to be voted on in the House this week as a referendum on the incompatibility between President Biden’s statements on the pandemic and the administration’s policy.
