Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) campaign finances are in a dire state, as the embattled Long Islander has had a net loss of $3,000 so far this year, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Why it matters: Despite calls from within his own party to resign over his widespread deceptions during the last campaign, Santos hasn't ruled out running for a second term.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) heads to Washington on Tuesday for an event with at least nine conservative Republicans in Congress — a sign he's gaining support on Capitol Hill as an alternative to former President Trump in 2024.
Why it matters: It's the latest indication that a growing number of GOP lawmakers aren't afraid of a Trump backlash if they don't fall in line with him — and suggests DeSantis could get a wave of endorsements once he officially enters the race.
Former President Trump's recent indictment was preceded by criminal investigations, indictments and convictions of many of his top associates.
Details: Trump issued numerous pardons before leaving office, including those for Paul Manafort, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Elliott Broidy.
The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked lower court orders that imposed restrictions on the widely used abortion pill mifepristone, keeping the status quo for the most common form of medication abortion while a legal challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's authority plays out.
Why it matters: The decision forestalled what would have been an unprecedented court-ordered rollback of FDA powers and at least temporarily settled a legal standoff arising from conflicting orders issued by separate federal courts on abortion pills.
Why it matters: The three-day convention, which opened in Indianapolis on Friday, broadcasts the extreme staying power gun politics have with generations of Republican politicians.
The FBI has arrestedthe suspected leaker of a trove of classified Pentagon documents, identified as a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed Thursday.
The latest: President Biden lauded U.S. law enforcement's rapid investigation into the leak in a statement Friday, and that he'd "directed our military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information."
Why it matters: Justices have another high-profile abortion fight on their doorstep less than a year after overturning Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections on abortion.
Driving the news: Trump attorney Alina Habba wrote in a letterto U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Thursday that Carroll failed to disclose that she received legal funding from Hoffman, a billionaire and donor to the Democratic Party. A lawyer for Carroll dismissed the allegations as "baseless."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation on a six-week abortion ban into law on Thursday night, becoming the latest Southern state looking to bar access after the bill passed in the state legislature earlier in the day.
Why it matters: Florida was considered a refuge for people seeking abortions in the South, particularly since nearby states — Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — have bans in place that have forced abortion clinics to close.
Former President Trump "spent nearly seven hours" defending his family business during his second deposition for the New York attorney general's $250 million lawsuit against him, his lawyers said Thursday evening.
Why it matters: It's the first time the former president has spoken about the Trump Organization in the civil investigation that accuses him, his business and his elder children Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump of fraud.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued new regulations Thursday severely limiting gender-affirming care for both adults and youth.
Driving the news: ACLU and Lambada Legal announced they'll take legal action to challenge the order, which states that it's "unfair, deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise unlawful" to provide a gender affirming care to patients without informed consent and lengthy evaluations.
