Former President Trump today accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of flying too close to the sun with his war on Disney, setting up a key test of whether the GOP base is more beholden to personality or policy.
Why it matters: DeSantis' meteoric rise has been fueled in large part by his championing of the conservative culture war. By criticizing DeSantis' feud with Disney as a "political stunt," Trump appears to be opposing an "anti-woke" crusade that many MAGA activists have thus far supported.
Abortion won't be a priority for voters in 2024, according to former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who announced earlier this month that he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
What he's saying: "It's going to have a political impact," Hutchinson said of abortion in an interview with NBC News airing Tuesday. "But it'll settle as time goes on. The important thing for candidates, for anybody in the public arena, is to state your conviction."
For decades, the scale of the relationship between a major global bank and the former German Nazi regime has remained unclear, with investigations lacking the necessary funding and resources.
Yes, but: Two confidential reports released Tuesday shed new light on the connections between the Nazis and Credit Suisse, revealing that the bank held nearly 100 accounts linked to German Nazis and members of Nazi-linked groups in Argentina — in some cases, until recent years.
The big picture: Republicans were expected to block the measure, as Feinstein's absence from being hospitalized with shingles has stalled Democrats’ efforts to advance judicial nominees.
Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday for over $787 million in what would have been a historic defamation trial in a Delaware court.
Why it matters: The 11th-hour settlement protects Fox executives from having to possibly testify in court about their role in the network's airing of 2020 election lies.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Tuesday he will give a speech in front of a full session of the Israeli Knesset during his upcoming trip to Israel.
Why it matters: McCarthy will be the first U.S. House speaker to address the Knesset in 25 years. Newt Gingrich was the first and last to do so in 1998.
Nearly 150 Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to allow lower court rulings imposing restrictions on a widely used abortion pill to take effect.
Why it matters: Lawmakers who signed on to the brief that was filed to the court include some within Republican leadership, such as Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.).
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) faces a steep challenge in cobbling together the 218 votes he needs to pass a proposed debt ceiling increase by his new self-imposed deadline.
Why it matters: Top Republicans say they want the bill on the floor by next week, but members across the GOP conference have a range of reservations about a proposal that's still incomplete.
Why it matters: The mounting criticism from potential 2024 rivals over DeSantis' Disney feud underscores what is becoming a growing attack line against the Florida governor.
The Chinese government has spied on and harassed Chinese dissidents in the U.S., even setting up a secret police station in New York City, the Department of Justice said in a press briefing Monday announcing charges and arrests in three cases.
Why it matters: The news comes as tensions between the U.S. and China remain high, following a surge in 2022.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — vice chair, and key driving force of the House's Jan. 6 committee — will be out Nov. 14 with "Oath and Honor," which publisher Little, Brown calls a memoir, a call to action and "urgent warning."
Why it matters: Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, became a household name during Jan. 6 hearings last summer — and wants to be sure the issues of principle/duty/obligation stay in the national debate.
Few events capture so perfectly the cultural, political and social toxicity of America as the Great Bud Light Debacle of 2023.
Why it matters: One transgender social-media influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, radically changed beer sales and stock prices — literally overnight — after a conservative backlash spread, bar to bar.
A memorial honoring dozens of Black Americans who were massacred in an incident that fueled Jim Crow policies has been erected in Louisiana — a rarity, as many cities resist acknowledging their history of racial violence.
Why it matters: More than 100 Confederate monuments have been removed nationwide since the racial reckoning protests in 2020, but thousands of sites linked to massacres of Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Asian Americans are unmarked or forgotten across the U.S.
The Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University is getting its own 12,000-square-foot office space at the Harvard Kennedy School, lending new heft to an important educational locus for mayors and public servants.
Why it matters: Cities are on the front lines of problems as diverse as gun violence, homelessness and climate change, and the two-year-old Bloomberg Center is one of the few places that's training mayors and their teams to address such problems.
A U.S. diplomatic convoy was fired on by gunmen believed to be affiliated with the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Khartoum, Secretary of State Tony Blinken confirmed on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The big picture: The incident on Monday night marks another escalation in the fighting in Sudan and is the latest in a series of attacks on foreign diplomats and international organizations in Khartoum.
Minnesota settled its lawsuit against Juul labs and the e-cigarette manufacturer's previously largest investor Altria as their trial was wrapping up on Monday, the two parties announced.
The big picture: Juul has settled thousands of lawsuits — its biggest coming last week when it agreed to pay six states and the District of Columbia $462 million related to allegations that the vaping company targeted youth in its marketing. The Minnesota case was first to reach trial.
