Former President Trump won't testify in writer E. Jean Carroll's battery and defamation civil case against him after his lawyers did not file a motion by the judge-imposed deadline of 5pm Sunday.
Driving the news: Trump told Sky News as he played golf at his resort in the Republic of Ireland Thursday that he "will probably attend" the trial, which centers around Carroll's claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s and then defamed her by denying it.
Oprah Winfrey returned to her alma mater Tennessee State University over the weekend to give an emotional commencement address that denounced gun violence.
What she's saying: Winfrey was blunt in her assessment of the challenges facing the graduates.
"The leaders are behaving like children. The children are being gunned down by military-grade assault rifles."
It's been a tough start to 2023 for moderates hoping for a return to normalcy in our politics.
The big picture: For all the talk of a No Labels third-party effort, the reality is that politicians —and by extension, many of their constituents — are still in a no-compromise mood.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that Congress has no choice but to raise the debt ceiling to avert "an economic and financial catastrophe."
Why it matters: Yellen said this week that the U.S. might run out of money to meet its financial obligations as soon as June 1, a month earlier than previous estimates. The reduced timeline has created more pressure for Congress and President Biden to come to an agreement amid fraught negotiations.
Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios.
Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood lawyer Carlson retained for the contract dispute, told Axios: "The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous."
Why it matters: Tucker vs. Fox could reshape the conservative news world. Fox, which has seen its ratings plunge in Carlson's slot since he was let go 13 days ago, wants to sideline him by paying him $20 million a year not to work.
Asian Americans — especially young, Asian American women— are the least likely to feel they completely belong and are accepted in the U.S., an annual survey of attitudes about Asian Americans has found.
Why it matters: The broad survey illustrates the anxiety felt by Asian Americans three years after the pandemic generated a wave of anti-Asian violence in the U.S.
The House will vote on a sweeping, hardline border security package Thursday — just as a pandemic-related policy that has allowed the rapid expulsion of migrants will end, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) tells Axios.
Why it matters: House Republicans will seek to codify some of former President Trump's strictest border actions, as local officials, humanitarian groups and federal law enforcement grapple with another surge of migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
