Flush with $82.5 million that was just transferred from his state account, the super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ready to spend huge sums on a bet that the Republican electorate in 2024 is angrier and more conservative than it was in 2016.
Why it matters: The DeSantis team arguesthat the swing voters of the Republican primary are on the far-right rather than the center-right and are more focused on cultural than economic power.
The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who's accused of bringing a gun to school and shooting his teacher earlier this year was charged with federal gun offenses Monday.
Driving the news: Deja Nicole Taylor faces charges of unlawful use of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm over the January incident at Richneck Elementary in Newport News that left Abigail Zwerner hospitalized, per court filings.
A pilot and three passengers were killed in a plane crash that prompted officials to place the U.S. Capitol complex on alert Sunday afternoon.
State of play: Federal investigators said they expected to be at the scene for several days to determine why the plane went off course and collided into a mountain in heavily wooded and rural terrain some two to three miles north of Montebello, Virginia.
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tae Johnson is announcing his retirement on Monday after 30 years with the agency, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Johnson is the second senior immigration official to announce their departure during the past week — less than a month after the long-anticipated end of pandemic-era restrictions on immigration that enabled rapid expulsions of many migrants who crossed the southwest border.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) ruled out running for president in 2024, saying he can have more influence on the race "untethered from the limitations of a presidential campaign."
Driving the news: "I will have more credibility speaking out against [former President] Trump as a non-candidate to help move the conversation toward the future I believe the Republican Party should embrace," Sununu wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Monday.
Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork Monday with the Federal Election Commission to launch his 2024 presidential bid.
Driving the news: Pence's FEC filing comes days ahead of his expected formal campaign launch, setting up a challenge to his onetime boss former President Trump.
Driving the news: Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, said her Republican presidential rivals are "not being honest with the American people" on entitlement reform.
With the debt ceiling debate behind them for another two years, vulnerable lawmakers in swing districts — from both parties — are breathing a sigh of relief.
Why it matters: Both sides risked potential backlash from their respective ideological flanks, but many feel they came out with a compromise that projects serious governance and puts them on a stronger political footing.
