House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is facing his first major test since hardline GOP rebels ground the House floor to a halt last month in protest of his handling of the debt ceiling negotiations.
Why it matters: Whether — and how — McCarthy successfully shepherds the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act through the House will dictate the next phase of his speakership.
The White House on Tuesday announced a proposal that would cap the copays of families participating in a federal childcare program — a step toward achieving one of President Biden's key goals that has largely eluded him so far.
Why it matters: Millions of Americans struggle to find and pay for child care, and the problem is likely to get worse when pandemic-era federal funding drops off this fall.
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday laid out his detailed roadmap for using the federal budget to target federal law enforcement policies reviled by conservatives.
The Department of Justice said in a court filing on Tuesday it can no longer conclude former President Trump was acting within the scope of office when he denied a writer's rape accusations and made allegedly defamatory remarks about her in 2019.
Why it matters: Trump previously attempted to delay proceedings for E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit over his remarks by arguing that he should be granted immunity because he made the comments at issue while speaking to the media as president.
The U.S. has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years helping other countries clean up unexploded bombs — including the same type of controversial weapon that it now plans to send to Ukraine.
Why it matters: President Biden's decision Friday to green-light the transfer of widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia has sparked humanitarian concerns — even among some in his own party.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) backed up Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) following news that she's been voted out of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Why it matters: Members of the powerful conservative caucus cited her shift from firebrand to leadership ally as one of the main reasons they opted to vote her out of the group.
Lawmakers in both parties are mounting a longshot effort to block the Biden administration’s plan to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to assist in repelling Russia's invasion.
Why it matters: It’s a rare break from President Biden’s own party with his policy on the war in Ukraine.
Three Latinas are among a diverse slate of candidates vying to be Rhode Island's next Congressional representative, illustrating the state's shifting demographics and Hispanics' growing political power.
The big picture: Latinos are now 17.6% of the state's population, a more than 40% increase from 2010 to 2022, according to census data.
A prominent Republican is banking millions in campaign cash as he weighs a bid for Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) seat.
Why it matters: It signals jeopardy for Romney, who hasn’t said if he’ll run for a second term in 2024 after angering some in his party by voting twiceto convict former President Trump.
All major demographic groups, led by Republicans, are less confident in higher education than they were just a few years ago, according to a Gallup poll out Tuesday.
Driving the news: Just 36% of Americans said they have confidence in higher education. Trust in major U.S. institutions overall has dropped.
Senior Biden adviser Amos Hochstein met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss U.S. efforts to get a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia and the recent tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border, two Israeli officials told Axios.
Driving the news: The White House is pushing to reach a set of agreements that would upgrade U.S.-Saudi relations and normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Iowa's first-in-the-nation GOP caucus date has officially been set for Jan. 15, kicking off a frantic countdown to what many Republicans see as their best chance to stop former President Trump from romping to re-nomination.
Why it matters: A Trump loss or close result in Iowa would scramble expectations and upend the entire primary. A landslide victory could clear the way for a 2020 rematch with President Biden, tying the fate of every Republican on the ballot to the twice-indicted former president.
