Michael Cohen, former President Trump's ex-personal attorney, called him "an idiot" Monday for not paying his co-defendants' legal fees in his fourth criminal indictment, which surrounds a Georgia election interference probe.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, a Trump co-defendant in the Georgia 2020 election case, is seeking to extend his deadline to surrender.
Driving the news: Meadows, who is due to turn himself in by noon Friday, asked the federal court in an emergency motion Tuesday to intervene and push back the date for when he has to give himself up to Fulton County authorities.
A Chicago woman was arrested Monday for allegedly threatening to kill former President Trump and his youngest son, Barron Trump, according to court documents.
Driving the news: Tracy Marie Fiorenza, 41, faces federal charges after she allegedly emailed the headmaster of Barron Trump's school in Florida, saying she "will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity that I get!"
David Shafer, former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and one of the 19 defendants in the Georgia election interference case, claimed in a court filing that he and the other Republican electors who tried to falsely certify Donald Trump as the winner in Georgia were acting at the former president's behest.
Why it matters: As defendants in the sprawling case begin to turn themselves in ahead of the Friday deadline, Shafer's position signals that some may be poised to turn on the former president.
The DeSantis-appointed board governing Disney World's oversight district is looking to get rid of theme park-related perks and benefits for Reedy Creek employees, which it says is costing taxpayers millions.
The big picture: The move comes after Disney filed a damages claim last week against the board amid a yearslong feud between the entertainment giant and DeSantis.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a briefing with reporters on Tuesday that "there are still ways to travel" to get a mega-deal with Riyadh that could include a normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Why it matters: Sullivan's comments appeared to be an attempt to try to lower expectations after a flurry of press reports suggested an agreement could be close.
Conservative lawyer John Eastman turned himself in to the Fulton County jail on Tuesday as part of the 2020 election interference case in Georgia, according to the jail's online database.
The big picture: Eastman, one of former President Trump's 18 co-defendants in the sprawling case, had until Friday at noon to surrender to authorities, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had said.
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) announced her Senate campaign against incumbent Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Tuesday with a promotional video bashing his views on abortion and Social Security.
Why it matters: Mucarsel-Powell, who received a nudge from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic-aligned groups, is considered the party's best shot at flipping the Florida Senate seat.
Addressing the dire nationwide teacher shortages by lowering standards for becoming a teacher is only putting a Band-Aid on a biggerproblem and could end up backfiring, education experts say.
Driving the news: Houston Independent School District, one of the largest in the country, is seeking totemporarily hire uncertified teachers to fill dozens of vacancies after "extraordinary efforts" to recruit certified teachers, according to the district.
The takeover of the Houston Independent School District by the state of Texas is part of a national trend that is likely to accelerate amid political conflicts and pressures to close achievement gaps, experts tell Axios.
Why it matters: The student population in the nation's public schools is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, but disparities, particularly for Black and Latino students, have worsened — especially after the COVID-19 pandemic stalled academic progress for many elementary and middle schoolers and reversed years of gains.
MSNBC has seen a boost in prime-time ratings this summer, thanks in large part to its coverage of the slew of indictments against former President Donald Trump.
Why it matters: Fox News has been the undisputed cable news ratings leader for years. But Trump's legal woes, combined with Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox, have helped MSNBC close in on Fox News' prime-time lead several times in the past few months.
Democrats are mobilizing for what they widely view as the next major referendum on abortion rights: this fall's Virginia state legislature elections.
Why it matters: Virginia is the lone southern state that hasn't banned or restricted abortion since the Supreme Court struck down federal protection of the procedure and provides another off-year test of its potency as a campaign issue following Ohio's special election this month.
President Biden said while visiting the charred remains of thewildfire-devastated town of Lahaina on Maui Island that he's focused on rebuilding Hawai'i "for the long term and doing it together."
The big picture: Thirteen days on from the deadliest fires in the U.S. for over a century igniting, Biden promised the U.S. government would support Maui and Hawai'i "for as long as it takes," adding: "The whole country will be with you."
Driving the news: "Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED," said Trump in a Truth Social post Monday after his bail was set at $200,000 in the Fulton County case.
Fox News hit back at former President Trump late Monday after he declined to appear at the GOP presidential debate the network will host Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Driving the news: Fox restricted access to the post-debate "spin room" at Fiserv Forum to aides of candidates who are participating in the debate, according to a network memo obtained by Axios.
