Why it matters: More shootings on campus are making administrators choose between letting students express themselves and taking extra steps to keep schools safe.
President Biden's re-election team has officially launched its campaign headquarters in downtown Wilmington, Del., and the first set of aides moved there this past month.
Why it matters: Biden officially announced for re-election in April but his campaign has ramped up gradually, with a small team working remotely or in Washington at the Democratic National Committee's offices.
The Biden administration announced on Monday nearly $3 billion in funding for hundreds of communities across the U.S. to reduce their vulnerability to climate-change-influenced extreme weather events.
Why it matters: The new money for resilience comes as many regions are recovering from several recent weather and climate disasters and as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund is set to run out of money this fall.
GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign on Monday dismissed former President Trump's suggestion that he had plans to drop out of the 2024 race.
Why it matters: Trump, the GOP presidential frontrunner, sending a missive about DeSantis' plans signals he still sees the Florida governor as a threat to his own campaign.
The U.S. State Department has released two formerly top-secret documents that shed light on the information President Richard Nixon received as the 1973 coup d'état unfolded in Chile.
Why it matters: The records show the Nixon Administration's view — and possible support — of events in Santiago de Chile that led to the downfall of the democratically elected government of Socialist President Salvador Allende for a brutal dictatorship.
Former President Trump and his legal team are now staring down the potential of a criminal trial 24 hours before Super Tuesday, the biggest date on the primary calendar.
Why it matters: The current calendar strongly suggests that the prohibitive GOP frontrunner will spend months of the election season as the defendant in courtrooms from New York to Miami.
President Biden spoke to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday and approved an emergency declaration in the state as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches.
Why it matters: Idalia is forecast to become a hurricane later on Monday before intensifying and hitting the state as a major Category 3 storm Wednesday morning.
Former President Trump's trial for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election is set to start on March 4, 2024, the federal judge overseeing the case said in a court hearing Monday.
Why it matters: The new date for the trial in Washington falls squarely in the middle of the 2024 presidential primary season — a day before Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states will hold contests.
The big picture: Trump surrendered and was booked into jail last week on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.
A federal judge in Atlanta will hear arguments Monday from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his racketeering case to federal court from Fulton County, Ga.
Why it matters:Meadows argues that his actions in the indictment were tied to his federal duties. Former President Trump is also expected to request such a move. That could give him a more favorable jury pool, since more suburbs would be included.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was confirmed to be among the 10 people who died in last week's plane crash following genetic testing, Russian investigators said Sunday.
The big picture: The Russian Investigative Committee's announcement comes after Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder and European officials said that Prigozhin was likely killed in Wednesday's crash near Moscow.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended his endorsement of President Biden's 2024 re-election campaign Sunday after being criticized by third-party presidential candidate Cornel West.
Driving the news: Sanders was asked on NBC News' "Meet the Press" whether he thinks there should be "a robust discussion on this on the left if there were a competitive primary."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Sunday an impeachment inquiry into President Biden is "a natural step forward" after Republican-led investigations into Hunter Biden's business dealings.
Driving the news: McCarthy was asked on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" whether he'd bring an impeachment inquiry against Biden next month as he indicated last week that he may if House Republicans were not provided with documents they required for their investigations.
