President Biden in a statement on Saturday warned "against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage" of the situation in Israel and Gaza after Hamas launched a surprise invasion of Israeli territory.
Why it matters: Biden's statement after his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscores the concern in the White House and in Israel about the possibility of the war broadening to other fronts.
Why it matters: Trump's backing may be counterproductive in swaying moderates — and the GOP conference vote to pick a speaker nominee is secret ballot, taking the loyalty test out of the equation.
Why it matters: Indian Americans have a long history in the U.S. but their population was relatively small until the 1960s when a change in immigration policy helped lead to a migration boom of Indian tech workers. Over the generations, other family members also moved to the U.S.
Driving the news: An appeals court rejected the request to stay the ongoing trial, which concluded its first week, but halted a judge's order before it started to cancel Trump's business certificates in the state.
Employers pulling back from remote work are making their own workplace goals harder to achieve.
Why it matters: Nearly 3 out of 4 HR leaders say diversity, equity and inclusion policies are critical to their company's future success — and worker flexibility is one tool that would help them achieve that, a closely watched study published yesterday suggests.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Friday called House Republicans ordering top House Democrats to vacate their hideaway offices in the Capitol as"petty, partisan and petulant."
President Biden announced $9 billion in student loan relief this week, months after the Supreme Court blocked his signature debt forgiveness proposal.
The big picture: Despite the setback,Biden's administration has delivered relief for some borrowers by circumventing the need for Congressional or court approval. He's used the Department of Education's existing authority to wipe $127 billion of student debt for roughly 3.6 million people since 2021.
Why it matters: The announcement comes after more than a year of jockeying between the Democratic National Committee and Iowa Democrats over the party's presidential nominating calendar.
Hillary Clinton likened devoted supporters of former President Trump to cult members and warned they may need "deprogramming," in an interview with CNN that aired Thursday.
Why it matters: "Commonsense" and "sane" Republicans are being intimidated by MAGA members of the caucus, according to Clinton, who ran against Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Driving the news: The president's son believes the collapsed plea deal from this summer "remains in force," his attorney Abbe Lowell wrote in a court filing Thursday.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is under fire from Democrats who are calling for a federal investigation into why an unknown number of people have been wrongly removed from the state's voter rolls because they were mistakenly listed as felons.
"There must be an immediate investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into how this happened in the run-up to a very consequential election next month," Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) told Axios.
A growing number of anti-Trump Republicans are giving up — and giving into the belief that nothing will stop him from winning the GOP's presidential nomination.
The big picture: Trump announced his support for the House Judiciary Committee chair hours after telling Fox News Digital that he would accept the speakership for "a short period of time" while GOP lawmakers looked for a long-term holder.
Prosecutors in Venezuela issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Juan Guaidó, the former opposition leader who's exiled in the U.S., and asked Interpol to issue a red notice.
State of play: Guaidó, who was once recognized by the U.S. and dozens of other countries as Venezuela's legitimate president, said the "accusations of the Maduro Dictatorship" of treason, usurpation of functions, money laundering and association with a view to committing a crime were "false."
Former President Trump filed to dismiss his $500 million lawsuit against ex-personal lawyer Michael Cohen Thursday evening in a move the 2024 Republican primary front-runner's campaign said was a temporary measure as he fights other legal cases.
The big picture: Cohen's attorney Danya Perry noted in a statement after Trump's lawyers filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to have the matter voluntarily dismissed without prejudice that the former president was due to be deposed in the case on Monday.
The group whose lawsuit contributed to theSupreme Court ending affirmative action filed another lawsuit over race-conscious admissions Thursday, this time against the U.S. Naval Academy.
Driving the news: Lawyers on behalf of Students for Fair Admissions, an anti-affirmative action group, argues there is "no justification for using race-based admissions." It alleges the academy's policy violates the Fifth Amendment, which it says "contains an equal-protection principle."
