The Supreme Court lifted a restriction on Friday that prevented the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about the moderation of online misinformation.
Why it matters: The high court has agreed to take up the administration's appeal in what will become a high-stakes case on the future of free speech online and the government's role in it.
Longtime Trump aide Walt Nauta on Friday waived potential conflict of interest concerns related to his lawyer in the federal classified documents case involving him and the former president, multiple outlets reported.
The big picture: Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the case, cleared Nauta to keep his lawyer when the case goes in front of a jury in 2024.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was removed as speaker nominee by a closed-door GOP vote on Friday, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Jordan had lost three straight House floor votes by a widening margin. House Republicans will restart the nominee process with a candidate forum on Monday, with a vote expected on Tuesday.
The latest: Trump's legal team called the order issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on Monday "breathtakingly overbroad" and claimed it violates "virtually every fundamental principle of our First Amendment jurisprudence," per the court filing.
The judge overseeing former President Trump's New York civil fraud trial fined the former president $5,000 on Friday for violating his gag order, according to a court filing.
Why it matters: Judge Arthur Engoron did not hold Trump in contempt as he threatened earlier on Friday, but said that "future violations, whether intentional or unintentional," could result in possible jail time or steeper financial penalties.
Why it matters: He is the third co-defendant to accept a plea deal in the case, a day after former Trump attorney Sidney Powell also took a plea deal, and he agreed to "testify truthfully" at future trials for his co-defendants.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost additional support on the third ballot for the speaker's gavel on Friday, adding to the narrative that his effort is a zombie campaign.
Why it matters: Some House Republicans are growing impatient and saying they don’t want a repeat of the 15 ballots it took to elect former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in January.
One House conservative is pushing back against concerns over death threats made to Republican lawmakers who've opposed speaker nominee Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), calling it a "red herring."
Why it matters: Republican lawmakers who backed other candidates on the House floor have reported an uptick in threats of violence against them, and many have asked Jordan and his allies to help.
The Biden administration is asking Congress for $106 billion in emergency funding on Friday, which combines aid to Israel and Ukraine with money to bolster U.S. border security.
Why it matters: It is a critical time of global crisis. President Biden is tasked with supporting multiple allies at war, confront China's growing influence and addressing unprecedented regional migration. He'll need Congress — even without a speaker of the House.
Why it matters: Chesebro is the first of the former president's 18 co-defendants set to go to trial in the sweeping criminal racketeering case in Fulton County, Georgia.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts reopens Saturday after a two-year renovation of the first museum in the world "dedicated to championing women through the arts."
Why it matters: The venue features works from more than 1,500 artists from around the world, dating back to the 16th century.
This is a new column by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei and co-founder Mike Allen, based on regular conversations with White House and congressional leaders, CEOs, and top technologists.
Never before have we talked to so many top government officials who, in private, are so worried about so many overseas conflicts at once.
Why it matters: We don't like to sound dire. But to sound a siren of clinical, clear-eyed realism: U.S. officials say this confluence of crises poses epic concern and historic danger.
The leader of the D.C.-based General Services Administration worked remotely from Missouri most of the time in the year after the agency's "full re-entry" plan called employees back to their offices, according to a GSA letter to Congress obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The calendar records of GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, cited in the letter, are the latest example of how remote work has continued after the pandemic for many federal workers — even at top levels of the Biden administration — despite the president's 17-month push for more in-office work.
The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the state's controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill was sentenced to four months in federal prison on Thursday.
Driving the news: Former state Rep. Joe Harding (R-Williston) pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements related to COVID-19 relief funds, according to the Department of Justice.
During a primetime address on Thursday night, President Biden drew a direct link between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Hamas attack on Israel and called on Congress to help him defeat both threats.
Why it matters: Biden appealed to Americans to think outside their own borders — and made the case for providing crucial aid to its allies abroad.
