The House on Wednesday voted down a Republican-led resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) over his many fabrications on the 2022 campaign trail and his two federal indictments.
Why it matters: The Ethics Committee said it will have news on its investigation into Santos by Nov. 17, meaning the embattled Long Islander's days in Congress may still be numbered.
The Biden administration will develop the first U.S. national strategy to oppose rising Islamophobia in the country, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.
Two high-profile political figures and another with a nationally prominent relative declared or came close to announcing bids for Congress on Wednesday.
Driving the news: Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who lost his 2022 primary to a Trump-endorsed challenger after voting to impeach the former president, is reportedly inching closer to a run for U.S. Senate.
Why it matters: The form is part of a much larger federal investigation into mysterious sightings involving Congress and multiple agencies, including NASA, but that has yet to produce any evidence aliens or extraterrestrial objects.
Israel has told the U.S, Egypt, the U.K. and other countries that any Palestinian who leaves Gaza for medical treatment will be allowed to return after the Israel-Hamas war, according to two Israeli officials and a Western diplomat.
Why it matters: Israel's commitment was needed to get Egypt, the U.S. and other nations on board with a plan to begin evacuating wounded Palestinians to hospitals in Egypt for treatment while the fighting continues in Gaza, Israeli officials said.
Criminal justice reform has lost a lot of its post-George Floyd momentum in statehouses and at the ballot box, raising the stakes even further when individual police officers go on trial.
Driving the news:The federal trial of former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison, in connection with the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, began Monday.
Why it matters: The classified documents trial is set to begin on May 20, as the GOP frontrunner faces other criminal and civil trials during a competitive election year.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to rule against a California man who tried to trademark the phrase "Trump too small."
The big picture: Federal law prohibits trademarks that use a living person's name without that person's consent. Both liberal and conservative justices appeared inclined to uphold that standard.
Former President Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, filed an appeal Wednesday in an attempt to get out of testifying in her father's ongoing civil fraud trial.
Susheela Jayapal, the sister of Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), on Wednesday announced a run for Congress in neighboring Oregon.
Why it matters: Jayapal, a county legislator, will likely be a formidable contender in what could become a crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) in the state's third district.
Democrats may have a slight edge over Republicans in the fight to win the House in 2024, according to new analysis from the nonpartisan Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.
Why it matters: Democrats need to flip five House seats to reclaim control of the House in 2024, and it could come down to three wild card factors.
Why it matters: The world's largest wind energy developer halting these projects, Ocean Wind 1 and 2, is a blow to President Biden's clean energy drive to cut emissions, which includes the goal of reaching 30 gigawatts of offshore wind-generating capacity in U.S. waters by 2030.
The growing and personal Democratic split over the Israel-Hamas war is about to spill onto the House floor, with leaders bracing for fights on Israel-related legislation between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel members of Congress.
Why it matters: "Things could not possibly be any worse than they are right now," one House Democrat lamented.
The most prominent collegiate athletic conferences are coming together to build grassroots support for federal legislation regulating how athletes profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL), according to a Wednesday announcement.
Why it matters: More than 20 states have passed NIL laws in the last two years with varied levels of restrictiveness, leaving athletics programs to scramble to attract talent in the absence of a uniform standard.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is still paying dividends for House Republicans' grassroots fundraising a week out from his election, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Johnson's low national profile has led to concerns that he would struggle to fill the shoes of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when it comes to fundraising.
The big picture: Sunday, Nov. 5 is when most of the nation will "fall back" to standard time as proposed legislation to end the twice-yearly changing of the clocks has sat idle since March.
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3%, with 20,538 deaths recorded in 2022, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Wednesday.
The big picture: The CDC report found there were 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, compared to 5.44 per 1,000 live births in 2021 — marking the first year-over-year increase since 2001 to 2002 after a decades-long overall decline.
China's leader Xi Jinping this week called on women in the country to "create a new trend of family" to help curb an aging population amid a record drop in the birth rate, according to state media.
What he's saying: "Doing a good job in women's work is not only related to women's own development but also related to the harmony of families and society, as well as national development and progress," Xi said during an event in Beijing on Monday, per state media.
Former President Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to bar Michigan's top elections official from booting his name off the state's ballot for the 2024 presidential elections.
The big picture: The suit asks the court to affirm that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) lacks the authority to assess his qualifications, including regarding the 14th Amendment argument at the center of lawsuits playing out in other states this week that question his eligibility.
