Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has firmly rejected delaying the Georgia racketeering case against former President Trump until after the 2024 presidential election.
Why it matters: Trump's legal team has been pushing for the delay to the trial for alleged 2020 election interference, but Willis told AP prosecutors across the U.S. are conducting criminal probes and they wouldn't pause their investigations due to someone running for office.
The House on Wednesday votedalong party lines to officially authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Why it matters: The vote, which Republicans hope will bolster them in fights to enforce their subpoenas, comes just hours after Hunter Biden refused to sit for a closed-door deposition.
Three prominent university presidents' disastrous recent congressional testimony about antisemitism has cast a spotlight on what these officials do, as calls for their resignation mounted.
Why it matters: These university leaders each oversee massive endowments, and higher education institutions across the country have responded to their handling of the testimony.
The Biden administration is again holding up the licenses for selling more than 20,000 U.S.-made rifles to Israel over concerns about attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Why it matters: The decision to send the rifle deal for another review by the State Department signals the Biden administration remains concerned the Israeli government isn't doing enough to curb violence by extremist settlers.
House Republicans said they will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against Hunter Biden after he refused to sit for a closed-door deposition that was scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Why it matters: It marks the House Republicans' first attempt at enforcing one of the subpoenas this Congress by holding a witness in contempt.
A federal appeals court rejected former President Trump's request for presidential immunity from a defamation lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll for comments he made while denying her rape accusations in 2019.
Why it matters: Trump has attempted to delay the lawsuit by claiming he was acting within the scope of his office when he accused Carroll of making up her rape accusations, an argument that was rejected by the Department of Justice earlier this year.
Two Florida teachers and one former educator on Wednesday sued the state Department of Education alleging a new law restricting transgender teachers from using pronouns that align with their gender identities is unconstitutional.
Why it matters: The suit adds to a long list of legalchallengesagainst laws targeting LGBTQ+ Floridians that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have prioritized over the last few years.
A coalition of Florida abortion rights supporters is close to gathering enough signatures to put a referendum on next year's ballot — but whether it'll end up in front of voters hinges on the state's conservative Supreme Court.
Why it matters: If advocates succeed in enshrining abortion rights in Florida's constitution through a ballot measure, it would have massive implications for reproductive health care across the South.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday that he plans to travel for two months starting in January to try to mobilize voters who, like himself, "feel like they're homeless, politically homeless."
Why it matters: Manchin has left the door open for a possible third-party presidential bid since he announced that he is retiring from the Senate, but did not speculate any further about his political future.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear an appeal brought by a man charged with obstructing an official proceeding for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Hunter Biden, in a rare public statement, said Wednesday that he would not sit for a closed-door deposition before the GOP-led House Oversight Committee and railed against Republicans' probe.
Driving the news: "For six years, I have been a target of the unrelenting Trump-attack machine shouting, 'Where's Hunter?' Well, here's my answer. I am here," Hunter Biden said outside the U.S . Capitol.
House Freedom Caucus members are slamming Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) handling of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), likening him to former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a list of internal talking points obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: While members of the conservative group have said they understand Johnson is still finding his footing in his new role, they have been increasingly vocal in their criticisms of his leadership on key issues.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sharply criticized his top GOP foe and the Republican primary frontrunner during a CNN town hall on Tuesday, and made an urgent pitch to voters with just five weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
Why it matters: DeSantis made more than half a dozen criticisms against former President Trump over the course of an hour during the CNN town hall at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, according to CNN.
Why it matters: Diversity programs are being cut in business, pummeled by Republicans in politics and ridiculed in academia, where donors have pulled millions.
A federal judge overseeing Michael Cohen's request to end his supervised release early raised concerns Tuesday that a lawyer for the former Trump fixer may have cited bogus cases in the motion.
Driving the news: David Schwartz cited three District Court decisions in the motion last month in an attempt to persuade U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman. But Furman wrote in a court order Tuesday: "As far as the Court can tell, none of these cases exist."
The Sarasota School Board voted Tuesday to urge member Bridget Ziegler to resign, saying her continued service amid an ongoing sexual battery investigation into her husband, Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, "would cause an irreparably harmful distraction."
Why it matters: While symbolic, the 4-1 vote — in which two members who ran on a ticket with Ziegler joined in calling for her resignation — reflects how far her standing has fallen in the wake of the scandal.
What they're saying: The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center said in a public service announcement that ongoing tensions over the conflict "likely heighten the threat of lone actor violence."
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced his endorsement of former United Nations Nikki Haley as the Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Sununu's endorsement could give Haley a boost in the first-in-the-nation primary as she seeks to build on her recent momentum and reduce former President Trump's formidable lead.
