Wisconsin lawmakers must redraw their state legislative maps ahead of the 2024 election after the state's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that its existing maps are unconstitutional.
Why it matters: Redistricting fights across the country, like the one in Wisconsin, could determine control of statehouses, or in other cases, affect the balance of power in the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives.
An unusual load of West Wing dirty laundry is being aired about a former staffer, giving a vivid look at one of the cultural pillars of Bidenworld and President Biden himself.
Driving the news: A surprising number of President Biden's current and formeraides — at least six — are lining up to tell backstairs tales to The Daily Mail, a London tabloid with racy online U.S. coverage which frequently features Hunter Biden.
President Biden is planning to make more surgical trips to minority communities in 2024 to reinforce the paid advertising his campaign is broadcasting directly to Black and Hispanic voters, according to people familiar with the matter.
Why it matters: Team Biden knows that they need to drive up the president's numbers with Black and Hispanic voters – and convince them to turn out on election day.
President Biden signed an $886 billion defense bill into law on Friday thatextends Ukraine aid and joint programs with the Israeli military.
Why it matters: The legislation authorizes funding and sets policy for the Pentagon without including conservative provisions on abortion; diversity, equity and inclusion programs; or transgender health care.
A jury on Friday foundAurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's 2019 death.
Why it matters: Legal experts say the decision could set a new standard for future cases involving medical first responders, who rarely face criminal charges.
Partial closures at key U.S.-Mexico border crossings could cost billions in trade and are causing chaos and political fallout.
The big picture: A massive influx of immigrants at the southern border has led U.S. Customs and Border Protection to divert resources from busy crossings in Arizona and Texas.
A narrow majority of the 22 million student loan borrowers with an installment due immediately upon resumption have made their first payment, per the Department of Education.
Why it matters: Months into the restart of student loan payments after a years-long pandemic pause, the process continues to confuse borrowers.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected special counsel Jack Smith's request to immediately fast-track consideration ofwhether former President Trump is immune from prosecution in the federal 2020 election interference case.
Why it matters: The high court's decision raises the possibility that his federal 2020 election trial stretches beyond the currently scheduled March 4 start date.
President Biden on Friday issued a proclamation pardoning those convictedof "additional offenses" related to marijuana possession and use under federal and D.C. law.
Why it matters: The announcement builds on similar action Biden took last year to pardon thousands convicted of federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. The president campaigned on a promise to use clemency for non-violent and drug crimes.
President Biden's re-election campaign is planning a January push in South Carolina to drive turnout and boost the overall campaign ahead of the Democratic primary on Feb. 3, three people familiar with the plans tell Axios.
Why it matters: It's a shift for the Biden campaign after originally focusing on the general election battleground states and leaving the South Carolina primary to the state party.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has made "sham requests" seeking to force Seattle Children's Hospital t0 provide details of Texas residents who've received gender-affirming care, alleges a lawsuit from the nonprofit health care provider.
Why it matters: Seattle Children's Hospital said in its lawsuit that Paxton's office claimed it was investigating potential violations of Texas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors, but Washington's recently passed "Shield Law" protected it from subpoenas from states seeking to "restrict or criminalize reproductive and gender-affirming care."
A New Hampshire man has been charged with threatening to kill three 2024 presidential candidates, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
The big picture: GOP candidate Chris Christie's campaign on Thursday thanked law enforcement for the arrest of Tyler Anderson, 30, who was previously charged over death threats sent via text message to Republican 2024 hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy.
Former President Trump pressured two members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan not to certify the 2020 presidential elections, the Detroit News reported Thursday, citing audio recordings.
Why it matters: News of the recordings comes as the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner faces four criminal indictments, including charges of conspiracy related to his alleged attempts to retain power in the wake of losing the 2020 election.
Three Tacoma police officers have been acquitted in connection with the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who died in police custody and was captured on videosaying he couldn't breathe.
Driving the news: A jury in Pierce County, Washington, found officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank not guilty of second-degree murder in connection with Ellis's death, per multiple reports.
California this week made large strides in recycling wastewater — yes, that's toilet water — into drinking water.
The big picture: The move is meant to make the Golden State more resilient to hotter and drier conditions amid a climate crisis that has led to multiple droughts, severely depleting water resources even after a series of atmospheric rivers that hit California last season.
