A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death claim in a lawsuit against former President Trump and two others brought by Sandra Garza, the longtime partner of fallen U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick.
Yes, but: U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta did allow the lawsuit to proceed on a claim of conspiracy to violate civil rights, per court documents.
New Jersey officials say hundreds of migrants on buses bound for New York City have arrived in the state since Saturday.
Why it matters: Michael Gonnelli, mayor of Secaucus, said it "seems quite clear the bus operators are finding a way to thwart the requirements" of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' recent executive order requiring at least 32 hours' advanced notice of migrant buses arriving in the state.
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday nearly a month after a congressional hearing on antisemitism which also precipitated the ouster of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill.
Why it matters: The presidents faced immediate backlash for equivocating when pressed as to whether calls for violence against Jews violated their universities' codes of conduct, but the fallout is still continuing to snowball. Republicans who had demanded their resignations now say they aren't done yet.
On the heels of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's departure from Congress, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) is planning an earlier-than-expected departure this month to become president of Youngstown State University.
Why it matters: Johnson's resignation will leave House Republicans down yet another vote as they try to pass key spending bills with a razor-thin majority.
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday celebrated Harvard President Claudine Gay's resignation as a victory for the House GOP's investigations and their efforts to combat alleged antisemitism on college campuses.
Why it matters: The series of scandals that led Gay to step down was precipitated by widely criticized congressional testimony she and other university presidents gave last month about antisemitism on their campuses.
Members of the House Oversight Committee will receive a classified briefing next week on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), better known as UFOs, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Congressional interest in the issue has grown in recent years, with a small but vocal group of lawmakers in both parties pushing for greater transparency from the government on the issue.
Harvard condemned attacks on Claudine Gay after she announced she would resign as the university's president on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The Harvard Corporation said Gay, a political scientist and the school's first Black president, has received "repugnant and in some cases racist vitriol directed at her through disgraceful emails and phone calls."
Multiple lawmakers were targeted by swatting incidents over the holidays, spurring large and disruptive police responses at their homes.
Why it matters: Threats against lawmakers have soared in recent years and the swatting incidents underscore just how close to home these threats can hit.
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday after facing intense scrutiny for her appearance at a congressional hearing on antisemitism.
Why it matters: Gay, a political scientist and Harvard's first Black president, also faced allegations of plagiarism in her published work. She will have the shortest tenure in the school's history.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday weeks after she appeared before Congress in a disastrous hearing on antisemitism.
Why it matters: Gay, a political scientist and Harvard's first Black president, came under scrutiny for her testimony, as well as allegations of plagiarism in her published work. She will have the shortest tenure in school history.
A suspect was arrested after allegedly breaking into the Denver building that houses the Colorado Supreme Court early Tuesday, holding a security guard at gunpoint and firing multiple shots inside the facility, according to law enforcement.
Why it matters: Authorities said a preliminary investigation confirmed with "high probability" that the incident was likely unrelated to the increased threats faced by Colorado Supreme Court justices after the court ruled 4-3 to remove former President Trump from the state's 2024 ballot.
Why it matters: It's the latest instance of the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner snubbing debates and instead participating in counter-programming.
Former President Trump's claim that undocumented immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country" — language echoing the rhetoric of Adolf Hitler — could turn reliably conservative Latino evangelicals against him,a top leader in the faith tells Axios.
A new year brings new laws in several U.S. states, as 2024 gets underway.
Why it matters: From an anti-book ban law in Illinois to wider access to birth control, states legislatures across the country will reconvene for another year of policy-making on the nation's most contentious, often cultural, issues.
A new law in California that prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in most public places was allowed to take effect on Monday after a federal appeals court stayed a lower-court block against it.
Why it matters: The law will be in effect as legal challenges against it continue through the courts.
