Why it matters: It's a clear rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments rejecting the notion of Palestinian statehood, which have inflamed tensions with congressional Democrats.
New York City declared Wednesday that it's the first city to issue an advisory officially designating social media as an environmental toxin.
Driving the news: In response to the danger social media poses to the mental health of young people, the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an advisory identifying unrestricted access to and use of social media as a public health hazard.
Elite U.S. universities, including Yale and Columbia,reached further settlements Tuesday in an antitrust lawsuit alleging price-fixing, agreeing to pay $118 million collectively.
Why it matters: The universities named in the lawsuit — described by plaintiffs as a "price-fixing cartel" and accused of favoring wealthy students — are supposed to be need blind in decision processes because of exemption from antitrust laws.
Former President Donald Trump made history by registering a convincing win in New Hampshire after securing a blowout in Iowa.
The big picture: Iowa and New Hampshire have kicked off the primary season since 1976, and never before has one candidate swept both states —except when an incumbent Republican president was on the ballot.
Senate Republicans who have not endorsed former President Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that his New Hampshire primary win makes him the likely GOP nominee.
More than a quarter of U.S. adults do not affiliate with any religion, according to a Pew Research Center study released Wednesday.
Why it matters: In keeping with a global increase in the number of people without a religious affiliation, the figurereflects howthe once powerful force of religion continues to dwindle in influence.
A Proud Boys member who confronted officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to six year in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. announced.
Driving the news: Marc Bru was also sentenced to 36 months of supervised release and handed down a fine of $7,946 and $2,000 in restitution.
The number of Holocaust survivors globally has dwindled to less than a quarter of a million, and many are struggling with poverty in their final years, a new demographic study has found.
Why it matters: Child survivors — the last generation of the Holocaust — are aging as advocates race to record their testimonies and as rising antisemitism and misinformation threaten to erase their stories.
First lady Jill Biden has invited Kate Cox, a Texas mother forced to seek an emergency abortion outside of the state, to join her as a guest at the State of the Union in March, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday.
Why it matters: The invitation presents one of the ways that President Biden is seeking to "lift up" personal stories related to reproductive rights as the 2024 presidential campaign grinds on, Jean-Pierre said.
Jon Stewart will return to "The Daily Show" as its executive producer and host on Monday evenings beginning Feb. 12 through the 2024 election cycle, Paramount announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: It marks a historic reunion between Paramount's Comedy Central — which has aired "The Daily Show" since 1996 — and Stewart, whoput the show on the map as host from 1999 to 2015.
Nikki Haley faces a deep bench of Republican leaders calling for her to drop out, just days after becoming the last survivor in the primary race against former President Trump.
Why it matters: The question for the donors that rushed to Haley's side over the last several months is whether they think the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador has a way forward.
New Hampshire's voters last night drove home a rare consensus between Donald Trump, President Biden's campaign, and top Republicans in Congress: The GOP primary is over, and it's time for the general election to begin.
Why it matters: There's one problem — Nikki Haley, who appeared headed to a double-digit loss to Trump late Tuesday, used her concession speech to insist that the race is "far from over." A disgusted Trump lashed out in response, dropping any pretense of civility as he ripped Haley as an "imposter" standing in his way.
The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against facilities in Iraq used by Iranian-backed militias and later hit two Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen, American officials said Tuesday.
Why it matters: A key Biden administration goal since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack that resulted in the ongoing war with Israel was to prevent the fighting in Gaza from spilling over to elsewhere in the region, but Axios' Barak Ravid notes that this is becoming harder to achieve as time passes.
Driving the news: Deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon — who managed Biden's general election bid in 2020 — and senior adviser Mike Donilon will be moving to the campaign in the coming weeks.
The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday night it had collected the 3,000 signatures required to get his name on the ballot in New Hampshire.
Why it matters: Kennedy's campaign said in an emailed statement this was enough signatures "to take on the likely candidates Presidents Biden and Trump in the general election" in the state.
The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday that a lower court's decision to curtail the widely used abortion pill mifepristone would have "disruptive consequences" for women and the FDA if it's allowed to stand.
The big picture: The Supreme Court has agreed to review the New Orleans-based federal appeals court's ruling — setting the stage for another significant abortion case following its June 2022 decision to end federal abortion protections and overturn Roe v. Wade.
Former President Trump on Tuesday made modern GOP primary history with back-to-back wins in New Hampshire and Iowa.
The big picture: The first-in-nation primary was former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's best chance to prove she could run a competitive head-to-head race with Trump.
Why it matters: The Trump campaign has built a powerful firewall using many politicians who'd otherwise be expected to back Haley — and he's already started to flex the advantage.
Top House and Senate Republicans called to end the Republican presidential primaries following former President Trump's victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
Why it matters: It ups the GOP establishment pressure on former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley to drop out of the race.
Former President Trump will win the New Hampshire primaries on Tuesday, AP projects, accelerating his march to the Republican nomination.
Why it matters: Trump's New Hampshire victory comes on the heels of his historic victory at the Iowa caucuses, cementing his status as the prohibitive 2024 Republican front-runner.
Nikki Haley says Donald Trump created chaos as president. But in New Hampshire, even Republicans who don't support Trump are praising the organized campaign he has run for the state's primary.
Why it matters: Haley did far more events in New Hampshire during the past year than Trump, but the former president's team is betting that its on-the-ground organization will more than make up the difference Tuesday night.
