House Education Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) warned Harvard University on Wednesday that it will face a subpoena if it fails to provide documents related to the committee's antisemitism probe on college campuses.
Why it matters: The final warning comes as Harvard faces criticism from House Republicans and others over its handling of allegations of antisemitism on its campus.
The Supreme Court on Thursday is poised to consider whether former President Trump can be disqualified from the ballot under the 14th Amendment.
Why it matters: The Supreme Court will weigh a largely untested provision at the crux of a bombshell decision in Colorado that disqualified Trump from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Senior White House officials are expected to meet with Arab American leaders in Metro Detroit Thursday.
The big picture: The meeting comes as many Muslim and Arab voters have expressed betrayal over President Biden's support for Israel during the war in Gaza.
House members on Wednesday grilled senior defenseofficials over the "disgusting" and "unsatisfactory" living conditions that some soldiers and their families have had to endure on bases across the country.
Why it matters: The leaders stressed during the committee hearing that adequate housing is critical not only for national security, but also for the health of current service members and recruitment.
Early voting has started in a special election to replace the embattled former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in the Empire State's 3rd congressional district.
Why it matters: The key swing seat, which opened up following Santos' expulsion, has become a top target for Democrats and could impact the House's Republican majority.
Voting rights activists are urging Congress to pass legislation to limit what they call the misuse of artificial intelligence in the November election.
Why it matters: From fake robocalls of President Biden to doctored images on social media and phishing attacks aimed at scamming donors, computer-generated images, audio and video are being used to try to confuse voters.
Why it matters: For Ukraine in particular, there is bipartisan concern that the aid could mean the difference between continued resistance and defeat at the hands of Russian forces in the coming months.
The Senate border deal debacle is giving new fuel for conservative critics who want to oust GOP leader Mitch McConnell.
Why it matters: The long-serving top Republican faces a growing wave of GOP senators who are more loyal to former President Trump than their Senate leaders.
The Senate is set to vote twice Wednesday on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — once including the embattled border deal and a second time without it, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has told Democrats.
Why it matters: Republicans will now be forced to decide whether they're willing to move forward on aid for U.S. allies without the border concessions they initially demanded.
It's 10 minutes of humiliation that will live in House lore.
Why it matters: Even in an era of ousted speakers and wild, daily internal disarray, Tuesday night's back-to-back defeats for House Republicans were epic.
Former President Trump is flexing his political power this week, a sign of his campaign's new urgency as it’s increasingly likely he could be tried on felony charges before the November election.
Why it matters: It's not just Trump's command to congressional Republicans to kill the bipartisan border bill — which they quickly did. Trump rapidly has made a series of moves that emphasize his domination of the GOP.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley took second place in Nevada's primary on Tuesday to "none of these candidates," AP projects.
Why it matters: The largely symbolic contest didn't include former President Trump on the ballot. Trump is instead participating in the Nevada caucuses on Thursday, the only contest in the state that will award delegates to count towards the nominating process.
President Biden won Nevada's Democratic primary on Tuesday, AP projects, his second victory in less than a week as he marches towards his party's nomination.
Why it matters: Nevada is expected to be a key state in November's general election and Biden has already used a swing through the state to draw a sharp contrast with the GOP frontrunner, former President Trump.
The Department of Education is investigating Harvard University over allegations it failed to protect Palestinian, Arab, Muslim students and their allies from harassment, intimidation and threats.
House Republicans are vowing to bring articles of impeachment back to the floor after a vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly failed on Tuesday.
Why it matters: GOP members were fuming after the vote went down, with some questioning why it was brought to the floor without the votes.
The New Hampshire attorney general said Tuesday fake robocalls that used President Biden's voice to discourage voting in last month's state primary have been traced to companies in Texas.
Why it matters: The incident marked the most prominent use of generative AI during the 2024 president election campaign so far.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will testify to the House Armed Services Committee later this month on the secrecy surrounding his hospitalization in January for complications from prostate cancer surgery.
Why it matters: It will be the first time Austin has to answer questions from Congress after a scandal that spurred criticism — and even calls to resign — from lawmakers in both parties.
A former U.S. State Department security officer was arrested Tuesday after being identified as having been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
State of play: As a diplomatic security officer, Kevin Michael Alstrup was familiar with providing security and protection for high-ranking government officials or sensitive locations, according to the FBI affidavit.
House Republicans' exasperation and angst boiled over on Tuesday as votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and pass an Israel aid package went down in defeat.
Why it matters: It's part of a broader pattern of House Republican leadership struggling to pass measures through the narrowly divided chamber due in large part to their sharply divided conference.
In a stark reversal of his campaign messaging, President Biden vowed to tell voters "every day between now and November" that former President Trump and his GOP allies in Congress are the "only reason the border is not secure."
Why it matters: In blaming former President Trump for blowing up the Senate's bipartisan border security bill, Biden is trying to turn a policy setback into a political asset.
Chaos has reignedover the 118th Congress from the moment it gaveled in, but the developments on Capitol Hill this week — in both the House and the Senate — have revealed new depths to the dysfunction.
Driving the news: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) officially pulled the plug Tuesday on the bipartisan border security deal, acknowledging that pro-Trump Republicans would never allow it to become law in an election year.
