Why it matters: TheGOP presidential frontrunner has been seeking to get delays and mistrials in various court cases, with the latest dealing him a massive financial blow after he was recently ordered to pay $83.3 millionin a separate trial.
House Republicans are quickly pushing back on an Alabama Supreme Court ruling restricting access to fertility treatments, with one GOP lawmaker already planning a legislative response, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Reproductive health care has been the central issue for House Democrats as they try to win back GOP-held suburban swing districts.
If it feels like you're getting an influx of text messages asking you to vote one way or another lately, you're not alone.
The big picture: In 2022, Americans received 15 billion political texts, an unprecedented record, and 2024 is gearing up to be a bigger year for the messages.
President Biden on Thursday slammed a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said embryos created through in vitro fertilization are legally children as "outrageous" and "unacceptable."
Why it matters: The Alabama ruling could have broad implications for the future of fertility treatments in the state — and a ripple effect nationally.
One of America's most powerful labor unions has reported its first major donation to Republicans in two decades after meeting with former President Trump last month, but the party has yet to receive the money, sparking confusion.
Why it matters: The Teamsters' $45,000 donation to the Republican National Committee's convention fund, per Federal Election Commission reports, comes as Trump and President Biden vie for blue collar support in key swing states ahead of this year's election.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was ordered by a judge to pay a man the $5 million reward he promised at a "Prove Mike Wrong Challenge" about the 2020 election.
Yale is the latest university to reverse its pandemic-era test-optional policy and will again require standardized tests scores to apply, underscoring a debate in higher education over how to best vet prospective students.
Why it matters: The correlation between SAT and ACT results and future student success is complicated, surrounded by conflictingresearch and points of view among school administrators and education advocates.
Former Capitol Police officer and congressional candidate Harry Dunn on Thursday rolled out endorsements from two Democrats who served on the Jan. 6 committee.
Why it matters: Dunn has reported raising colossal sums as he tries to emerge from a crowded Democratic primary field in Maryland's 3rd district.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers assured Taiwan's president-elect William Lai of strong U.S. support in a meeting in Taipei on Thursday.
Why it matters: The U.S. delegation takes a hard line on the Chinese government, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has ramped up pressure on the self-governing island after Lai's election in January, sending warships, military jets and high-altitude balloons near Taiwan.
President Biden said Wednesday that Republicans in Congress are "worse" than prominent Senate segregationists including Strom Thurmond.
Why it matters: The comments mark an escalation in Biden's war of words against Republicans as the GOP-controlled House refuses to hold a vote on a Senate foreign aid bill.
New York Times investigative reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner — who in 2018 revealed tax data about then-President Trump that documented widespread tax dodges — will be out Sept. 10 with a book, "Lucky Loser," that draws on new confidential records and insider interviews.
Why it matters: "With the reality check of family financial records and his tax returns as a factual underpinning, we spoke with hundreds of new witnesses and rethought the arc of his life and career," Buettner tells Axios.
The past few days in the race for president, in a nutshell: Two old guys try new things to try to attract voters at least a half-century younger.
Why it matters:President Biden, 81, and former President Trump, 77, are stepping up their courtship of disillusioned and disinterested Gen Z and millennial voters, tapping into social media, sneaker fashion and other cultural touchstones to try to reach the coveted 18-34 age group.
The U.S. prison population rose 2.1% between 2021 and 2022, per recent Justice Department data, reversing a longtime downward trend.
Why it matters: The latest findings mark "the first increase in the combined state and federal prison population in almost a decade," a recent DOJ report found.
Former President Trump's lawyers on Wednesday asked the New York civil fraud case judge who last week ruled he should pay a $355 million fine to postpone enforcement of the judgment for 30 days.
The big picture: Attorneys for Trump and his co-defendants say New York Attorney General Letitia James should have notified them before submitting a draft proposal on Tuesday for N.Y. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron to sign, four days after his ruling.
China's government is set to send two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo as soon as the end of this summer, U.S. zoological officials told AP late Wednesday.
Why it matters: The presence of the iconic bears at U.S. zoos has been a sign of friendship between the two nations since the arrival of the first giant pandas following the normalizing of ties in 1972.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) "fear" of being ousted could result in a government shutdown over the foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said in an interview released Wednesday.
Why it matters: Congress is racing toward a potential government shutdown, with two funding deadlines in early March to keep all government services in operation.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday pointed to a pair of prominent House Republicans as possible partners in the effort to secure a vote on aid to Ukraine.
Why it matters: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has so far refused to hold a vote on a bipartisan Senate bill with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The big picture: 81-year-oldBiden's age has been a focal point among voters and Republican leadership as the president seeks a second term, which would keep him in office until age 86.
Democrats plan to use Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a first line of attack against Larry Hogan, the state's former Republican governor who is now running for Senate, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Hogan's decision to jump into the Senate contest has thrown a safely Democratic seat into play for Republicans.
The House Freedom Caucus is officially pushing a one-year spending stopgap that could trigger a government shutdown if embraced by Speaker Mike Johnson, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Johnson is running out of easy options on avoiding a government shutdown, as we wrote Tuesday night in Axios Sneak Peek.
