Kari Lake and her Republican allies are planning an advertising and messaging offensive against Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on crime and the southern border in the Arizona Senate race, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Lake's strategy is part of an intensified GOP focus on crime after the killing last month of University of Georgia student Laken Riley.
Families considering starting IVF treatments in Alabama still face a host of unknown legal risks despite new protections Gov. Kay Ivey plans to sign into law, experts warn.
Why it matters: Courts could ultimately consider new legislation, designed to help protect clinics from civil lawsuits and prosecution, contradictory to the state constitution's provision on the sanctity of unborn life.
For the second time in under a week, the Supreme Court delivered a major blow to Democrats' hopes that an act of legal intervention would derail former President Trump's chances of winning the 2024 election.
The Supreme Court's ruling Monday that former President Trump cannot be barred from Colorado's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment has likely opened the door for Jan. 6 rioters to run for federal office.
Why it matters: The potential influx of candidates who participated in an attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power comes as many Americans voice low levels of trust in the political system and fears of political violence.
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira agreed to accept a prison sentence of up to 16 yearsfor leaking highly classified Pentagon documents.
The big picture: Prosecutors say the leak exposed sensitive information to the United States’ adversaries, including details about troop movement in Ukraine and an adversary's plans to attack U.S. troops serving abroad.
A leading House Democrat is preparing legislation in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from its state ballot, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The ruling determined that only Congress can enforce language in the 14th Amendment barring anyone who "engaged in insurrection" from holding federal office.
Former President Trump cannot be barred from Colorado's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday.
Why it matters: It's a major win for the GOP presidential frontrunner and paves the way for him to appear on the ballot nationwide, despite facing eligibility challenges in dozens of states.
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty on Monday to perjury charges, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said.
Why it matters: His guilty plea caps several weeks of talks withManhattan prosecutors after Weisselberg gave false testimony during former President Trump's civil fraud trial last fall.
In Tuesday's Texas primaries, the GOP is going after its own — a microcosm of the infighting across the Republican Party in the age of Trump.
Why it matters: Primaries are traditionally when incumbents work to protect their colleagues, but this year has become an intraparty revenge tour for Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
President Biden, during a rare Oval Office interview, told the New Yorker's Evan Osnos that he doesn't think former President Trump will concede if he loses in November.
"Losers who are losers are never graceful," Biden says in the 14,000-word profile, "The Last Campaign," which the magazine posted Monday morning. "I just think that he'll do anything to try to win. If — and when — I win, I think he'll contest it. No matter what the result is."
California voters on Tuesday could approve an overhaul of the state's approach to mental health treatment and homelessness, creating a blueprint supporters hope — and opponents fear — could be replicated elsewhere.
Top advisers are trying — with some early success — to steer former President Trump to focus more on the border and the economy, and less on old grievances and personal drama.
Why it matters: How disciplined Trump is could determine whether he'll be able to attract college-educated voters who don't believe the 2020 election was fraudulent — voters he'll need some support from to win the Nov. 5 election.
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley won her first GOP presidential nominating contest on Sunday, the D.C. Republican Party announced.
Why it matters: "This makes Nikki Haley the first woman to win a Republican primary in U.S. history," noted Haley campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas in a post to X.
Recently retired U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz raised concerns about legal battles between the administrations of President Biden and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday.
The big picture: Both administrations have criticized each other's responses to large numbers of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border amid a wider global humanitarian crisis that's displaced tens of millions of people.
