Conspiracy theoristAlex Jones' Infowars media platform and its parent company Free Speech Systems will be shut down as part of "an orderly wind-down process," according to a plan outlined in a U.S. bankruptcy court trustee's emergency court filing.
Why it matters: Since Jones was found to have defamed the Sandy Hook victims' families by repeatedly spreading lies one of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S., he has tried to use bankruptcy to protect his personal assets.
Rep. Bob Good's (R-Va.) efforts to sow doubts about the results of his too-close-to-call GOP primary are being met with eye rolls from many of his House Republican colleagues.
Why it matters: The House Freedom Caucus chair is tapping into a strain of election denialism common in Donald Trump's Republican Party – but without the widespread GOP support Trump enjoyed.
Hunter Biden filed a motion Monday calling for a new trial on the federal gun charges levied against him, just days after his historic conviction.
Why it matters: The president's son is arguing a new trial is warranted due to a "lack of jurisdiction" in the previous trial, which was handled by a federal court in Delaware that found him guilty on all counts.
Voters in half of U.S. states aren't able to support abortion access in direct-democracy ballot measures because their states lack the process for citizen-led initiatives.
Why it matters: Voters have backed abortion rights via such measures in the two years since the overruling of Roe v. Wade.
Major League Baseball adding statistics from the Negro Leagues to MLB's historical record last month followed a decades-long fight that began with a plea from Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, his biographer tells Axios.
The big picture: For years, Hall of Famer Williams hid his Mexican American heritage from the public amid MLB segregation but later became one of the first outspoken advocates for Negro League players whom he admired.
Former President Trump is in talks to speak at the big Bitcoin 2024 convention in Nashville at the end of July, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Why it matters: Trump's embrace of crypto has contrasted with President Biden's coolness toward digital currency — and led some wealthy crypto investors to back the Republican's campaign.
Why it matters: The video is part of a push by Democrats linking Trump and other Republicans to what are seen as vulnerabilities for the GOP leading up to November's elections: abortion rights and access to birth control and IVF.
Former President Trump's claims that his legal troubles help him appeal to Black voters are "insulting," Vice President Kamala Harris told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in an interview that aired Monday.
Why it matters: Trump has repeatedly drawn a connection between himself and Black voters over what he claims is a shared frustration with an unfair justice system.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether states' bans on gender-affirming care for minors are unconstitutional.
The big picture: The case is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans all medical treatments prescribed for the purposes of helping a minor transition, or to treat "purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity."
Fifty years after publication of "All the President's Men," co-authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein met ABC's Jonathan Karl for a "This Week" interview in the Presidential Suite of the Watergate Hotel — part of the complex where a break-in wound up sinking President Nixon.
Why it matters: The interview captures the first-person backstory of the most famous book in journalism history.
David Urban,one of the most prominent pro-Trump voices on cable news, is becoming of counsel to Torridon Law, a growing firm led by former Trump officials Bill Barr and Pat Cipollone, plus Ted Ullyot.
Urban — a CNN senior political commentator, and a force in helping former President Trump win Pennsylvania — will remain a managing director at BGR Group, founded by Haley Barbour and Ed Rogers.
Why it matters: Torridon Law aims to be a new go-to shop on regulatory, legislative and other government matters.
Once cast off as a dying language, Yiddish has been embraced by artists and storytellers to tell LGBTQ+ stories in zines — self-published, hand-made magazines and books.
Why it matters: Queer communities across the country feel greater urgency in finding forums to share their stories as state legislatures pass laws restricting LGBTQ+ expression.
If the Trumps return for round two,don't expect to see more of Melania in D.C. — or at all, really.
Why it matters: Love 'em or hate 'em, tracking a first family's comings and goings around town is an extreme sport in D.C. Extra points if you run into one of the big names yourself while leaving Le Dip or SoulCycle.
A House Democrat in one of the most competitive districts in the country is trying to stress her differences with President Biden on border policy and tout her collaboration with Republicans in a new ad, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Distancing from a presidential administration is a time-honored strategy for down-ballot candidates in tough races, but vulnerable Democrats feel a heightened urgency to cordon off their campaigns this cycle.
Former President Trump ranup the national debt by about twice as much as President Biden, according to a new analysis of their fiscal track records.
Why it matters: The winner of November's election faces a gloomy fiscal outlook, with rapidly rising debt levels at a time when interest rates are already high and demographic pressure on retirement programs is rising.
A new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms is drawing new scrutiny to Christian nationalism, a once-fringe movement steadily gaining political power in the U.S.
Why it matters: Christian nationalism seeks to establish a country governed by a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. Adherents and allies of the movement have aligned themselves with Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
In Donald Trump's rally-speak — the far-fetched stories he uses to entertain his loyalists — President Biden will be "jacked up" with drugs on debate night, fictional killer Hannibal Lecter is "a wonderful man," and sharks are bad.
Oh, and Trump won the 2020 election.
Why it matters: Trump's bombastic speeches have always mixed anger, falsehoods, conspiracy theories and vague, sweeping plans. But recently he's gone deeper into bizarre tales and vulgarities.
