Nikki Haley casts Trump as ‘status quo’; Barbara Lee jumps into CA Senate race: Recap
delivered a fiery speech ahead of Biden’s speech in Poland marking the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war.
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Democrat Jennifer McClellan defeated Republican Leon Benjamin to become the first Black woman Virginia will send to Congress.
The Associated Press called the race after the polls closed at 7 p.m. EST
The seat was left vacant by the death of Rep. A. Donald McEachin in November.
New Biden administration proposal seeks to limit access for asylum seekers at southern borderwhether Big Tech can ever be held liable when those recommendations cause harm.
At issue in the case, Gonzalez v. Google, is a controversial law known as Section 230, which has been widely interpreted as shielding websites from lawsuits for user-generated content. The question for the court is whether recommendations – such as a suggestion for the next video to watch on YouTube – are covered under that law.
The family of a 23-year-old American killed in a 2015 terrorist attack in Paris sued Google, which owns YouTube, for promoting videos dealing with the Islamic State group. But several of the justices from both ends of the ideological spectrum seemed concerned about potentially holding companies liable for all such recommendations.
Supreme Court eager to steer clear of sweeping changes to internet in Section 230 dispute
said the world has responded to a “test for the ages,” marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Kremlin.Biden declares Putin ‘was wrong,’ marking one year of Russia’s war in Ukraine
made a direct pitch for her candidacy over former President Donald Trump, saying “we’ve got to look forward.”Nikki Haley begins Iowa courtship for 2024, tells those considering Trump to ‘look forward’
Jill Biden will travel to Namibia and Kenya this week, part of the Biden administration’s effort to strengthen ties in sub-Saharan Africa and regain trust amid growing influence from China and Russia in the region.Youth, empowering women, food crises are on the agenda
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who won’t seek reelection in 2024.Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Adam Schiff have both announced their campaigns.
– Mabinty Quarshie
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the case of an Ohio man who was arrested for creating a parody Facebook page in 2016 to mock his local police department.
Anthony Novak was arrested and indicted for violating a state law that makes it illegal to use a computer to disrupt police functions. He was acquitted by a jury.
Novak then sued the police and the city, alleging violations of the First and Fourth Amendments. A Cincinnati-based appeals court sided with the police, holding they were entitled to what’s known as qualified immunity – a legal doctrine that protects police from liability for civil rights violations in many circumstances.
received additional attention when The Onion, the Chicago-based satirical publication, filed a legal brief poking fun at the police and the legal community’s obsession with Latin.
– John Fritze
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg calls for rail safety after Ohio derailment
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pushing for stronger rail regulation after the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, including safer train cars and bigger fines for companies that break the rules.
“I would say there’s a window of opportunity with Congress now, after what happened to East Palestine, that I do not think existed before,” Buttigieg told reporters Monday. “We need to use that window of opportunity to raise the bar.”
Buttigieg called on Norfolk Southern and other railways to expedite the implementation of DOT 117 train cars, which are designed to prevent the release of the car’s contents if something happens. The Biden administration also wants federal officials to increase the maximum fine for railroads that violate safety rules.
Republicans and some Democrats have been skeptical of the response by Buttigieg, who was quiet in the days after the crash. He said he’s been letting the NTSB conduct its investigation but plans to visit the area “when the time is right.”
– Haley BeMiller, The Columbus Dispatch
Putin announces suspension of New START arms treaty
Shortly before concluding his nearly /two-hour speech to lawmakers and various Russian elites, President Vladimir Putin announced he was suspending Moscow’s participation in New START – a strategic arms reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia.
Putin said this action was being taken because of the U.S. and NATO, without specifying more.
“In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” he said.
New START is the last remaining nuclear arms deal between the U.S. and Russia. It was signed in 2010 and extended for five years in 2021. It limits each side to 1,550 long-range nuclear warheads.
– Kim Hjelmgaard
Dig deeper:In combative speech, Putin suspends nuclear arms treaty while lashing out at West over Ukraine war
should be immune from lawsuits over online content, many observers will be closely watching Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.
Among the court’s most stalwart conservatives, Thomas has made his views on the controversial Section 230 law clear: In a series of statements, he has criticized lower courts for reading too much into the law and has made a case for giving the government greater power to regulate social media. Thomas’ point is that the 1996 law appears to give internet firms protection from lawsuits in some cases – but not the broad immunity embraced by lower courts.
At issue in the Google case is whether targeted recommendations YouTube’s algorithm makes to users – suggesting the next video to watch, for instance – are shielded by Section 230. The family of a woman killed in an Islamic State group attack in 2015 sued Google, which owns YouTube, for promoting the group’s videos via its algorithms.
The other eight justices are largely a blank slate.
– John Fritze
More:As Supreme Court takes up Google case, only Thomas has made his thoughts clear
Virginia set to elect first Black congresswoman
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan will likely become Virginia’s first Black congresswoman Tuesday, as the result of a special election to replace the late Rep. Donald McEachin.
McEachin represented Virginia’s reliably blue 4th Congressional District before he died after battling cancer last year.
McClellan, who previously ran for governor of Virginia in 2021, faces Republican Leon Benjamin Tuesday. Benjamin ran for the House seat twice before, but lost each time to McEachin.
– Mabinty Quarshie
Battle over ideological tilt of Wisconsin Supreme Court takes shape
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative tilt is on the ballot this year and it could determine abortion rights, the fate of legislative maps and other key policies in the battleground state.
Voters will decide during Tuesday’s primary, to replace a retiring conservative justice, which two candidates will advance to the general election on April 4.
The winner in April will determine whether conservatives continue their control of the court, or if liberals will gain the majority.
In 2020 Wisconsin’s supreme court blocked former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit to overturn the state’s election results. And in 2024 it could once again play a critical role in determining election results.
– Mabinty Quarshie
More:Post-Roe abortion battle draws attention to state judicial elections, new legal strategies
How President Biden pulled off a secret trip to Ukraine
While most of Washington slept, President Joe Biden arrived in Kyiv around 8 a.m. local time Monday.
The dramatic display of solidarity with Ukraine was the culmination of months of planning by a small team of administration officials. A final decision came in an Oval Office meeting Friday to move forward with a secret trip to war-torn Ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
– Joey Garrison, Rebecca Morin
More:How President Biden pulled off a secret trip to Ukraine