- Georgia governor signs into law sweeping voting bill that curtails the use of drop boxes and imposes new ID requirements for mail voting (Washington Post) – The bill also allows electors to challenge the eligibility of an unlimited number of voters, requires counties to hold hearings on such challenges within 10 days and makes it a crime for third-party groups to hand out food and water to voters standing in line
- Georgia state lawmaker arrested protesting Kemp’s signing of sweeping voting bill (The Hill) – A Black Democratic Georgia state lawmaker was arrested by state troopers and charged on Thursday after she knocked on Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) door multiple times as he signed a controversial voting bill into law.
- ‘The art of the possible’: Biden lays out pragmatic vision for his presidency (Washington Post) – Takeaways from Biden’s first presidential news conference
- U.S.C. Agrees to Pay $1.1 Billion to Patients of Gynecologist Accused of Abuse (New York Times) – The staggering sum — a combination of three sets of settlements with thousands of alleged victims of Dr. George Tyndall — sets a record for collegiate sex abuse payouts.
- In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization (New York Times) – The shutdown of the vital waterway and its impact on trade underscore the world’s reliance on global supply chains.
- Anti-Cheney measure shot down in Wyoming (The Hill) – The measure was endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. in an effort to undermine House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney’s chances of retaining her seat after she voted to impeach his father, former President Trump, for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
- MAGA World says Biden’s lost it. Republican senators disagree. (Politico) – Seven GOP senators who’ve met with Biden lately described him as cogent and well-versed on the issues they discussed.
- Military and spy agencies accused of stiff-arming investigators on UFO sightings (Politico) – A public accounting is proving to be an “onerous job of trying get everyone to come clean,” one government adviser said.
- Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims (AP) – It’s the first defamation suit filed against a media outlet by the voting company, which was a target of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden.
- GOP 2024 contenders enter Iowa, wary of Trump’s long shadow (AP) – Ambitious Republicans are starting to make moves in Iowa, long a proving ground for future presidents. Their first step is finding out whether activists there have gotten over the last one.
