US Domestic News Roundup: How North Carolina students view the lawsuit threatening affirmative action; Donald Trump goes to trial, accused of rape and more

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

How North Carolina students view the lawsuit threatening affirmative action

In a bustling sunken courtyard at the center of the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus, a group of students handed out slips of papers with a warning for their peers. "Is diversity at UNC important to you? It's under threat," the handouts read.

Donald Trump goes to trial, accused of rape

Donald Trump goes to trial on Tuesday, where the writer E. Jean Carroll is accusing the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Jury selection is expected to begin in Manhattan federal court, where the former Elle magazine advice columnist is also accusing Trump of defamation.

Factbox-Lawsuit against Donald Trump by writer who accuses him of rape

Here are some facts about the civil lawsuit going to trial on Tuesday brought by former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll against former U.S. President Donald Trump, whom she accuses of rape. TRUMP ACCUSED OF RAPE

Trevor Noah wins Webby for 'Daily Show' segment supporting gun control

Months after his departure from "The Daily Show" in late 2022, comedian Trevor Noah won a Webby Award for comedy in the "America's Door Problem" segment of the late-night talk show, in which he pushes for gun control and criticizes policymakers' response to mass shootings. The 27th Annual Webby Awards - which will be handed out on May 15 in what is known as the internet's biggest night - also honor work featuring singers Rihanna, Lizzo and Doja Cat, former President Barack Obama and the cast of Marvel's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

Writer accuses Donald Trump of rape

Here is a timeline of former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's civil lawsuit accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of rape and defamation, which goes to trial on Tuesday. June 2019 - Carroll publishes an excerpt from her memoir, "What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal," that includes the accusation Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

Voters say neither Biden nor Trump should run in 2024 - Reuters/Ipsos

About half of U.S. Democrats say President Joe Biden should not seek re-election next year and that he is too old to run, a worrisome sign for the 80-year-old, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The three-day opinion poll completed on Monday, a day before he announced his re-election bid, showed an American public unenthused by the prospect of a rematch between Biden and his predecessor and current leading Republican rival, Donald Trump, with about two-thirds of respondents overall not wanting either to run again in 2024.

Biden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official: "Let's finish this job"

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest U.S. president ever, another four years in office. Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend American democracy. It opens with imagery from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts

U.S. Democratic Senator Cory Booker will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to deter child labor at meatpacking plants by barring some offending companies from important government contracts, the latest response to a rise in underage labor in dangerous U.S. industries. The bill Booker's office shared with Reuters, called the Child Labor Exploitation and Accountability Act, would prevent companies that commit "serious, repeated, or pervasive" labor law violations from contracting with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for up to five years.

Biden's 2024 campaign mixes new faces with tested Trump battle veterans

U.S. President Joe Biden is pairing the veteran advisers who helped him win the White House once with a newer generation of diverse leadership for his 2024 re-election campaign. Biden aides see former President Donald Trump as the early front-runner for the Republican nomination, as do most Republican voters, polls show.

Debt-ceiling vote poses a test for Republican U.S. House Speaker McCarthy

Republican lawmakers who control the U.S. House of Representatives will be tested in coming days to muster the 218 votes needed to adopt a plan to slash spending while raising the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a move they hope will jumpstart talks with President Joe Biden. Their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is trying to hold together his narrow 222-member majority to back the bill, which would raise the borrowing limit by $1.5 trillion. Just five Republican "no" votes would doom it, if all 213 Democrats united in opposition.