US Domestic News Roundup: Donald Trump's former lawyer Giuliani seeks new trial in defamation case; Biden administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans and more

"If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets," James told ABC News. President's brother James Biden to speak to Republicans' impeachment probe U.S. President Joe Biden's brother James Biden is due to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday to a Republican-led House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that has sought to show that the Democrat improperly profited from his family's business.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Donald Trump's former lawyer Giuliani seeks new trial in defamation case

Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday asked a judge to rule in his favor or grant a new trial in a lawsuit by two Georgia election workers in which he was ordered to pay $148 million for falsely accusing them of election fraud. A federal jury in Washington ordered Giuliani to pay the two workers, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, for reputational and emotional harm they said they suffered after he falsely claimed they rigged votes against Trump.

'We don't anoint kings': Defying Trump, Nikki Haley pledges to continue campaign

Republican candidate Nikki Haley pledged to press ahead with her long-shot presidential bid on Tuesday, saying "we don't anoint kings in this country" and that she had no intention of dropping out after Saturday's nominating contest in South Carolina. "I feel no need to kiss the ring. And I have no fear of Trump's retribution," she said in a speech in Greenville, South Carolina, where she is expected to lose to former President Donald Trump in this weekend's primary in her home state.

Two men charged with murder in shooting near Kansas City's Super Bowl rally

Two men are charged with murder for a gunfight on the fringe of a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed one person and wounded more than 20 others, including the suspects, in a quarrel over eye contact, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Their arrests - one charged on Tuesday, the other on Feb. 17 - brought to four the number of suspects facing prosecution in the Valentine's Day shooting. Two teenagers were taken into custody last week and charged as juveniles in family court with firearms offenses and resisting arrest.

Sam Bankman-Fried due in court for hearing on lawyer's possible conflict

Sam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is due back in court on Wednesday for the first time since his November fraud conviction for a hearing in Manhattan over his new lawyer's possible conflict of interest. Bankman-Fried, 31, in January hired defense lawyer Marc Mukasey to help represent him during his sentencing and likely appeal. A federal court jury found the former billionaire guilty of stealing billions of dollars from FTX customers.

Biden administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans

President Joe Biden's administration said on Wednesday it is cancelling $1.2 billion worth of student loans for some 153,000 people who are eligible under a program used to make good on promises to increase loan forgiveness. Biden last year pledged to find other avenues for tackling debt relief after the Supreme Court in June blocked a broader plan to forgive $430 billion in student loan debt.

'Rust' weapons handler stands trial for on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin

The trial of "Rust" chief weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez over the death of the film's cinematographer starts on Wednesday, in a case likely to shape actor Alec Baldwin's defense of his role in Hollywood's first on-set shooting fatality in nearly 30 years. Rising-star cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in 2021 after Gutierrez mistakenly loaded a live round into a reproduction Colt .45 revolver that Baldwin was rehearsing with on a movie set outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.

US Supreme Court considers challenge to EPA's 'Good Neighbor' ozone rule

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to hear a bid by three Republican-led states and several energy companies to block an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution in neighboring states. Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia, as well as pipeline operators including Kinder Morgan, power producers and U.S. Steel Corp, are seeking to avoid complying with the EPA's "Good Neighbor" plan restricting ozone pollution from upwind states, while they contest its legality in a lower court.

New York attorney general says will seize Trump assets if he can't pay fine

New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday that she is prepared to seize Donald Trump's assets, including his skyscrapers, if he is unable to find the cash to pay off a $355 million fine from his fraud trial. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets," James told ABC News.

President's brother James Biden to speak to Republicans' impeachment probe

U.S. President Joe Biden's brother James Biden is due to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday to a Republican-led House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that has sought to show that the Democrat improperly profited from his family's business. James Biden is the first member of the president's family to testify in the probe. Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, who is at the center of House Republicans' accusations, is due to speak to investigators next week.

Black California lawmakers introducing package of reparations bills

Members of California's Legislative Black Caucus on Wednesday will detail a package of 14 reparations bills they are introducing to right historic wrongs carried out against the Black community. The bills are meant to be the first step in a multi-year effort. Among several issues, they would compensate people whose property was taken in race-based cases of eminent domain, seek an apology from the governor and legislature for human rights violations, and fund community-based programs to decrease violence in Black communities.