QUICK HITS

1 Judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden’s gun case:

A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president’s son’s claim he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika’s ruling increases the prospect that Biden could face trial in the case as early as June, in the midst of his father’s reelection campaign. His efforts to scuttle the other criminal case he faces in California involving tax allegations have also failed.

2 Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion:

The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and genderaffirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from outof-state investigations regarding abortions; attorneys general in 16 states threatened legal action.

3 Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87:

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. Coppola died Friday at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. She met Francis while working as an assistant art director on his directorial debut,“Dementia 13.”