President Trump is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who stifled him in 2020, Axios' Zachary Basu writes.

• Why it matters: The Insurrection Act of 1807, which allows the deployment of U.S. troops to quell domestic unrest, is among the most extreme emergency powers available to a sitting president.

Trump has already broken decades of precedent by federalizing California's National Guard without the state's consent, aiming to crush the escalating protests in Los Angeles sparked by his administration's immigration raids.

• He's now openly telegraphing his willingness — even eagerness — to invoke the law, telling reporters yesterday: "The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators. They're insurrectionists."

⚡ State of play: More than 700 Marines were mobilized yesterday to respond to the protests in LA, joining up to 4,000 National Guardsmen. Without the Insurrection Act, the troops' mission is legally limited to protecting federal agents and property.

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom — whom Trump suggested yesterday should be arrested — has accused the administration of manufacturing a crisis and illegally militarizing the city.
• Newsom, who is suing Trump to reverse the National Guard order, posted on X: "This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism that threatens the foundation of our republic. We cannot let it stand."

🗽 The latest: The NYPD arrested two dozen protesters who swarmed the lobby of Trump Tower as protests against ICE raids spread across the country. Go deeper.

• Protests broke out in Santa Ana and San Francisco in California, plus Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio in Texas.

Waymo, which had self-driving cars set ablaze over the weekend, suspended service in downtown LA and curtailed service in San Francisco.

💥 Flashback: For years, the Insurrection Act has loomed large in the minds of Trump and his conservative allies.

• In the summer of 2020, as Trump privately fumed over nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, White House aides drafted a proclamation to send thousands of active-duty U.S. troops into the streets.
• Trump ultimately was talked down by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, but he has publicly expressed regret over not acting more forcefully.
• Top Trump allies, including the architects of the far-right roadmap "Project 2025," have at various points called for using the Insurrection Act to secure the border, preempt Inauguration Day protests, and even subvert the 2020 election.

The big picture: For Trump, the LA protests represent the perfect opportunity to fuse power, politics and spectacle.

• Immigration is Trump's home turf — his best-polling issue and the political anchor of his 2024 campaign, which promised mass deportations beginning on "day one."

Newsom, his primary Democratic foil in the escalating showdown, is the ultimate MAGA bogeyman and a likely 2028 presidential candidate.

• California, to many conservatives, embodies the chaos of Democratic rule: a sanctuary state that they claim is being overrun by migrants and destroyed by crime.

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President Trump and his allies have a new message for wobbly Republicans in Congress: Support his "Big Beautiful Bill" — or get bashed for backing the LA protesters waving Mexican flags atop burning cars, Axios' Marc Caputo writes.

• Why it matters: It's a sign of the political hardball Trump is playing within his own party.

At the same time, he's squeezing California's Democratic leaders with what critics call an over-the-top response to protests fueled by his immigration crackdown.

• As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass accuse Trump of escalating tensions, the White House sees a chance to attack sanctuary city policies, embarrass Democrats and show the need for the immigration funding in the mammoth bill that most Republicans strongly support.

🔎 Zoom in: To Trump's team, Newsom's opposition, the televised images of vandalized cars, and protesters throwing rocks and waving foreign flags to oppose U.S. immigration arrests did more to boost Trump's bill than any of its recent talking points.

• "We see the riots in LA laden with political opportunity," a senior White House adviser said. "It's a fight between what Republicans say they want vs. the radical left and protesters waving the Mexican flag in front of burning cars."

🎙️ Andrew Kolvet, spokesman for Turning Point USA, a major voice in Republican advocacy, said: "It's the best BBB marketing ever. It has brought the critical nature of increased border funding and immigration enforcement to the fore."

• "Everyone we're talking to in the Senate says this put it over the top."

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President Trump and his entire top foreign policy team huddled in Camp David for hours on Sunday to discuss U.S. strategy on the Iran nuclear crisis and the war in Gaza, two U.S. officials and another source with knowledge tell Axios' Barak Ravid.

• Why it matters: Trump's missions to reach a nuclear deal that averts war with Iran and a ceasefire and hostage deal that could end the war in Gaza have both faced recent setbacks.

A senior U.S. official told Axios the president sees both crises as intertwined and part of a broader regional reality he is trying to shape.

👀 Behind the scenes: U.S. officials said the "retreat" in Camp David included several policy sessions.

• The meeting on Iran and Gaza was attended by Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, SecDef Pete Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, special envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other senior officials.

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Entry-level workers have record-low confidence in their employers' business prospects, Axios' Emily Peck writes from a new Glassdoor report.

• Why it matters: The hiring market has slowed considerably from a few years ago, and that's especially troubling for those at the start of their careers.

By the numbers: The share of entry-level workers who said they were feeling positive about their employers fell to 43.4% in May.

• That's the lowest level since Glassdoor began tracking it in 2016.

🖼️ The big picture: Many workers are feeling stuck in their roles, as the labor market grinds slower.

• That's especially problematic for entry-level workers, who are most likely to job-hop.

Lots of salary growth happens in the first 10 years of your career, before it flattens out, says Glassdoor lead economist Daniel Zhao.

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Apple's modest AI updates — announced yesterday at its developer conference — did little to shake the sense that the iPhone maker is still finding its footing in AI as rivals charge ahead, Axios' Ina Fried reports from Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif.

• Why it matters: AI is widely seen as the largest technology shift in decades, and could easily serve as an inflection point where existing leaders are dethroned and new ones crowned.

One year after unveiling an expansive vision for personalized AI that it has largely failed to deliver, the iPhone maker focused on a smaller set of tweaks and enhancements to Apple Intelligence.

• Some of yesterday's announcements, such as live translation, are useful additions already offered on rival devices from Google, Samsung and Microsoft.

In a handful of other areas, including image generation, Apple is improving its offering by drawing more heavily on partner OpenAI.

🔬 Between the lines: The things Apple didn't say loom larger than the improvements it did announce.

• Most glaringly, the company didn't offer a concrete timeline for the improved Siri that was originally promised last year.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of the expert panel that makes vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC yesterday, Axios' Tina Reed writes.

• Why it matters: RFK's replacements are expected to introduce anti-vaccine ideology to the influential panel.

The panel evaluates vaccine data at public meetings and was due to meet later this month to discuss COVID vaccines, among other topics.

• Thirteen of the panelists were appointed by the Biden administration in 2024 with terms that end in 2028.

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Infants may soon be the newest stock market investors if President Trump gets his way, Axios' Nathan Bomey writes.

• Why it matters: The president gathered a roomful of CEOs in the State Dining Room yesterday to tout his proposal to give every U.S. baby money in an investment account — a plan earlier reported by Axios' Dan Primack.

💡 How it works: The program would deliver a one-time $1,000 government contribution for every U.S. citizen born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028.

• The Trump accounts would be privately held, tax-deferred and set up to track a U.S. stock index fund. They'd be open to additional private contributions from sources including families, employers and religious institutions.
• Funds would be eligible for distribution when the beneficiary turns 18.

High-profile execs in attendance included Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Dell CEO Michael Dell, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.

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The military parade in Washington on Saturday, celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday, will have 18 miles of "anti-scale fencing" and 175 magnetometers at security checkpoints.

• The Army estimates 200,000 will attend the event, which coincides with Flag Day.

Keep reading ... Saturday's timeline.