The vast majority of freshman House Democrats are still unwilling to say they support impeaching President Trump, with most preferring to wait until Congress has conducted more oversight investigations, according to an Axios survey of all 64 of the new Democrats.
The bottom line: This was a followup to a survey Axios did in January. At the time, most of the new House Dems were uninterested in discussing impeachment before special counsel Robert Mueller completed his investigation.
Pete Buttigiegtold "Axios on HBO" that "we've probably had excellent presidents who were gay — we just didn't know which ones."
Why it matters: Buttigieg, who is rising in polls and would be the first openly gay nominee of either party, talks easily about his sexual orientation when asked. This comment is a new window into his thinking.
Social conservatives say they've gotten more from President Trump than from any other president. And a lot of it will last.
The big picture: Activists and advocates are happy with Trump’s policies. They are thrilled about his judicial confirmations. But what has really sent them over the moon, they say, is the way he talks about them and their issues — loudly, constantly and without reservation.
Surging 2020 Democrat and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg tells "Axios on HBO" he wouldn't move the U.S. embassy in Israel back from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv if elected president: "I don't know that we'd gain much by moving it to Tel Aviv."
Why it matters: Many prominent Democrats excoriated President Trump for moving the embassy to Jerusalem. They said it would inflame the region and ruin chances for peace between the Palestinians and Israel. It's telling that a prominent 2020 Democrat, when pressed on the issue, wouldn't reverse Trump's decision.
African migrants are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, the AP reports.
Driving the news: In one week, border officials in Texas and Maine have reported stopping more than 500 African migrants fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses. In 2018, only 211 African migrants were detained along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Three 2020 Democratic candidates are "generating most of the buzz" among Wall Street donors: Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg, the New York Times reports.
Driving the news: Nine candidates over nine days will hold fundraisers in New York, racing to bring in cash ahead of a June 30 filing deadline.
Since October of last year, border patrol has arrested almost a quarter of a million child migrants who crossed the border alone or with their family, a Customs and Border Protection official told Axios.
Why it matters: The U.S. immigration system is not set up to handle this surge of young migrants mostly from Central American nations — and it's breaking down.
Former Vice President Joe Biden's commanding lead has taken a hit in South Carolina, dropping from 46% to 37% as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (17%) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg (11%) surged to the No. 2 and No. 3. spots, according to the latest Post and Courier-Change research poll of 2,312 South Carolina voters.
Why it matters: South Carolina is a key early primary state in which black voters play an especially important role. The state will host its Democratic convention on June 21, an event expected to be attended by almost every candidate.
Sen Elizabeth Warren received a large standing ovation at the Black Economic Alliance Presidential Forum Saturday, as she and 3 other Democratic presidential candidates vowed to close the racial wealth gap, the New York Times reports.
Details: The Massachusetts senator pledged at the Charleston, South Carolina, event to offer $7 billion in grants to black, Latino and Native American entrepreneurs via a newly proposed Department of Economic Development, according to CNN.
President Trump retweeted an attack on London's first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, from Katie Hopkins, an English media personality known for making Islamophobicremarks.
A decision on whether to prosecute President Trump should have nothing to do with politics, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told CNN in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
Details: The South Bend, Indiana, mayor pledged on "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" that the Justice Department would be left to operate independently on the issue in a Buttigieg administration.
