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Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified Tuesday that former President Trump allegedly lunged at his top security detail on Jan. 6 and tried to grab the steering wheel from him.

Driving the news: Trump had a "very strong, very angry response" when he learned that he was not going to the Capitol, Hutchinson testified.

Hate crimes in California jumped almost 33% from 2020 to 2021, and are at their highest reported level since 2001, according to the state's annual report released Tuesday.

Why it matters: The number of hate crimes reported in 2021 is the sixth-highest ever recorded in the state, which saw the largest increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans.

HONOLULU — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa said Tuesday that the Philippine government has ordered her news organization to shut down.

Why it matters: Ressa's Rappler has exposed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "bloody war on drugs" and documented the government's propagation of disinformation.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection warned on Tuesday about efforts to pressure witnesses into providing false or untruthful testimony, pointing to possible examples of intimidation campaigns that raise "significant concern."

Why it matters: The warning came after a former top aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave damning testimony tying former President Trump directly to the attack.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a Republican-drawn congressional map of Louisiana that had been blocked by a judge who found that it violated the Voting Rights Act.

Why it matters: The lower court ruled earlier in June that Louisiana lawmakers had to create a second majority-Black district in the state for its proposed map to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sought a presidential pardon in the aftermath of Jan. 6, his former top aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified to the select committee investigating the insurrection on Tuesday.

Why it matters: Meadows is the highest ranking individual alleged to have sought a pardon after Jan. 6. Committee members have pointed to pardon requests as evidence of a guilty conscience.

• Others said to have requested pardons include half a dozen Republican members of Congress and pro-Trump attorney John Eastman.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) on Tuesday urged a federal court to drop its block on the state's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth arguing such care is not protected by the Constitution.

Driving the news: Marshall used the U.S Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade to suggest that since the court rejected the idea that abortion cannot be protected under the 14th Amendment because it's not "deeply rooted" in the nation's history, the same could be said about access to gender-affirming care.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, delivered the most damning testimony to date in the Jan. 6 hearings, tying former President Trump directly to the attack and providing potential evidence if criminal charges are pursued.

The big picture: She described multiple incidents of Trump's rage, including reportedly trying to seize the wheel and lunge at his former security detail when the Secret Service would not drive him to join protesters at the Capitol.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the state's 1849 pre-Roe abortion ban, asking a state court to declare the law unenforceable.

Driving the news: Evers had previously called a special session to try to repeal the law, but the effort failed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature gaveled in and out of the session refusing to take action.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Jan. 6 that former President Trump felt former Vice President Mike Pence "deserves" to be hanged, according to a former top aide to Meadows.

Why it matters: The testimony underscores how Trump's sympathies during the Jan. 6 attack were with the rioters and their belief that Pence was a traitor for resisting Trump's entreaties to help overturn the 2020 election.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified on Tuesday at the Jan. 6 committee's surprise hearing that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was aware of the risk of violence on Jan. 6 in the days leading up to the attack.

Driving the news: Hutchinson, who was Meadows' most trusted aide, has been a crucial witness for the committee, offering an inside account of the West Wing in the days leading up to, on and in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal court on sex trafficking and other charges for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls.

The big picture: A federal jury in December 2021 found Maxwell, 60, guilty of five counts, including sex trafficking of minors, for recruiting and grooming teenagers for Epstein between 1999 and 2007.

Warnings of violence on Jan. 6 went unheeded by former President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as the Capitol riot unfolded, a former top Meadows aide testified to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday.

Why it matters: The testimony offers significant new information about how the White House was warned about the violence even as they were slow to react to it in real time.

Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone urged former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson to "please make sure we don't go to the Capitol" on Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol insurrection, Hutchinson testified at the latest Jan 6. hearing.

Driving the news: Hutchinson recalled Tuesday that he told her, "We're going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen."

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified Tuesday that former President Trump was aware that some rallygoers had weapons, but he requested that the metal detectors to enter the Ellipse be removed anyways.

Driving the news: Hutchinson testified that she was “in the vicinity of a conversation where I overheard the president say something to the effect of, ‘You know, I don’t f-ing care that they have weapons."

Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified to the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday that Meadows warned Jan. 6 "might get real, real bad" in the days before.

Why it matters: The testimony indicates that former President Trump's top aide was aware of the risk of violence on Jan. 6, placing the White House's delayed reaction to the Capitol riot in a new light.

Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) will serve two years of probation and pay a $25,000 fine for lying to federal agents about illegal campaign contributions, AP reports.

Why it matters: Prosecutors had sought a six-month prison sentence for Fortenberry, per AP. The charges against the former lawmaker, who served for nearly two decades in the House, could have seen him face up to 15 years, the Omaha World-Herald notes.

A Harris County judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a pre-Roe abortion ban in Texas that was being enforced while the state's "trigger" law is yet to take effect.

Driving the news: Abortion providers had sued state officials to stop the pre-Roe ban from taking effect, arguing it had previously been declared unconstitutional. With this temporary restraining order, abortions can continue in Texas up until the sixth week of pregnancy.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra unveiled an "action plan" Tuesday in response to the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The big picture: Becerra said his department will "take steps to increase access" to FDA-approved abortion pills, as red states continue to impose restrictions on them. Experts expect that the next legal battle surrounding abortion will focus on the medication.

A company owned by Ukraine's wealthiest man has engaged a top D.C. public affairs firm to press U.S. policymakers to address Russia's theft of the country's natural resources, records show.

Why it matters: The lobbying and public relations effort is part of a broader campaign by the Ukrainian businessman, Rinat Akhmetov, to combat Russian seizures of Ukrainian goods that have contributed to global resource shortages.

The Biden administration unveiled a new slate of sanctions on Tuesday against entities that prop up Russia's defense industrial base and military units responsible for human rights abuses.

Why it matters: The move builds on other sanctions levied by the U.S. against Russian elites and banks in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Airbnb is making its temporary ban on parties permanent, the company announced on Tuesday.

Driving the news: The temporary ban was first announced in August of 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19. Airbnb said there's since been a 44% year-over-year decrease in the rate of party reports, and that the ban has been well received by its hosts and community leaders.

Half of U.S. Latinos say abortion should be legal — but one-fourth say it should be illegal at all times under any circumstance — according to a new Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

The big picture: Support for abortion rights depended heavily on whether respondents were born in the U.S.: 41% of immigrants said abortion should be legal, jumping to 59% and 62% respectively with second- and third-generation Americans.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that there could be "dangerous ramifications" to providing abortions on federal lands in an effort to go around the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Why it matters: With Roe gone, states have the authority to regulate abortion at any point in a pregnancy. As a result, progressives have called on the Biden administration to consider building abortion facilities on federal lands located in red states.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder (R) in the Flint water probe, ruling that the lower court judge lacked the legal authority to issue the indictments.

Driving the news: "[State laws] authorize a judge to investigate, subpoena witnesses and issue arrest warrants," the Supreme Court said. "But they do not authorize the judge to issue indictments."

Gallup CEO Jon Clifton tells Axios that to flatten the curve on growing global unhappiness, private and public leaders need to focus on three things: improving well-being at work, addressing global loneliness and fixing global hunger.

Driving the news: Clifton's conclusions are based on the annual "Gallup Global Emotions" report, out today.

Russia unveiled new sanctions on Tuesday against 25 prominent Americans, including President Biden's daughter, Ashley, and first lady Jill Biden.

Why it matters: Russia framed the move as a retaliation for U.S. sanctions.

Colorado Democrats are about to learn the wisdom of spending $4 million to meddle in today's GOP Senate primary. Calling Ron Hanks a true conservative and questioning if Joe O’Dea is even a Republican may give them a weaker nominee to fight off — or it could strengthen the rival they feared.

Driving the news: Voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) isn’t among the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents. But with inflation surging and President Biden’s approval ratings in the low 40s, party strategists worry how many incumbents could get wiped out in a wave election.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit Japan and South Korea next month while in Asia for the G20, as the Biden administration pushes nations to curtail purchases of Russian oil, an administration official tells Axios.

Why it matters: At the G7 leaders summit in Germany, Western allies and Japan are close to finalizing a price cap on Russian oil — a novel, and untested, way to hit the Kremlin's balance sheet. Yellen's played a key role in developing the price caps. But officials know the strategy's success depends, in part, on how many countries sign up. That involves building a coalition in the Indo-Pacific region.

A seized superyacht U.S. officials say is linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov has arrived in San Diego Bay.

Driving the news: The 348-foot-long Amadea, valued at $325 million, was seized by officials in Fiji in May. The yacht flew the U.S. flag as it passed retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge, per CBS News.

Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian shopping center in the central city of Kremenchuk with more than 1,000 civilians inside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on his Telegram channel Monday.

The latest: Ukraine's State Emergency Services said in a Tuesday Telegram post as rescuers continued to search for survivors that the death toll from the mall shelling had increased to 18 and 59 people were confirmed injured in the attack. Those figures were expected to rise again.

People around the world are running from the news.

Why it matters: Coverage of these painful times is ruining our mood, burning us out and just plain confusing us.

The Staten Island grocery store worker accused of slapping former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on the back on Sunday had his charges reduced after footage of the incident emerged.

Why it matters: In the video obtained by the New York Post, the worker appears to clap the 78-year-old former New York City mayor on the back with an open hand. Giuliani alleged the worker hit him so hard he felt "tremendous pain" in his back.

President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army veterans who fought during the Vietnam War more than 50 years ago, the White House said on Monday.

Why it matters: The Medal of Honor is the country's highest level of recognition for soldiers who go "above and beyond the call of duty," per the White House.