The baffling leakof classified U.S. intelligence documents on social media is swiftly unfurling into a debacle for the Biden administration, which is struggling to provide answers to Congress, the public and U.S. allies.
Why it matters: As President Biden kicks off his latest overseas trip — this time in Ireland, his ancestral homeland — the leak is threatening to undermine two defining planks of his foreign policy: strengthening U.S. alliances and supporting Ukraine.
As gun violence remains on the uptick in the U.S., experiences with gun-related incidents are also rising, according to a KFF survey.
What they found: One in five U.S. adults said they've personally been threatened with a gun, and one in six have personally witnessed someone being shot, per the survey.
A shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank on Monday left at least five people dead and eight others injured, including two who were in critical condition following the shooting.
The latest: The Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage from officers' response to the shooting on Tuesday, which showed officers coming under fire as they arrived at the bank.
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suing House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) over a "brazen and unconstitutional attack" on his ongoing investigation into former President Trump, according to a new court filing.
Why it matters: Bragg is striking back against a campaign by Trump and his allies, who have sought to undermine Bragg by accusing him of political motivations in his prosecution of Trump over alleged hush money payments.
The big picture: From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters purchased at least some of the weapons used in the shootings legally, per data compiled by the National Institute of Justice, a research agency of the Department of Justice.
Democrats announced Tuesday they will host their 2024 convention in Chicago, after seriously considering Atlanta and New York City, elevating the Midwest as a bedrock of their party.
Why it matters: President Biden faced pressure from Democrats in all three cities, but those in Chicago argued that picking a right-to-work state like Georgia would create major tensions with labor unions and white-working class voters just two months before the election.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday announced plans to introduce a resolution rejecting former President Trump's call to "defund" the Department of Justice and FBI.
Why it matters: It's an effort to force Republicans to choose between an unpopular stance or breaking with Trump — a reversal from the usual dynamic of the 118th Congress.
Donald Trump has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into Facebook and Google ads in recent weeks, leveraging the chaos around his indictment to fundraise and collect data ahead of his 2024 run.
Why it matters: Trump used the exact same playbook ahead of the 2020 election.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is convinced the global economy is in better shape than some economists suggest, and is confident the world's finance ministers have the tools to fend off a steep slowdown.
That's the case she plans to make Tuesday at a news conference kicking off the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, Axios has learned.
Top Republicans are in a state of paralysis over abortion, watching — with one eye on the 2024 ballot box — as a cascade of new restrictions threaten to dig the party into a political hole.
Why it matters: The Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade last summer was a huge victory for the GOP, but the backlash to new abortion restrictions has been furious — and could box Republicans into defending rigid, unpopular policies in next year's elections.
The U.S. and Philippines militaries launched their largest-ever joint exercises on Tuesday, a day after Chinese forces finished drills around Taiwan.
The big picture: More than 17,600 military personnel are taking part in the scheduled annual bilateral exercise that runs through April 28 and will include live-fire drills — twice the number that took part last year, per the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
More than a dozen state legislators sent a letter to the Biden administration Monday, criticizing proposed Title IX policy changes guiding the eligibility of transgender athletes on school sports teams.
Driving the news: "There is no such thing as an acceptable 'compromise' that limits transgender Americans access to equal rights," the letter from 14 transgender and nonbinary legislators from across the U.S. states.
