Some House members are proposing that House Republicans try to bypass the right-wing hardliners in their conference.
Why it matters: The House is staring down a long list of critical agenda items this fall, including keeping the government funded, setting agricultural policy for the next five years and reauthorizing the military.
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that the U.S. would send a $325 million weapons package to Ukraine after the country earlier this month launched a counter-offensive in the war against Russia.
Driving the news: The latest aid comes as Russian missile strikes hit the south and east of the country, Axios' Dave Lawler writes.
The Biden administration is rolling back a Trump-era directive that sought to revoke humanitarian protections for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
Why it matters: The move will grant 330,000 immigrants from the four countries who now live in the U.S. with a temporary status to renew their work permits for another 18 months.
A New York judge approved writer E. Jean Carroll's amended 2019 defamation lawsuit against former President Trump on Tuesday to include damages over remarks he made about her during a televised CNN town hall event last month.
Why it matters: The amended lawsuit contributes to the myriad legal perils bearing down on Trump, who on Tuesday was arraigned in a Miami federal court on charges from the Department of Justice related to retaining classified information and obstruction of justice.
Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to retaining classified information and obstruction of justice at a Miami federal courthouse, multiple outlets reported.
Why it matters: Trump, the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner, faced a historic 37-count indictment related to his handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida after he left the White House.
The House is expected to vote this week on a measure to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
Why it matters: The resolution was introduced the same day former President Trump was arrested over federal charges of mishandling classified documents after leaving office.
The shooting that left 10 people injured in the city's LoDo district — including a suspect — after the Nuggets Game 5 win was likely drug-related, authorities said Tuesday.
Context: It happened near the intersection of Market and 20th streets, where dozens of police officers were stationed to monitor celebrations after Monday night's game.
Former President Trump arrived in Miami on Monday ahead of his Tuesday court appearance for criminal charges related to his possession of classified documents.
Why it matters: Trump's indictment was unsealed on Friday, outlining 37 felony counts against the former president. He has been outspoken against the charges, the Department of Justice and the special counsel at the forefront of the investigation.
House Democrats are turning to discharge petitions this week as they attempt to counter Republicans' bill to repeal a Biden administration firearm rule.
Why it matters: The procedural measure, previously used to try to force a clean debt ceiling vote as Republicans pushed for corresponding budget cuts, has become a favored tool of the House Democratic minority.
A Trump defense lawyer has been a key figure for prosecutors in the Justice Department's high-profile classified documents probe against the ex-president.
Why it matters: Evan Corcoran's notes on his interactions with the former president provided crucial evidence in the historic 37-count federal indictment against Trump unsealed on Friday.
House Republicans sparred in what members described as a “fiery” closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday, with mainstream GOP lawmakers blasting a group of 11 conservatives for the blockade of floor action last week.
Why it matters: The conference still has a lot of legislation it wants to pass, ranging from spending bills to FAA reauthorization.
Western lawmakers whose constituencies have long dealt with wildfires are using last week’s smoke crisis to propel new legislation, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The smoke that enveloped much of the northeastern United States revealed to some in Congress that climate change is turning what was once a regional problem into a national one.
Joe Biden’s critics in the climate movement fret he could face enthusiasm problems with climate voters and young people for backing fossil fuel projects.
Why it matters: Lots of people who care about climate change want Joe Biden to boost renewables and curtail fossil fuel production, an approach many climate experts want.
Nine people were injured in an overnight shooting in downtown Denver and three of them are in critical condition, officials said Tuesday.
Driving the news: Police said the shooting happened in the 2000 block of Market Street — roughly a mile from Ball Arena, where the Denver Nuggets clinched their first-ever NBA championship just hours earlier.
Southern Florida's federal courts are known as a "rocket docket" for their speedy trials, but former President Trump's legal team is likely to unleash a flurry of motions and challenges to delay his criminal trial there, former Trump lawyers say.
Why it matters: The moves could push the trial back, a few months at a time, as Trump's team challenges how prosecutors gathered evidence in the classified documents case, former Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore tells Axios.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she referred to "mega MAGA Republican officials who don't believe in the rule of law" ahead of November's midterm elections, a government watchdog agency found.
Of note: The Office of Special Counsel issued a warning letter against Jean‐Pierre, but did not pursue any disciplinary action against her for the violation of the Hatch Act — which restricts government employees from engaging in partisan political activities, per a letter first obtained by NBC News on Monday.
A helicopter "mishap" in northeastern Syria left 22 American service members injured, the U.S. Central Command said late Monday.
Details: The service members had "injuries of varying degrees" and 10 of them were evacuated to higher care facilities outside the Central Command area of responsibility, according to a U.S. Central Command statement on Sunday's incident.
Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey governor, called former President Trump's alleged conduct in the federal indictment related to his handling of classified documents after leaving office "inexcusable."
Driving the news: Christie said at a CNN town hall in New York on Monday evening, on the eve of Trump's arraignment in Miami, that Trump was a "loser" whose lies about the 2020 election being stolen were "the most destructive thing he's done."
