A lawsuit filed in Oklahoma on Monday seeks to prevent the state government from funding what may become the first religious charter school in the U.S.
Why it matters: The legal challenge to the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School likely sets off years of litigation that may decide whether the constitutionality of state governments using taxpayer dollars to fund religious schools.
Former President Trump's new legal defense fund for aides and employees may double as both an act of benevolence and a potential insurance policy against a practice he has long loathed: flipping.
Why it matters: New federal charges against Trump — who once said cooperating with prosecutors in exchange for leniency "ought to be illegal" — rely in large part on the testimony of a Mar-a-Lago employee who allegedly was asked to delete surveillance footage subpoenaed by investigators.
President Biden has decided to keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in Colorado, overturning a decision from former President Trump, a National Security Council spokesperson confirmed to Axios on Monday.
The big picture: The Air Force announced at the end of Trump's presidency that Space Command — established in 2019 — would be relocated from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
The U.S. is currently on pace to meet or surpass the previous record for the most mass shootings in a year, which was set in 2021 with a total of 690, according to Gun Violence Archive (GVA) data.
Why it matters: So far this year, the U.S. has seen an average of two mass shootings every day, for a running total of 419.
A former Hunter Biden associate told Congress that Hunter sold "the illusion of access" by putting his father on speaker phone with business partners, but that then-Vice President Biden never talked shop, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) and a source familiar with the testimony.
Why it matters: Top Republicans called for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden ahead of Devon Archer's closed-door testimony Monday — and suggested that he boosted their case — while Democrats said there was no smoking gun tying Biden to his son's business entanglements.
The conservative Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday for sidestepping whether he would support a federal ban on abortion.
Driving the news: "A pro-life president has a duty to protect the lives of all Americans," SBA president Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement.
The Inflation Reduction Act is a mighty boon to the climate tech sector, with its hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending, grants and tax incentives.
Behind the scenes: It's also creating a schism among climate tech-focused venture capitalists, who are warily eyeing next fall's elections.
Mossad director David Barnea secretly visited Washingtonnearly two weeks ago for talks with senior White House and CIA officials about the Biden administration’s efforts to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would include normalization between the kingdom and Israel, two U.S. sources told Axios.
Driving the news: The Israel-Saudi normalization issue is only a small part of the Biden administration's efforts. The Israeli government wants to give its input on potential U.S.-Saudi bilateral agreements the two countries are discussing that would likely affect Israel's security, including possible U.S. support for a Saudi civilian nuclear program with uranium enrichment and potential U.S. arms sales to Riyadh.
