There have now been 501 mass shootings in the U.S. this year.
Driving the news: A shooting that wounded four people in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday night marked the country's 500th mass shooting in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stood behind the United Auto Workers strike Sunday and said thousands of UAW employees are standing up to America's "corporate greed."
What he's saying: "What you're seeing in the automobile industry, in my view, is what we're seeing all over this economy — greed on the top, suffering on the part of the working class — and people are tired of it," Sanders told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union".
The possibility of a split congressional decision in 2024, with the Senate flipping to Republicans and the House turning over to Democrats, is looking increasingly likely.
Why it matters: By pursuing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, House GOP leaders are making life awfully tough for their 18 vulnerable Republicans representing Biden 2020 districts. Threats of a government shutdown from GOP hardliners don't help either.
Former President Trump tiptoed around whether or not he would sign a federal abortion ban at 15 weeks if re-elected.
The big picture: The 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner hasn't committed to supporting a federal abortion ban if re-elected but has spoken of the federal government's role in opposing abortions.
Former President Trump said Sunday he does not worry about going to jail.
What he's saying: "I'm built a little differently I guess, because I have had people come up to me and say, 'How do you do it, sir? How do you do it?' I don't even think about it," Trump said, when asked by NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker.
Following a secret campaigncoordinated by top Trump allies, Texas state senators yesterday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of all impeachment charges, allowing him to return to his post.
Why it matters: The allegations against Paxton, a close ally of former President Trump, bitterly divided the Texas GOP,Jay R. Jordan of Axios Houston and Nicole Cobler of Axios Austin report.
Authorities are investigating the death of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy who died after officials say he was shot inside his patrol car.
The big picture: The department said one of its deputies, Ryan Clinkunbroomer, was discovered unconscious in his patrol vehicle Saturday in Palmdale, Calif., and the suspect remains unknown.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta this weekend.
Why it matters: The meeting is part of the Biden administration's efforts to cool down tensions with China. It could also help lay the groundwork for a potential meeting between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at November's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) quietly has directed the Senate's Sergeant at Arms to no longer enforce the chamber's informal dress code for its members, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The new directive will allow Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who tends to favor gym shorts and hoodies over the business attire traditionally required in the chamber, to linger on the Senate floor before and after votes.
Texas state senators acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of all impeachment charges Saturday, allowing him to return to his post.
Why it matters: Despite an overwhelming majority of House Republicans voting to impeach Paxton earlier this year, Senate Republicans rallied around one of their own.
Republicans "itching" to impeachPresident Biden are "relying on an imagined history," Rep. Ken Buck wrote in an op-ed criticizing his own party and the hard-line House Freedom Caucus, of which he is a member.
Driving the news: "Trump's impeachment in 2019 was a disgrace to the Constitution and a disservice to Americans. The GOP's reprise in 2023 is no better," the Colorado Republican wrote in the op-ed published Friday in The Washington Post.
Former President Trump, 77, said he isn't concerned that he'd be in his 80s if re-elected during an interview for Kristen Welker's debut on as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press."
Driving the news: "No, because my father lived much longer than that [age 93]. My mother lived much longer than that [age 88]. So genetically, that's a good thing," Trump said in an interview taped Thursday in Bedminster, N.J. — his first broadcast-network interview since leaving office.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) joined United Auto Workers members on the picket line Saturday after the union launched an unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
Driving the news: "Hold that line, @UAW ! On my way to join you now," the Democrat wrote on social media Saturday as union leaders and the Big Three automakers were set to resume contract negotiations.
The extraordinary collision course between former President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and his legal morass will be on stark display the next two weeks.
Why it matters: His two-week schedule features nearly half a dozen court hearings and 2024 campaign-related events, previewing what's to come over the next 15 months as he navigates his re-election bid amid mounting legal fights.
Special Counsel Jack Smith requested a "narrowly tailored" gag order on Friday for former President Trump to limit his public statements in regard to the 2020 election interference case.
The big picture: Smith's office said in a filing that Trump has tried "to undermine confidence in the criminal justice system and prejudice the jury pool" through "disparaging and inflammatory attacks" on those involved in the case.
Capitol physician Dr. Brian Monahan's positive updates on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health have drawn scrutiny and contradicted other doctors' reported impressions of the top Republican's condition.
Why it matters: Monahan's role as a medical doctor for Congress has gained more attention as McConnell has remained committed to staying in office following multiple health episodes this year.
