Lawmakers in both parties are unnerved about the potential ramifications a government shutdown could have on the U.S. economy.
Driving the news: Credit rating firm Moody's said Monday that a shutdown would be "credit negative" for the U.S., potentially endangering the country's last remaining "triple A" rating from the big three credit rating firms.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) has voted against the majority of her party 18% of the time since the start of this Congress — more than any other freshman representative or senator, according to Quorum data.
Why it matters: Voting against one's party can be politically risky — or a political asset for swing-seat lawmakers seeking to showcase their independence. The stakes are even higher with such narrow majorities governing both the House and Senate.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised his predecessor Hillary Clinton for "calling out" Russian leader Vladimir Putin "for who he really is, from the start," during an unveiling of her portrait at the State Department on Tuesday.
The big picture: Clinton took swipes at former President Trump, who defeated her in the 2016 presidential election, during the unveiling ceremony as she praised Blinken for "helping to restore America's standing."
As embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) faces calls to resign from more than half of Senate Democrats, a surprising group of lawmakers is backing up his decision to stay and fight: Republicans.
Why it matters: It's a stark example of how the two parties have diverged on the question of what scandals and legal challenges disqualify someone from serving in public office.
The Democrat-led Senate on Tuesday rolled out bipartisan legislation keep the government funded until Nov. 17.
Why it matters: The legislation, called a continuing resolution or CR, would avert a government shutdown ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal funding.
A Georgia judge on Monday granted Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' request to protect the identities of jurors who indicted former President Trump and his allies over alleged efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
The big picture: Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in his order gave jurors or prospective jurors additional protections from being depicted during the trial.
The big picture: The ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron comes days before the trial is set to begin on Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and his business on allegations of falsifying business records.
Driving the news: The incident occurred when a Uniformed Division police officer came into contact with the 2-year-old German shepherd around 8 p.m., Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told Axios in an email.
Why it matters: Murphy is a formidable fundraiser and political force who would help Democrats hold the seat in 2024, when the national party will be scrambling to retain its bare Senate majority. So her pitch is one of electability, as well as financial and policy chops.
U.S. House members are expecting a chaotic week of late nights as they struggle to work through a conservative blockade of funding bills that has all but ensured the government will shut down this weekend.
Why it matters: It's unclear whether House Republicans can finish passing the funding bills on their own terms, while McCarthy is calling for a meeting with President Biden to discuss a path forward.
Black Americans say news coverage about Black people is often more negative than news about other residents, and few are optimistic that will change soon, a new survey finds.
Why it matters: Media outlets vowed to hire more diverse staff after the murder of George Floyd, but three years later, those commitments have done little to transform Black Americans' perceptions of news media.
The Biden Administration is pushing for Latinos to be better prepared for natural disasters and the effects of climate change.
Why it matters: A large percentage of Latinos live in the Southwest, where wildfires hit annually, and along hurricane-prone areas like Florida and North Carolina. But until a couple of years ago, the federal government didn't have enoughmaterials targeting Latinos about potential disasters.
Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani Tuesday for allegedly sharing his private digital data in what his lawyers say is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Why it matters: It's the latest in a flurry of lawsuits filed by the president's son, whose new lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has sought to go on the offensive.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama Republicans' request to block the redrawing of the state's congressional districts by a special master.
Driving the news: The Alabama GOP asked SCOTUS to consider an emergency request blocking a lower court's determination that the state's legislature had failed to comply with the Voting Rights Act while drawing congressional districts.
Why it matters: Trump's legal team argued in a court filing that such an order would violate his First Amendment rights and "unconstitutionally silence" the frontrunner in the GOP primary during the "most important months" of his 2024 campaign.
President Biden is scheduled to visit striking workers on a UAW picket line in Michigan later on Tuesday.
Why it matters: It's the first time a sitting president has ever visited a picket line, and a sign of just how critical a resolution of the autoworkers strike, now in its 12th day, has become for the president.
President Biden and his campaign are working on a critical project for his re-election bid: Make sure he doesn't trip.
Driving the news: As voters express deep concerns about the 80-year-old president's age and fitness for office, Biden's team is taking extra steps to prevent him from stumbling in public — as he did in June, when he tripped over a sandbag at the Air Force Academy.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law on Monday a bill prohibiting schools from banning books on racial or LGBTQ+ teachings that could result in fines for any authority in the state that defies the legislation.
The big picture: The name of former President Trump, the GOP frontrunner who's planning to counterprogram the debate by speaking to striking autoworkers in Detroit at about the same time, is absent from the list of those who qualified.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson failed to qualify for the second Republican presidential debate this week, but the seven other GOP 2024 candidates who attended the first one will appear onstage in California on Wednesday.
Driving the news: The Republican National Committee announced Monday that it had invited to the debate in Simi Valley: former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
