Just about every Democrat running in competitive Senate races this year significantly out-raised their GOP challenger in the first quarter, according to an Axios analysis of fundraising data.
Why it matters: Incumbents typically have an advantage when it comes to fundraising. But with Democrats scrapping to protect a slim majority, every dollar counts.
The U.S. will impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after the country's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced Tuesday evening.
Why it matters:President Biden is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise military restraint. But in the economic sphere, the administration is demonstrating a willingness to retaliate against Iran.
No one is feeling the political heartburn more than Speaker Mike Johnson as the House takes its time finalizing foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Why it matters: The sooner Johnson gets the bills to the floor, the more protection he can demand from Democrats.
The big picture: Biden has continuously promised to find ways to deliver more student loan forgiveness after the Supreme Court blocked his sweeping debt cancellation plan last year.
Growing uncertainty around the fate of House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) foreign aid plan is creating new threats from Republican Ukraine hawks to try to bypass him.
Why it matters: Johnson had aimed to hold a vote by the end of the week, but conservatives angered by the package have pressured him back to the table.
Former President Trump's social media posts are taking center stage during the first criminaltrial against him in New York as he continues to push the bounds of his gag order.
Why it matters: Trump has long turned to social media to rant about his legal battles and attack his political adversaries, but his torrent of posts related to indictments he facescould be used against him in court.
Columbia University took steps to ensure Jewish and Israeli students felt safe on campus while ensuring pro-Palestinian demonstrators had a place to exercise their free speech rights, university president Minouche Shafik will tell the congressional committee that hammered other Ivy League presidents.
The big picture: Harvard president Claudine Gay and University of Pennsylvania's Liz Magill, who testified before the committee in December, both resigned following criticism of their handling of alleged antisemitism on their campuses following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
House Republican frustrations boiled over on Tuesday after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) threw his weight behind a threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
The big picture: The 2-1 ruling bythe 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the ban also violates Title IX, the landmark 1972 legislation that bars sex-based discrimination in education.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is willing to vote to dismiss impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as long as time is given to debate the articles, he told Axios.
Why it matters: A bipartisan vote to quickly squash the articles of impeachment would be a clear indictment of the GOP's historic impeachment, which has been years in the making.
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. more than doubled last year and set another record primarily driven by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, according to the final tally of cases by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
The big picture: There were8,873 antisemitic cases of assault, harassment, and vandalism across the country in 2023, representing the highest level recorded since ADL started tracking this data in 1979, the group said Thursday.
The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian's commencement speech, citing safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Why it matters: Islamophobia and antisemitism in higher education have become the focus of federal investigation and testimony, as reports of discrimination have increased across the country since the war's onset.
Flying snafus — such as dayslong delays, surprise cancellations and pricey rebookings — will now face more scrutiny under a new federal partnership with state attorneys general.
Several House Democrats reiterated their opposition to ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after a second Republican signed onto a motion to remove him on Tuesday.
Why it matters: With Republicans soon to hold a one-vote majority, Johnson would almost certainly need Democratic votes to save his speakership.
China's communist government is complicit in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, subsidizing the manufacturing of fentanyl materials, according to a new House report.
Why it matters: The bipartisan investigation uncovers fresh details about the Chinese Communist Party's pivotal role in the illicit fentanyl trade as overdoses in the U.S. continue to surge.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a motion Tuesday seeking to hold former President Trump in contempt for alleged violations of his partial gag order in the New York criminal case.
Why it matters: Prosecutors in the Tuesday filing pointed to recent posts the former president made on his Truth Social account "attacking two known witnesses — Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels," per the filing.
House Democrats are warning House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that not including humanitarian aid in his foreign aid package could poison it for their side.
Conservative Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is joining Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in her efforts to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the Louisiana Republican announced plans to bring multiple foreign aid bills to the floor.
Why it matters: Johnson's speakership is in the most precarious place its been since taking over the gavel, coming under fire from conservatives over his handling of an array of policy issues.
Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris is adding an experienced political player to his D.C. team and giving him a tough assignment: Find a new home for his storied football franchise.
Why it matters: Hiring Kirtan Mehta, a top Senate aide, doesn't mean that Harris has decided to bring the Washington Commanders back to their old stomping grounds at RFK Stadium in D.C.
AI's advent means the U.S. intelligence community must revamp its traditional way of doing business, according to a new report from an Eric Schmidt-backed national security think tank.
The big picture: Today's intelligence systems cannot keep pace with the explosion of data now available, requiring "rapid" adoption of generative AI to keep an intelligence advantage over rival powers.
Why it matters: Immigration is a no-win political issue for Biden, who has faced nonstop "open border" attacks from the right as well as increasingly vocal frustration from the more progressive wing of his own party.
The White House sent House impeachment investigators a letter Monday declining their invitation for President Biden to testify before the panel at an inquiry hearing, CNN first reported.
Why it matters: Republicans have struggled to uncover solid evidence linking the president to his son Hunter Biden's business dealings and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) invited him to testify in a long-shot bid to salvage an inquiry that even Republicans have been skeptical about securing an impeachment vote on, per Axios' Andrew Solender.
House Democrats were incensed at the Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid plan House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out on Monday — but they are not ruling out saving it if necessary.
Why it matters: Several Republican hardliners who are opposed to Ukraine aid and irked by a lack of border security language have not ruled out sabotaging a key procedural vote that typically passes along party lines.
