Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) refused to close the door on a potential bid for West Virginia governor on Monday, breathing life into rumors that he is being courted to run.
Why it matters: Manchin will retire from the Senate next year, and it is unclear what the longtime lawmaker plans to do once he leaves Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that the House may vote on sanctions against the International Criminal Court for seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Why it matters: The vote, which GOP sources told Axios could come as soon as this week, is poised to once again divide House Democrats over Israel.
The judge overseeing former President Trump's New York hush money trial admonished defense witness Robert Costello Monday for his reactions while on the stand.
Why it matters: It was one of the most dramatic moments of the ongoing Trump criminal trial, which is now in its sixth week, and led the judge to temporarily clear the courtroom.
Donald Trump's onetime fixer Michael Cohen finished testifying Monday in the hush money trial in New York, bringing the first-ever criminal trial of a former president one step closer to completion.
Why it matters: Trump's legal team again on Monday sought to undercut Cohen's credibility as a witness, presenting him as deceitful and seeking revenge on his former boss.
Former President Trump appears unlikely to testify in his ongoing New York criminal trial after floating the possibility for days.
Why it matters: Trump's team indicated Monday that they are poised to soon rest their case in Trump's hush money trial, saying, "There's a likelihood that we will rest" the case on Monday.
A U.K. court ruled Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangecan appeal hisextradition to the U.S. on espionage charges, multiple news outlets reported.
Why it matters: Assange is accused of orchestrating one of the biggest leaks of classified information in recent U.S. history.
City leaders are celebrating new data showing that Detroit is growing for the first time in nearly 70 years.
The big picture: Increasing the population has been a tenet of Mayor Mike Duggan's tenure since he took office as Detroit filed for municipal bankruptcy a decade ago, when the population was recorded at more than 720,000 people.
In a new People magazine article, Axios CEO Jim VandeHei and his wife, Autumn VandeHei, tell how they adopted their son Kelvin — now 19 and a confident, engaging college soccer player.
"You have to go in with a clear eye that there's no easy fairy tale to foster care or adoption," Jim told People. "It is hard, but it's also beautiful and highly rewarding ... If I were to die tomorrow, I would say [adopting Kelvin] was the most meaningful decision I've ever made in my life."
The Biden administration released a memo to its allies outlining its actions to combat rising costs — and blaming Republicans for blocking its efforts.
Why it matters: It's an attempt to tell Americans that the White House is focused on bringing prices down at a time when voters are unhappy with the economy, and hold the president responsible for inflation.
The Republican frontrunner in Nevada's hotly contested Senate race is quietly reframing his work with a conservative group he led last year, de-emphasizing its opposition to abortion and playing up his focus on other issues.
Why it matters: Sam Brown appears to be the most recent Republican to try to cloud their anti-abortion views ahead of the 2024 election, after a series of elections in which the GOP has been punished for orchestrating the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Pope Francis responded to U.S. conservative bishops' criticisms of his progressive shift to Roman Catholic Church doctrine in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" airing Sunday evening.
Details: The pope noted during the interview via a Spanish translator that the adjective "conservative" in such instances was "one who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that."
