The Biden administration on Monday withdrew its proposed plans to reverse a Trump-era policy that made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage in company-sponsored health plans.
Why it matters: With Democrats' loss of the White House and Congress in the 2024 elections, Republicans are in a strong position to undermine President Biden's legacy — including his administration's work to bolster reproductive rights post-Roe.
Former President Clinton was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, his spokesperson said in a statement.
Driving the news: Clinton, 78, was admitted to be treated for the flu a day earlier after developing a fever, Angel Ureña, his deputy chief of staff, said on X.
President-elect Trump promised Tuesday that his Justice Department will "vigorously pursue the death penalty," one day after President Biden announced he had commuted sentences for most of the people on federal death row.
The big picture: The Trump administration set records with a spree of executions during his first term, and he appears poised to reverse Biden's moratorium on federal use of capital punishment once he's sworn into office.
The once-fringe idea of Democrats appearing on conservative-leaning media is suddenly going mainstream in the wake of the party's 2024 election losses.
Why it matters: Nearly a dozen House Democrats tell Axios that party members need to increase their appearances on conservative-leaning and non-traditional platforms, or risk irrelevance.
President-elect Trump has big plans to make America greater, in terms of square mileage.
Why it matters: Trump has been in a strikingly imperial mood since his election victory. He has floated acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal, annexing Canada, and potentially invading Mexico — to the intense consternation of their leaders.
A government review board was unable to reach a consensus in Nippon Steel's planned $15 billion purchase of U.S. Steel and has referred the matter to President Biden, the two companies said on Monday night.
The big picture: The Washington Post first reported on Monday's deadlock by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) over the potential impact on national security if U.S. Steel were sold to Japan's largest steelmaker.
Greenland's leader on Monday responded to President-elect Trump suggesting the U.S. should take ownership of the autonomous territory that's part of the kingdom of Denmark by making clear it's not for sale.
What they're saying: "Greenland is ours," Prime Minister Múte Egede said on Facebook. "We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our years-long struggle for freedom. However, we must continue to be open to cooperation and trade with the whole world, especially with our neighbours."
President-elect Trump indicated he wants Greenland under U.S. control as he named PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as his pick for United States ambassador to Denmark on Sunday.
The latest: Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede made clear on Monday that the autonomous territory that's part of its kingdom of Denmark was not for sale.
A trial for the man accused of a second assassination attempt on President-elect Trump was delayed until next year by a federal judge in Florida on Monday.
The big picture: Ryan Wesley Routh's defense team sought a delay from the scheduled trial start of Feb. 10 to December 2025, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled this was "excessive" and moved the trial to September.
The House Ethics Committee's report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had been poised to stay officially buried — until two centrist Republicans on the panel unexpectedly voted to release it, Axios has learned.
The big picture: Prosecutors accused Shane Lamond of Stafford, Virginia, of being a "double agent" for the right-wing extremist group. Lammond was convicted of obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators.
The House Ethics Committee said Monday it will not open an investigation into Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) after he was detained and charged with public intoxication at Dulles International Airport.
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's recent killing, pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges in New York on Monday, multipleoutletsreported.
The big picture: Mangione is facing 11 counts in a New York state indictment, plus four federal charges and others inPennsylvania.
With 28 full days left in office, President Bidenannounced Monday he is commuting the sentences for 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life without possibility of parole.
The big picture: Biden promised to abolish federal use of the death penalty when he campaigned for the White House in 2020.
Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered President-elect Trump with skepticism — and in many cases, disdain — are reconsidering their approach.
Why it matters: Trump's decisive victory in November has forced media executives to put their business interests ahead of their personal politics.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized the assertion that President-elect Trump is a "fascist" on Sunday and said the "freakout" over the incoming administration is "not helpful."
Why it matters: Fetterman is among the few Democratic senators to have met with Trump's Cabinet nominees and he told ABC News on Sunday he hopes the president-elect will be successful.
