Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday to check on his constituent, a Maryland man mistakenly deported there to a high-security prison for terrorists.
The big picture: Although the Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitateKilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's return, the U.S. government has so far resisted.
Former President Biden stopped short of mentioning his successor by name at a speech Tuesday in Chicago but took aim at the Trump administration's threats to cut Social Security.
The big picture: Biden spoke at the Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) on the same day Democrats declared the Save Social Security National Day of Action.
Two members of House Democratic leadership are trying to send an official congressional delegation to the El Salvadorian prison where the Trump administration is sending deportees, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Dozens of House Democrats have privately expressed interest in participating in such a trip to protest the Trump administration's deportation policies, sources tell Axios.
President Trump signed a wide-ranging executive order Tuesday addressing drug costs that endorses a pharmaceutical industry-backed change to Medicare drug price negotiations.
Why it matters: Lowering drug prices — which are significantly higher for U.S. patients than in other countries — was a prominent goal of the first Trump administration, and Trump promised to make the issue a priority during his campaign last year.
President Trump pitched a path to legal status for "great people" who are undocumented immigrants in an interview with Fox Noticias on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Trump's informal proposal would help create a pathway to living in the U.S. legally for people who self-deport and have an employer supporting their return.
An Associated Press reporter was allowed into a White House event on Tuesday for the first time since the Trump administration banned the newsroom's journalists, an AP spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: The wire service has been banned from the White House press pool and other official events since February after it refused to change its style guide to align with the president's executive order on the Gulf of America.
The White House is "looking into" the legality of sending U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a briefing Tuesday.
The big picture: President Trump has recently threatenedto send Americans to a notorious El Salvador prison where several deported Venezuelans, who are alleged to be members of the MS-13 gang, and one erroneously deported Maryland man are being held.
DOGE's cost-cutting may get in the way of the "grand celebration" President Trump, has ordered for July 4, 2026 — America's 250th birthday.
The big picture: State humanities councils planning 250th anniversary celebrations all over the country have had their funding slashed, and those organizations tell Axios they likely won't be able to execute the big, patriotic plans they had been making.
One in 31 U.S. children age 8 or younger are now diagnosed with autism, according to a study the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday.
The big picture: Autism diagnoses are on the rise, according to the study. In 2000, the CDC said 1 in 150 children had been diagnosed with autism. The figure was 1 in 54 in 2016, per the agency.
Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate's second-ranking Democrat, raised less than $43,000 for his campaign in the first three months of 2025, underscoring widespread expectations that the 80 year-lawmaker won't seek another term.
Why it matters: Durbin's retirement would open a top slot in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) leadership team as well as set up a potentially contentious primary for a coveted deep blue Senate seat.
President Trump has not "made a determination" on if he supports the idea of hiking corporate taxes to pay for other tax cuts, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Tuesday briefing.
Why it matters: Trump campaigned on lowering the corporate tax rate, which may have helped him garner support from certain investors and business leaders.
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking a Biden-era migration program for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Why it matters: It's a blow for President Trump's hardline immigration crackdown and a win for half a million people in the U.S. given temporary legal status under the CHNV Program, who were facing possible deportation after its scheduled end on April 24.
A storied civil rights legal group that helped desegregate U.S. public schools seven decades ago is suing the U.S. Department of Education over its efforts to stop diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in K-12 public schools.
Why it matters: The federal lawsuit by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) on behalf of the NAACP is the latest challenge to the Trump administration's attempts to end DEI programs and limit discussions of racism in schools.
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) is still in intensive care more than a week after being hospitalized for a gallbladder inflection and will have to undergo an "extended recovery," his doctor said Tuesday.
Between the lines: The development could sideline the New Jersey Democrat as House Republicans try to advance their hulking tax cut and debt ceiling bill.
Lawmakers and ex-cybersecurity officials are starting to rally around Chris Krebs after President Trump revoked his security clearance and requested that the Justice Department open an investigation into his time leading CISA.
Why it matters: Trump's moves to revoke security clearances and investigate his political enemies could tarnish the targets' reputations.
The resilient bipartisanship that has long protected cybersecurity issues in Washington is facing its biggest test in the second Trump administration.
Why it matters: Without guaranteed bipartisanship, the country's whole-of-government approach to both preventing hacks and fighting back is in jeopardy, experts say.
President Trump held a meeting on Tuesday morning in the White House situation room about the ongoing nuclear deal negotiations with Iran, two sources with direct knowledge told Axios.
Why it matters: The high-level meeting with all of the Trump administration's top national security and foreign policy officials present was focused on discussing the U.S. position in the next round of talks planned for Saturday, the sources said.
Major League Baseball is holding its annual Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, but this year, it comes as civil rights and diversity programs are experiencing rollbacks nationally.
Why it matters: MLB faces uncertainty about its diversity initiatives and the immigration status of international players, even while celebrating Robinson's breaking of baseball's modern-day color barrier 78 years ago.
The big picture: Obama had previously urged schools to stand up for their values and to resist intimidation amid pressure from the Trump administration, but Monday's comments went a step further when he called the administration's efforts "unlawful and ham-handed."
The campaign arm of Senate Democrats is launching its first advertising campaign of the 2026 election cycle, targeting two incumbent Republicans on Social Security.
Why it matters: Democrats plan to make the Trump administration's targeting of Social Security a central issue of the party's bid to take back a Senate majority.
Why it matters: Simply put, the U.S. can't build EVs without China. Efforts to seed a domestic supply chain, which began under the Biden administration, need more time to mature.
The Trump administration's abrupt walk back of tariff exceptions for cell phones, computers and chips has Wall Street guessing, but it made sense to those who understand the president's thinking: He doesn't like the "E" words.
"Exceptions and exemptions are weakness," said a Trump adviser who has discussed tariff policy with him. "Trump is for strength."
Why it matters:President Trump's determination not to appear weak — or wrong — on tariffs and his erratic, real-time tweaking of his policy have confused investors, deflated the dollar and shaken the stock market.
Vice President Vance's allies and former aides are set to have a key role in pushing the Trump administration to move aggressively to break up big corporations, including tech companies.
Why it matters: It's the latest example of Vance leaning into an area that's popular with President Trump'sMAGA base — and at odds with the pre-Trump GOP.
U.S. tech giants are awkwardly navigating two paths through the minefield of President Trump's global trade war.
The big picture: Companies like Apple and Nvidia are altering their short-term supply chains and diversifying their product sourcing to minimize the cost of Trump's tariffs.
One of Dana Perino'sfavorite questions to ask her friends, family, mentors and mentees is: "What's the best advice you ever got?"
Perino, 52 — a longtime Fox News anchor, and White House press secretary under former President George W. Bush — tapped into her wide network, from fellow anchor Bret Baier to country music artist Dierks Bentley to Andrea Aragon, a nonprofit leader and Perino's college roommate.
Perino took their best advice, her own best advice and wrapped it all into a book out next week, "I Wish Someone Had Told Me..."
Officials fromthe Trump, Biden, Obama and Bush administrations, defense and intelligence experts, lawmakers, scientists, and investors are huddling in Texas this week to plot American primacy amid a global realignment.
Why it matters: Michael Kratsios, Trump's chief science-and-technology policy adviser, in an interview said U.S. national and economic security is contingent on "technological dominance." He delivered his first public address at the Endless Frontiers summit Monday — its only on-the-record segment.
Hours after Harvard University officialssaid they wouldn't roll over to the Trump administration's demands, an education task force announced it would freeze $2.2 billion in federal funds to the Ivy League institution.
Why it matters: The Trump administration's response to Harvard rejecting its litany of demands shows what may be in store for colleges under scrutiny for diversity, equity and inclusion practices and alleged antisemitism.
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