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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) has long been a formidable presence in the halls of Congress despite her non-voting status. Now at 88 years old, some of her colleagues tell Axios that presence has diminished considerably.

Why it matters: Lawmakers said Norton has been much less involved recently at critical moments for the District, as President Trump and his allies in Congress threaten overturning the city's laws and squeeze its budget.

Sen. Tina Smith directly confronted Sen. Mike Lee on Monday over the Utah Republican's posts about the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers.

Why it matters: "I needed him to hear from me directly, what impact I think his cruel statement had on me, his colleague," Smith (D-Minn.) told reporters about their conversation.

A growing number of Democratic lawmakers from across the Midwest are revealing they were named on the alleged target list of Vance Boelter, the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Why it matters: The shooting has sent chills through Congress, with one House Democrat even cancelling a town hall event that was scheduled for Monday because she was named in the list.

Los Angeles journalists sued the city and head of the police department Monday alleging officers deliberately targeted reporters at recent protests following federal immigration raids.

The big picture: The complaint, filed in federal court, accuses law enforcement officers of responding to the demonstrations with excessive force against both the press and the public.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and one of his top deputies are urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to "substantially" increase the amount of money give to House offices for security.

Why it matters: The plea comes as a growing number of House Democrats are revealed to have been named in documents allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Senate Finance Committee Republicans published their text of President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" Monday evening, which includes major tax reforms and even steeper Medicaid cuts than the House called for.

Why it matters: This is the trickiest part of the GOP's marquee legislation, which also includes raising the debt ceiling as well as border and military funding.

The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies that it doesn't plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans, Axios' Barak Ravid scoops.

• Israel has asked the Trump administration to join the war in order to eliminate Iran's nuclear program. A U.S. official told Axios on Saturday that the Trump administration was not actively considering it.

Trump Mobile is the Trump Organization's next licensing deal, the president's sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., announced today.

• The organization made millions in real estate and luxury golf courses, and has expanded into other avenues, including crypto and digital media, Axios' April Rubin notes.

👂 How it works: The announcement promised a $499 phone, made in the U.S., as well as a monthly unlimited "47 plan" plan for $47.45.

• The Trump Organization won't be involved in designing or manufacturing the phone or providing or selling cell service, according to Reuters, which also notes that no one has yet figured out how to make a $499 phone in the U.S.

1. The man accused of killing a Minnesota state legislator faces federal stalking, murder and firearms charges, in addition to state-level murder charges. Go deeper.
2. The American Bar Association is suing the Trump administration in an effort to block its threats against major law firms, Bloomberg Law reports.
3. A federal judge ordered the National Institutes of Health to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in grants canceled by the Trump administration, saying the terminations were illegal and discriminatory. Go deeper.

Red Sox fans are furious after the team traded away star player Rafael Devers last night — the second time in the past five years the franchise has traded a star player for what seems like an insufficient return.

• "I'm shocked. This is a terrible trade. Rafael is their star player and it's going to ruin the Sox," one fan told Boston's CBS affiliate, WBZ. "I honestly think they're just doing it for the money."

The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies on Sunday that it doesn't plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans, two sources from countries that received that U.S. message tell Axios.

The big picture: The U.S. has helped Israel intercept missiles, but made clear Israel is acting alone in attacking Iran. The U.S. message is that if Iran attacks Americans in response, it will be crossing a red line.

President Trump has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to "expand efforts to detain and deport" undocumented immigrants in Democratic-run cities.

The big picture: Trump's order comes as California's Democratic leaders challenge him in the courts over his deployment of the state National Guard and U.S. Marines to ICE protests in Los Angeles — one of the cities he singled out in Sunday's Truth Social post.

President Trump has made the presidency extremely profitable for himself.

Why it matters: Trump continues to pursue wealth-building avenues tied to his political agenda as Democrats continue to allege massive conflicts of interest.

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) said she is cancelling a town hall event scheduled for Monday evening after her name was found on the alleged target list of Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter.

Why it matters: It's a sign of the growing disquiet on Capitol Hill over the shooting, in which Boelter allegedly shot two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, killing one of the couples.

While Americans have conflicting opinions on the Supreme Court, a majority agree that the Trump administration must comply with federal court orders, two recent polls found.

The big picture: The high court is slated to make a slew of rulings in coming weeks on issues Americans remained deeply divided on, including on judicial power, birthright citizenship and gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

A federal judge Monday ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore grants that the agency cut based on gender ideology or diversity, equity and inclusion, calling the terminations illegal.

Why it matters: Hundreds of millions of dollars in medical research funding cited in the lawsuit are at stake, including grants that fueled LGBTQ+ health research at Harvard.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing outrage and calls for his resignation over social media posts that baselessly claim the man charged with targeting Minnesota lawmakers in shootings during the weekend has ties to the political left.

The big picture: Prominent right-wing figures, including Elon Musk, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, spread now-debunked claims that leftist politics motivated the shooting spree that left one Minnesota state representative dead and another wounded.

The man who allegedly shot and killed a prominent Minnesota state legislator and her husband now faces federal stalking, murder and firearms charges, officials announced Monday.

The big picture: Vance Luther Boelter, who is also accused of wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, already faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder at the state level, according to Hennepin County court records.

A federal judge on Monday extended her block on the Trump administration's targeting of Harvard's international students, multiple outlets reported.

Why it matters: International students are authorized to study in the U.S. until U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs files a decision next week.

The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers this weekend underscore a grim trend: An increasingly volatile political climate has left state and local officials more exposed than ever to threats and harassment.

The latest: Federal prosecutors filed charges Monday accusing Vance Luther Boelter of assassinating House Democratic Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding DFL state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

Police on Sunday arrested a man they believe assassinated Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, in one of two shootings that targeted state lawmakers.

The big picture: The massive manhunt for the 57-year-old suspect — what officials called the largest in state history — sent shockwaves through Minnesota and exacerbated security fears among elected officials.

The Trump Organization announced Trump Mobile as its next venture on Monday, on the 10th anniversary of President Trump announcing his first bid for the White House.

Why it matters: The announcement marks yet another expansion for the organization — run by the president's sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. — which made millions in real estate and luxury golf courses, but has pivoted to other avenues, including crypto and digital media.

Police arrested a man on Sunday whom they believe assassinated the top Democrat in the Minnesota House in shootings that targeted two state lawmakers at their homes in the Twin Cities suburbs.

The big picture: The killing of state House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, set off what Gov. Tim Walz called a "complex and dangerous" manhunt that spanned nearly two full days.

Workers with college degrees who come to the U.S. on student visas out-earn their native-born peers, but also do more of the research and development work critical to the economy, according to a new analysis of data from the National Survey of College Graduates.

Why it matters: The Trump administration is using student visas as both policy tool and negotiating leverage on trade, potentially forcing a sharp decline in the number of foreign students in coming years.

The aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration is striking fear not only among blue-collar laborers, but inside the nation's white-collar offices, too.

Why it matters: Companies are making hard decisions about whether to spend time and money fighting to keep staff or fire them.

President Trump's first-term surgeon general thinks people shouldn't be focused as much on who Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy appointed to the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy as the way he purged all 17 of the sitting members.

What they are saying: "Everyone jumped so quickly from 'they fired everybody' to 'let's talk about these new people' that we stopped talking about the fact that they fired everybody," said Jerome Adams, an anesthesiologist who's now a professor at Purdue University.

National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya didn't aggressively push back and defend Trump administration budget cuts and grant freezes when senators grilled him last week about plans for his agency.

• An $18 billion cut in the 2026 NIH budget request was just a starting point for negotiations, he said.

President Trump's immigration crackdown is burning through cash so quickly that the agency charged with arresting, detaining and removing unauthorized immigrants could run out of money next month.

Why it matters: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year. That's alarmed lawmakers in both parties — and raised the possibility of Trump clawing funds from agencies to feed ICE.

President Trump and other Group of Seven leaders are gathering in Canada for the latest G7 summit.

The big picture: The meeting is taking place on the heels of the Israel-Iran war, while the U.S. faces deepening divides with other allies over Gaza, Ukraine and Trump's sweeping tariffs, notably his one on Canada.

A manhunt is underway in Minnesota for the suspect in the shooting attacks of two state lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes that Gov. Tim Walz (D) called a "politically motivated assassination."

The latest: Police arrested a suspect in the shootings that killed Minnesota state House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, on Sunday evening.

Over the weekend, Israel had an operational window to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but President Trump made it clear that he is against such a move, U.S. officials told Axios.

The big picture: White House officials say Trump is still trying to prevent further escalation of the war and resume talks with Iran on a nuclear deal.

Randi Weingarten, a longtime leader of a major U.S. labor union and influential Democratic National Committee member, has resigned from the DNC, Politico first reported Sunday.

Why it matters: The American Federation of Teachers union president backed former DNC vice chair David Hogg's push to primary older Democratic incumbents in Congress and made clear in a letter to DNC chair Ken Martin her strong disagreement with party leadership's direction.