A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration orderbarring transgender and nonbinary Americans from passports that reflect their gender identities.
The big picture: U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday expanding her order from April to all people. Her original order only shielded six of the people who originally sued the Trump administration from the policy.
Why it matters: Once seen as a buttoned-up conservative, Lee is increasingly positioning himself as an ultra-online, hard-right firebrand in line with the right's most provocative wing.
The youth can rejoice. President Trump will yet again extend the deadline for a ban on TikTok, the White House said Tuesday.
Why it matters: The wildly popular video app lives to fight another day. It's so far outlasted the terms of a bipartisan law that would have banned it over national security risks because of its ties to China.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a Washington, D.C., hospital Tuesday after having an allergic reaction.
The big picture: Noem, 53, is alert and recovering, and was taken to the hospital "out of an abundance of caution," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Axios in a statement.
The Senate passed legislation to establish the first regulatory framework for stablecoins, capping prolonged, topsy-turvy bipartisan negotiations.
Why it matters: The GENIUS Act, which was nearly derailed when Democrats had an internal blowup about President Trump's growing cryptocurrency empire, represents one of the rare instances of bipartisan compromise this Congress.
A growing number of congressional and local officials have been handcuffed or charged over incidents related to the Trump administration's immigration agenda.
The big picture: The arrests and charges of elected Democrats have led party leaders to warn the president is driving democracy to the edge. But the shows of force, including during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles last week, have also given Trump's MAGA base and advisers exactly what they wanted.
U.S. adults are divided over the use of local law enforcement for President Trump's mass deportation efforts, but a majority are opposed to raids on workplaces, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.
Why it matters: The survey was conducted amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ongoing raids in Southern California that sparked nationwide protests and as Trump flip-flopped on pausing some immigration operations.
A new report from Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee estimates that President Trump's pardons have cost the American public more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution.
Why it matters: Democrats are homing in on the the nearly 1,600 pardons Trump has already doled out in just five months on the job as one of the most potent attacks on his presidency.
A small group of Senate Democrats is scrambling to keep President Trump from unilaterally involving the U.S. in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Why it matters: The caucus is fractured over the quickly unfolding situation, with just a handful blaring the alarm while the party's leadership — at least for now — watches and waits,
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) called President Trump a tyrant surrounded by "yes men and under-qualified attack dogs" who is testing the boundaries of his power during a Senate floor speech to fellow lawmakers on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Padilla was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security press conference last week where he said he wanted to get answers about Trump sending the military to Los Angeles following pro-immigrant protests.
Another 700 military personnel have been sent to aid immigration enforcement in Florida, Louisiana and Texas after nearly 5,000 National Guard members and Marineswere sent to Los Angeles, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Why it matters: President Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target undocumented immigrants in Democratically-run cities, but the latest deployment offers additional resources to red states likely to cooperate.
President Trump on Tuesday said Iran was "very close" to having a nuclear weapon, despite March testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Tehran was not building one.
The big picture: His comments, which critics see as shirking his DNI's own assessment, came after he sent shockwaves through the Middle East with a Monday Truth Social post calling for the evacuation of Tehran.
Organizers of last weekend's "No Kings" protests are celebrating the event as the one of the largest mass demonstrations in U.S. history, and already have another rally on the books.
Why it matters: Building off the success of Saturday's rallies, Transformative Justice Coalition announced Monday the next protests are planned for July 17 in honor of Civil Rights activist and lawmaker John Lewis who died on that date in 2020.
Prominent MAGA figures — including the president's son — have amplified false rumors that the Minnesota shooting suspect was a Democrat in an effort to paint their political opponents as violent.
The big picture: In the wake of shootings and other tragedies, social media often becomes fertile ground for misinformation and conspiracies —now fringe theories have found mouthpieces in the mainstream and among elected Republicans.
A business-backed group with GOP ties is dropping ads in conservative media that urge six Republican senators to preserve IRA energy tax credits.
Why it matters: The $1.5 million buy — details of which were shared exclusively with Axios — expands the new coalition Built for America's Trump-focused campaign to defend the IRA on MAGA grounds.
President Trump and billionaire sports team owners are locked in an under-the-radar fight over Trump's push to significantly limit a tax break the owners have enjoyed for two decades.
Why it matters: Trump wants to cut teams' tax deductions on key expenses — including player contracts — as part of his "Big Beautiful Bill." It's part of his effort to cast the massive bill as good for the middle class — and not a giveaway to billionaires, as Democrats and other critics call it.
President Trump surprised immigration hardliners last week when his administration announced it would pause some immigration raids that were hurting the agriculture and hospitality industries.
Then just as quickly, the MAGA pendulum swung back. Trump said Sunday that a new wave of raids would target immigrants in Democrat-run cities — and Monday there were signs that farms, hotels and restaurants again will be subject to raids.
Driving the news: The whiplash in Trump's approach to his mass deportation plans is the latest illustration of how much his whims — and who speaks with him last — are shaping his decision-making, even on his signature policy issue.
Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has picked a big intra-GOP fight on SALT, Medicaid and clean energy — all but ignoring some of the House's most delicate budget compromises.
🥊 Why it matters: Neither the House nor the Senate wants to go to a formal conference, but the Senate text released Monday afternoon showed just how extensive, and contentious, the conference-like negotiations will be.
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) plan to introduce a measure that would force President Trump to get approval to Congress to enter Israel's conflict with Iran.
Why it matters: The rare bipartisan effort reflects long-running frustration among lawmakers in both parties with the executive branch's growing power to wage war unilaterally.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is leading a Democratic effort to challenge Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the victory he claimed last week on increasing tax revenue in April and May.
Why it matters: Democrats argue widespread cuts at the IRS will only hurt tax revenue and contradict Bessent's commitment to reduce the federal deficit.
A new private GOP poll is showing Republicans facing a growing problem in the Texas Senate race, the third such survey in just a month.
Why it matters: Republicans haven't lost a statewide race in Texas in more than three decades, but party officials concede they may need to spend millions to keep the seat this year.
