The Pentagon pulled senior Defense Department officials from the Aspen Security Forum on Monday, a day before the four-day summit in Colorado was set to begin.
Why it matters: The bipartisan national security forum has attracted Republican and Democratic administration officials for years. But Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson said the event "promotes the evil of globalism, disdain for our great country, and hatred for the President of the United States," per Just the News, which first reported on the move.
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume layoffs at the Department of Education.
The big picture: The unsigned decision overturns a federal judge's order that found President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon did not have the power to shutter the agency.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice on Friday, removing the staff in charge of advising her and other officials on how to navigate conflicts of interest.
Why it matters: The ethics director was fired on the same day that Bondi dismissed more than 20 employees involved in various investigations of President Donald Trump, reflecting an ongoing purge of personnel at the department.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday signaled he may support congressional action to force the Trump administration's hand on releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Why it matters: Democrats are eager to take advantage of President Trump's rupture with his MAGA base by positioning themselves as the champions of transparency around the Epstein files.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday he'll run as an independent in the New York City mayoral race, after Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary.
The big picture: Cuomo's decision after conceding to Mamdani sets up a more competitive general election, with current Mayor Eric Adams also running as an independent in a city with a majority of Democratic voters.
Why it matters: After a quiet stretch in the months following President Trump’s election victory, the streets are buzzing again. Demonstrations are growing in size, in frequency, and in coordination.
Elon Musk's xAI hassecured a contract worth up to $200 million with the U.S. Department of Defense, the company announced Monday.
The big picture: The move is a part of the Pentagon's adoption ofadvanced artificial intelligence capabilities to address national security challenges.
The Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion plan to renovate its D.C. headquarters is the latest flashpoint in President Trump's ongoing feud with chair Jerome Powell over interest rates.
Why it matters: Trump previously said he wouldn't attempt to fire Powell until the chair's term ends next year, but investigating the renovation could give Trump ammunition to remove an obstacle to his economic agenda.
President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will dramatically increase weapons supplies to European allies, with those countries then sending arms to Ukraine.
A source familiar with the plan tells Axios the U.S. will sell around $10 billion in weapons to NATO allies in the first wave.
The supplies ultimately bound for Ukraine include missiles, air defense weaponry and artillery shells.
Why it matters: This is a seismic policy shift from Trump, who originally refused to side with Ukraine and until very recently insisted he would only supply defensive weapons so as not to escalate the war.
The big picture: The Senate is expected to vote on a rescissions package ahead of a Friday deadline that would yank $1.1 billion in funds allocated to CPB, putting a years-long conservative push on the brink of reality.
Electric vehicle advocates on Monday are launching a $43.5 million campaign that touts EVs' benefits — and has a star pitchman in actor Nick Offerman.
Why it matters: The nonprofit EV group Veloz's effort lands as the new budget law ends federal consumer tax credits this fall and Trump 2.0 dismantles other Biden-era EV policies.
Several House Democrats are mounting long-shot efforts to force a House vote on making Attorney General Pam Bondi release all records related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Why it matters: Democrats are hoping to take advantage of a blow-up between President Trump and his base over the Epstein files by forcing their GOP colleagues to choose between them.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank's inspector general to review its $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project, which has become a key focus of Trump administration attacks, a source familiar tells Axios.
Why it matters: The Trump administration is using the Fed's expensive overhaul of two historic buildings on the National Mall as a lever to try to force out Powell, who has rebuffed the president's demands to cut interest rates.
Sen. John Cornyn has established a wide fundraising advantage over his Texas Republican primary opponent state Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to financial figures obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: Cornyn is facing a more serious primary threat than any other senator up for election next year — and will need every dollar he can get.
President Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) will use a first-of-its-kind innovation summit in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $70 billion in AI and energy investments for the state, including thousands of new jobs.
The inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, aims to ignite "Pennsylvania's incredible potential to power the AI revolution," McCormick says.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is proposing something unprecedented: Having Congress' ethics office effectively adjudicate whether lawmakers are too cognitively impaired to do their jobs.
Why it matters: The 36-year-old Washington Democrat is publicly calling out a dynamic many of her colleagues refuse to even address — arguing Congress' aging membership is damaging the credibility of the whole institution.
But officials and advisers are considering at least three ways Trump could try to defuse an issue that, for the first time, has put him crosswise with his online MAGA base.
Why it matters: Everyone in the administration realizes this is a disaster — except perhaps Trump, who asserted in a rambling Truth Social post over the weekend that Epstein is "somebody that nobody cares about." That got him "ratioed" on his own platform, a first.
You can subscribe to almost anything with just a click these days — wine clubs, pet food, therapy, underwear, the list is endless.
Unsubscribing? That's tougher.
Why it matters: The difficulty of unsubscribing — finding out where and how to do it, calling customer service, navigating last-chance promotional offers — costs people time and money.
Former President Biden insisted that he authorized the wide use of his signature via autopen at the very end of his presidency, according to a rare interview that the New York Times published Sunday evening.
Why it matters: Senate and House Republicans and President Trump's Justice Department are conducting investigations into how Biden's aging affected his ability to be president.
A man who killed two people and injured others in a Sunday shooting at a Lexington Baptist church has been identified as 47-year-old Guy House, according to the Lexington Police Department.
The big picture: Thenow-deceased suspect shot a member of law enforcement near an airport in Fayette County before fleeing to the Richmond Road Baptist Church, according to state officials.
The Federal Reserve has offered key details of its expensive headquarters renovation project, which the Trump administration has invoked as potential grounds to try to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell.
Why it matters: The White House appears to be using cost overruns in the $2.5 billion project on the National Mall to build a case for dismissing Powell for cause, amid the president's unheeded demands for the Fed to cut interest rates.
President Trump helped present the FIFA Club World Cup soccer trophy to Chelsea in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday as he marked one year since the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The big picture: Trump was met with boos and some applause during the presentation of the trophy and runners-up medals to Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium after being cheered at following his arrival for the game that Chelsea won 3-0.
