People in Afghanistan were searching into Monday night for survivors following a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 800 people and wounded nearly 2,800 others a day earlier.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a stern warning on Monday to the Trump administration that Mexico is willing to enter security agreements with the U.S. around immigration and fighting cartels, but "without subordination."
Why it matters: Sheinbaum is facing pressure from President Trump amid his increasingly changing and erratic demands to battle drug cartels while holding the threat of tariffs over Mexico.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that President Trump may grant some exclusions on tariffs for home construction supplies, potentially offering relief to homebuilders.
Why it matters: The housing market has stalled as the cost of purchasing has risen and supply has dwindled. High interest rates, as well as price increases for construction materials for building, renovating, or repairing, have also contributed to a stagnant market.
The Treasury Department has given Axios a first look at the list of 68 jobs that qualify for a new tax deduction under the "no tax on tips" pledge in President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
Why it matters: Until now, the administration hadn't specified the exact occupations that are eligible for the tax cut in the megabill. There's good news on the list for everyone from golf caddies to party DJs to home electricians.
Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned about increasing threats to public health from the Trump administration's political interference at the agency.
Why it matters: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s takeover of health policy, funding and research "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced," the directors wrote in a New York Times guest essay.
President Trump on Monday questioned whether the COVID shots developed during his first term are safe and effective after his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., limited who can get them.
Why it matters: Trump praised the shots as a "miracle" during his first administration, but now Republicans oppose COVID vaccinations by a wide margin.
Rural states in the American South and West had some of the nation's highest violent crime and homicide rates in 2024, driven by violence in small communities, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data.
Why it matters: A state-by-state comparison paints a complex picture of U.S. crime trends as President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Democrat-controlled cities in blue states over concerns about violent crime.
Why it matters: The rabble-rousing group of hardline Republicans who once ousted a speaker and have held GOP leadership hostage over the past decade is shrinking in size and clout as several prominent members head for the exits.
A federal judge told the Trump administration not to deport 10 Guatemalan children in a temporary order on Sunday that also blocks the removal of hundreds of other unaccompanied minors.
Why it matters: Some of the children were on planes facing deportation within hours when District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issued the temporary restraining order, allowing them to stay in the U.S., for now, to challenge their removal.
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller has Parkinson's disease, which prevents him from complying with a request to testify before a congressional committee this week, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
The big picture: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer subpoenaed Mueller as part of its Epstein investigation in regards to the 81-year-old's former role as FBI director, but a spokesperson for the panel issued a media statement Sunday saying it's withdrawing its request.
Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers for the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting victims and called for an end to the "pandemic of arms, large and small" on Sunday.
What he's saying: "Our prayers for the victims of the tragic shooting during a school Mass in the American state of Minnesota," said the first U.S. pontiff during a weekly prayer with crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized after a car crash in New Hampshire that left him with injuries including a fractured vertebra, his security chief said Sunday.
The big picture: The former Trump lawyer and New York City mayor was in an SUV being driven by his spokesperson Ted Goodman when it was struck from behind by another vehicle on Saturday night, per a police statement.
