Illinois sued the Trump administration Monday in an attempt to block its "unlawful" deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago.
Why it matters: The new lawsuit comes less than 24 hours after California and Oregon secured a court order temporarily halting Trump's plan to send troops to Portland, a blow to the president's ongoing effort to target Democrat-led cities.
President Trump said on Monday he think "we have a really good chance" of getting a deal on his plan for releasing all remaining hostages held by Hamas and ending the war in Gaza.
Why it matters: Trump and his team are pushing hard for both Israel and Hamas to conclude their negotiations within days and move forward with the implementation of the deal without delay.
A coalition of Chicago journalists, organizations and protesterssued President Trump and top administration officials over federal agents' "pattern of extreme brutality" at a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
President Trump said on Monday that he has "sort of made a decision" about selling long-range Tomahawk missiles to NATO countries in order for them to be supplied to Ukraine.
Why it matters: Ukraine claims the Tomahawks would give it the ability to hit military targets deep inside Russia and help in deterring Russian leader Vladimir Putin and getting him to the negotiating table on better terms.
President Trump said Monday young people "owe [him] big" because he "saved TikTok" after keeping the platform online all year, even though a law banned the app in January.
Why it matters: The president's message follows last year's bill passed by Congress, and signed into law by former President Biden, banning the app in the U.S. unless ByteDance, the app's Chinese parent company, sold it.
More than 275 former Justice Department employees are demanding Congress increase oversight of the department following a mass exodus of career officials who question the integrity of the department's work.
Why it matters:The letter comes a day before Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in front of Congress for the first time since her confirmation, and amid widespread questions about the department's decisions to target President Trump'spolitical foes such as former FBI director James Comey.
MAGA leaders are demanding the White House ignore court rulings against National Guard deployments, threatening a constitutional showdown over the president's authority to send troops into U.S. cities.
Why it matters: The backlash reveals how deeply President Trump's base has embraced the idea that court rulings — even from Trump-appointed judges — should not constrain his powers as commander-in-chief.
President Trump said on Monday that trucks imported into the U.S. would be hit with a 25% tariff rate starting on Nov. 1.
Why it matters: The previously telegraphed tariffs are the latest blow to the global automakers, whose trucks had previously skirted sector-wide tariffs.
The U.S. deported 10 more migrants to Eswatini on Monday as part of its third-country deportation agreement with the African nation.
Driving the news: Three Vietnamese men, one Filipino, one Cambodian, as well as men from Chad and Cuba were sent to the southern African nation, Axios has learned.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Frank Bisignano, who runs the Social Security Administration, to also head up the Internal Revenue Service as its first-ever chief executive officer.
Why it matters: It's an unprecedented move that comes at a time of immense challenge for the two agencies — both reeling from DOGE cuts — that are critical to Americans' lives.
The campaign of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is launching a $1.5 million ad buy over text messages his opponent Jay Jones sent in 2022.
Why it matters: National and state Republicans are convinced that the text messages will allow Miyares to hold onto the AG position in an off-year cycle in Virginia that typically punishes the party that controls the White House.
The big picture: Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2022, had sought to overturn her conviction on the grounds that she was unlawfully prosecuted.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday rejected Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) demand that the two have a televised debate as the government shutdown enters its second week.
Why it matters: Johnson is laying down a hard line in refusing to negotiate on a deal to end the shutdown, canceling House votes this week and vowing to keep the chamber out of session until Democrats fold.
Rep. Wesley Hunt officially entered the race for Texas Senate — adding a second GOP primary challenger for Sen. John Cornyn to fend off.
Why it matters: The much anticipated move shakes up what has already quickly become one of the most heated primaries of the 2026 cycle, and could lead to a runoff next year.
China's low-emissions tech exports hit fresh records in August on the strength of surging EV and battery shipments, data from the climate think tank Ember shows.
Why it matters: It's the latest sign of what some analysts call emerging divides between "electro-states" and "petro-states" — with White House policy solidifying U.S. placement in the latter camp.
The Supreme Court's new term opens Monday and is poised to deliver conservatives a string of victories.
The big picture: The justices have loaded up their docket with issues that largely unite the right. Even more referendums on key parts of President Trump's agenda will almost certainly find their way to the high court's docket.
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin raised over $1.2 million in the two months since launching his primary challenge against Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), Axios has learned.
Why it matters: It is a substantial sum sure to put Bronin on a competitive footing with Larson, who has raised over $1 million since January, according to his campaign.
More than half of Jewish Americans say they've faced antisemitism in the past year — and most now see it as a routine part of Jewish life, according to a new survey marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
Why it matters: The findings released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Jewish Federations of North America underscore how rising antisemitic incidents have reshaped life for Jewish Americans, two years after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack reignited tensions worldwide.
Immigrant detention centers nationwide are reporting placing more people in solitary confinement in 2025, sometimes for weeks at a time, according to new research.
The big picture: U.S. solitary confinement placements increasingly drag on for 15 days or longer, which the United Nations says constitutes psychological torture, according to a report by Harvard University researchers and Physicians for Human Rights.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, on Monday launched a Substack venture from Hoover, "Freedom Frequency: A New Chapter for Ideas Advancing Freedom — Principled ideas from the Hoover Institution for turbulent times."
Why it matters: Rice writes that she sees "Freedom Frequency" as "a sort of signal, one rooted in liberty, democracy, and the rule of law, timeless values tested across the centuries but urgently relevant now."
AI and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million jobs in the U.S. in the next decade, a report set to be released by Senate Democrats on Monday finds.
Why it matters: As Washington debates how to regulate artificial intelligence, Democrats are centering the potential devastation for American workers.
The Trump administration was temporarily blocked from sending any National Guard troops to Oregon, including the California National Guard, by a federal judge on Sunday night.
The big picture: U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut's temporary restraining order came after California joined Oregon's lawsuit challenging the administration's deployment of 200 members of the Golden State's National Guard to Portland, the latest Democrat-run city President Trump has targeted. Trump is expected to appeal the ruling.
California and Oregon are suing the Trump administration in an effort to stop him sending 200 National Guard troops from the Golden State to Portland, per an amended lawsuit filed Sunday.
The big picture: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vowed to sue Sunday after he said he'd learned the administration was sending hundreds of federalized personnel from the California National Guard to Portland, the latest Democrat-run city President Trump has targeted.
The Trump administration sent hundreds of federalized personnel from the California National Guard to Portland, Oregon, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said and the White House confirmed Sunday.
The big picture: The move, which Newsom says he'll sue over, comes the day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's deployment of troops to Oregon, saying the government had failed to prove immigration-related protests in the area couldn't be handled by local law enforcement.
