The House GOP Steering Committee has appointed Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) to replace former Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on the powerful Homeland Security Committee, Axios has learned.
Steering also appointed freshman Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-Ind.) to fill Gonzales' spot on the Appropriations Committee Monday evening.
Driving the news: The full conference will have to vote to ratify the Joyce and Shreve appointments during a conference meeting Tuesday morning.
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner weekend is back and busier than ever this year, with new outlets, companies and political powerbrokers looking to make further inroads in Washington.
Why it matters: The dinner hasn't seen this much momentum since the Obama era.
President Trump railed against Iran war critics in a series of Truth Social posts, insisting he's under "no pressure" to make a deal with Tehran as peace talks remained in limbo Monday.
The big picture: Ahead of a looming deadline for the ceasefire ending, Trump denied that Israel had dragged the U.S. into the war, saying "Time is not my adversary," for ending it and his eventual deal will be "FAR BETTER" than former President Obama's 2015 nuclear deal.
President Trump told reporters to expect a peace deal with Iran by Monday, and said Monday morning that Vice President Vance was heading to Islamabad for talks.
But Vance was actually still in Washington, waiting for a signal from Tehran before boarding his plane — a sign of the deep uncertainty over what will happen next.
The big picture: Trump wants the war to end, now, on his terms. But there's only one day left before the ceasefire expires, Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz, and the sides have thus far been unable to even set a meeting. The war may therefore be on the precipice of a massive expansion.
FBI director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic and one of its reporters, alleging they defamed him when the outlet published a story last week alleging he has an excessive drinking habit and a pattern of "erratic" behavior.
Why it matters: The piece drew swift reactions from Democrats, who called on Patel to resign.
Saildrone on Monday unveiled Spectre, a 170-foot unmanned surface vessel the company says is optimized for anti-submarine warfare, far-flung surveillance and missile launches.
Why it matters: The design is the culmination of more than a decade of experience working alongside scientists, border agencies and militaries, according to CEO Richard Jenkins.
"Arctic, Antarctic, High North, Southern Ocean, hurricanes — we did thousands of iterations to toughen our vehicles," he told Axios ahead of the Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland.
The big picture: Leo's native-level English removes a long-standing Vatican buffer — ambiguity in translation — that has historically softened or clarified papal critiques of U.S. leaders.
President Trump and his administration officials are working aggressively behind the scenes to court Joe Rogan, even as the podcast titan torches the president over the Iran war.
Why it matters: Rogan's backing, and his pull with young male listeners, helped power Trump to a second term. The president knows that keeping him close still matters.
U.S. businesses that paid tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled were illegal can start applying for refunds Monday.
Why it matters: The Trump administration's launch of an online portal for tariff refund applications marks the first phase of its efforts to comply with court orders to reimburse billions of dollars in paid tariffs and interest to importers.
Oil prices are up around 6% Sunday evening after the weekend brought fresh escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Why it matters: The jump after international markets opened reverses a large chunk of the sharp decline Friday, when President Trump and Iran's foreign minister claimed the Strait of Hormuz was opening to tanker traffic.
American forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after it tried to bypass a U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman, President Trump said Sunday.
Why it matters: It's the first seizure and the first ship fired upon since the U.S. blockade went into effect last Sunday in response to Iran effectively holding the Strait or Hormuz hostage since the war began on Feb. 28.
