The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for Alabama to change congressional maps for this year's midterm elections.
Why it matters: The move is likely to flip one seat in the House of Representatives from blue to red, and may lead to a full redistricting effort that could flip two seats.
President Trump is increasing pressure on Cuba's government, elevating concerns that his continued threats to invade the Caribbean island could become reality.
Why it matters: A U.S. invasion of Cuba would mark the most dramatic confrontation between Washington and Havana since the 1962 missile crisis — and the boldest test yet of Trump's campaign to expand America's influence in the Western Hemisphere under his version of the Monroe Doctrine.
The Supreme Court on Monday extended a freeze on new restrictions on mifepristone, allowing the widely used abortion pill to continue being prescribed by mail.
Why it matters: The extension, which runs through 5pm ET Thursday, provides a reprieve for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest legal tussle over accessing the pill.
The House Ethics Committee released a rare public statement Monday on its investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), describing the allegations against him as "serious and complex."
Why it matters: The detailed statement signals the committee is escalating its probe into Mills amid mounting pressure on Congress to show it can effectively police its own members.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will seek to heal growing friction with his Senate counterparts in remarks emphasizing unity during Senate Republicans' weekly lunch Tuesday, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: House and Senate Republicans have spent months clashing over virtually every major priority, despite their control of Congress and the White House.
The fight between Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and President Trump-backed rival Ed Gallrein is now the most expensive U.S. House primary in history — and it's one of the nastiest, too.
Why it matters: The race has turned into an all-out war of inflammatory accusations, savage insults and AI deepfakes.
Five years ago, inflation was taking off, and Federal Reserve leaders wrongly believed that it would be transitory. Now, leaders of the central bank are focused on how to avoid repeating that mistake.
The big picture: The U.S. is facing an eerily familiar backdrop of price shocks, and the Fed is trying to avoid a repeat of its biggest forecasting error of recent years.
Returning to work after having a baby has never been easy — and a lot of pressure on American moms can come from fear of other people's opinions, or "FOPO."
Why it matters: Executive coach and bestselling authorRandi Braun says new moms can be "so scared of being viewed as imperfect" that they lose their ability to be seen as a leader.
The Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be the dull and predictable part of President Trump's health bureaucracy.
Instead, it's become the soap opera whose cliffhangers leave entire industries in suspense — most recently Friday's drama over reports that commissioner Marty Makary was about to be booted out.
Three generational forces will converge this week — first in Washington, then in Beijing — in what could prove a hugely consequential stretch of Donald Trump's presidency.
Why it matters: The coming days carry stakes measured in decades: war and peace in the Middle East, the trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship, and the rules governing the AI revolution.
More older Americans are falling into poverty in suburbs built for middle-class stability.
Why it matters:Suburbs lack the transit, housing and services that help cushion poverty in cities, leaving millions of seniors at risk of isolation in the neighborhoods they helped build.
