Sens. Mike Lee and Rick Scott have teed up what could be a tense, confrontational lunch Wednesday with President Trump and Senate Republicans.
The two spent months pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the SAVE America Act. Now Trump will be in the room with them.
Why it matters: Trump is fixated on passing the SAVE Act to help Republicans in the midterms. But Thune is insistent that Republicans don't have the votes.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is minimizing the significance of New York's congressional primaries, telling reporters the ideological direction of his party won't rest on a few House seats.
Why it matters: It is all part of a careful balancing act in which Jeffries is trying to stop a democratic socialist takeover while avoiding open conflict with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The UN's International Maritime Organization will evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Iran war, the agency said Tuesday.
Why it matters: The operation underscores how the U.S.-Iran war disrupted a critical global shipping route and left thousands of civilian seafarers stuck.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Monday evening that she's ditching the Republican Party, following conservative commentator Tucker Carlson out the door.
Why it matters: The former Trump loyalist is part of a growing group of conservatives who believe the president's foreign policy has gone astray.
Data: Pew Research Center; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios
The U.S. is losing standing abroad as President Trump's foreign policy fuels doubts about whether America can still be counted on, according to new polling.
Why it matters: The Pew Research Center findings capture how Trump's second-term approach is reshaping America's image, with allies and partners increasingly viewing Washington as unreliable, self-interested and less committed to global cooperation.
Senate Democrats are asking the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General to investigate resources devoted to a proposed $250 bill bearing President Trump's portrait.
Why it matters: Federal law bars living people from appearing on U.S. currency, making congressional action necessary before any $250 bill featuring Trump could be issued.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon's chief technology officer, Emil Michael, on Tuesday attended a demonstration of laser and microwave weapons in New Mexico.
Why it matters: It's the first known instance "of a sitting U.S. defense secretary personally observing a live directed-energy weapon firing," according to Laser Wars, which broke the news.
OpenAI rolled out a cybersecurity model that rivals the capabilities of Mythos — without nearly as much fanfare or political pushback as Anthropic received.
Why it matters: The seemingly straightforward model release raises questions about what actually triggered the Trump administration's concerns about Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will headline Sen. Dave McCormick's Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College on July 15.
Why it matters: The event builds on the momentum of McCormick's 2025 Energy and Innovation Summit, which drew global CEOs and teed up over $90 billion in Pennsylvania energy investments.
A booming stock market is definitely making the rich richer, but it won't do much to lift prospects for most everyday Americans or the broader economy, concludes RSM's chief economist Joe Brusuelas in an intriguing new post.
The big picture: Rising stock prices help a very small slice of folks at the top, and the rich don't spend much of those gains — which would at least drive overall economic growth.
Why it matters: Keir Starmer was elected as a competent, level-headed antidote to 14 years of Conservative rule — a period consumed by austerity, ideological warfare and the chaos of leaving the European Union.
A Senate plan to limit insulin costs in private insurance markets is getting new life after a key committee gave it bipartisan backing.
Why it matters: Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for patients with diabetes in commercial insurance has been a goal for years, but efforts have stalled over concerns about excessive government meddling.
The troubled U.S. organ donation system is set for a pivotal series of changes as administrators begin overhauling the process for deciding which organizations work with hospitals to facilitate donations.
Why it matters: More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for transplants, and the system has been dogged by patient safety concerns, instances of inappropriate conduct and conflicts of interest among organ procurement groups.
A pair of largely overlooked U.S. House races in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. are racing up the leaderboard of the most expensive congressional primaries in U.S. history.
Why it matters: The massive volume of cash pervading these elections has some candidates raising the possibility that there is such a thing as too much spending for your favored candidate.
