An equipment outage scrambled flights across the Northeast on Monday, forcing ground stops and delaying travel for hours.
The big picture: The disruption grounded flights into some of the region's busiest airports, including into New York as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly.
Republicans are starting to trounce Democrats in political spending across the Senate map, and that advantage is now showing up in one of the metrics campaigns care about most: impressions.
Why it matters: Money matters in a campaign's closing weeks, but what campaigns are ultimately buying is voters' attention — and the price varies, depending on who is buying and when they place their ads.
President Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani struck a warm tone Monday during their third in-person meeting and agreed to deepen talks over a major housing project in Queens.
Why it matters: The friendly encounter showed Trump and Mamdani's unusual personal rapport has endured despite their recent political clashes — and fresh disagreements on display Monday.
Rep. Jared Golden's decision to endorse one of House Republicans' most vulnerable incumbents is going down like a lead balloon among his fellow House Democrats.
Why it matters: The anger won't have much impact on Golden (D-Maine), who is retiring, but it could blow back on his closest ally, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.).
The five major TV networks that rotate responsibility for pooled video coverage of President Trump issued a unified statement Monday in solidarity with the outlets he banned from White House grounds.
Why it matters: By backing CNN, MS NOW and Politico, the TV giants signaled they are willing to use their combined leverage to pressure the White House into reinstating access.
Arizona immigration advocates are building an interactive map to alert people if federal agents are spotted near polling places this fall.
Why it matters: It's illegal for federal law enforcement officers to interfere with the right to vote, but for months Republicans in D.C. and in Arizona's state house have floated the idea of ICE agents or National Guard troops being deployed to voting precincts.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Monday filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the White House, arguing the president and the administration violated their rights by blocking their access over the weekend.
Why it matters: Many presidents have had a contentious relationship with certain outlets, but none have gone so far as to unilaterally block them.
President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks.
Why it matters: It's a remarkable and immediate ramification of Trump's attempt to limit pool access.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told "CBS Mornings" that he's been on GLP-1s since 2024 and has lost 80 pounds.
Why it matters: Pritzker said the treatment has made him feel "a whole lot different and a whole lot better," as he faces growing attention as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued.
Why it matters: As he's unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word rationale: national security.
This time last year, the U.S. and China were locked in a fight over tariffs and critical minerals. Now, the globe's two largest economies are exploring deeper economic ties in some cases and common ground on AI risks.
Why it matters: Xi's visit to Washington this week tests whether the economic thaw that has persisted for the past year has staying power.
The two sides have found more areas of overlapping interests without necessarily resolving the giant disputes that drove them apart in the first place.
Americans are "connecting the dots" between climate and affordability strain, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Monday at an Axios House event on the sidelines of Climate Week and the UN General Assembly.
Why it matters: But as pocketbook issues dominate a critical midterm race, Schatz says that doesn't mean the first thing he mentions to constituents is climate. Still, climate-adjacent conversations — like utility prices and the data center boom — are looming over the polls.
The U.S. has proposed to China a "notification mechanism" for artificial intelligence incidents related to national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
The big picture: Competition with China has been a central argument against efforts to "pace" AI development. But the proposal shows the world's two leading AI powers are also exploring ways to communicate about potentially dangerous incidents.
State attorneys general have become America's top antitrust cops, believing that federal regulators have become too quick to approve or settle the thorniest of deals.
Not surprisingly, the Trump administration doesn't like that too much.
Germany's ruling center-right party, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union, was shut out of a state parliament for the first time Sunday as the far-right Alternative for Germany scored its second victory this month.
Why it matters: The result marks the third state election AfD has won — and its second this month — underscoring its growing strength even as Germany's other major parties refuse to govern with it.
Currency traders largely shrugged off the Bank of Japan's decision to raise its key interest rate to a 31-year high Friday.
Why it matters: It's the latest example of the challenge economic officials face in managing markets that are increasingly jumpy about inflation and large government debts in what seems to be a new, higher-interest-rate environment for the world economy.
When President Trump told AI moguls pleading for government regulation to take a hike, it was just the latest instance of him positioning himself directly at odds with voter sentiment.
Why it matters: Trump proved he could win the presidency twice without listening to polls or conventional wisdom. But his defiance on many of the things Americans care about most comes as voters are about to decide an election that could hobble the rest of his presidency.
President Trump feels and acts invincible: He acts on whims, however he pleases, precedent and restraints be damned.
But Trump's vincibility is being exposed. Courts restrain him more. GOP candidates criticize him more. The public turns on him more.
Why it matters: Time, power and support wane for all lame-duck presidents. But it's new for Trump and will only grow more true and more torturous, assuming Democrats win Capitol power in the midterms, 43 days from now.
The Trump administration is wading into the difficult issue of mental health parity, laying out requirements aimed at making health plans cover behavioral health at the same level as physical health.
Why it matters: It's a sign that the administration could steer in a different direction from the Biden administration, which put a focus on compliance reporting that the Trump team is rejecting.
President Trump's announcement this weekend that he's forming an "AI Force," modeled on the Space Force he launched in his first term, caught advisers by surprise, sources said.
Officials and executives inside and outside the administration are now jockeying to be Trump's AI czar, which he said he'll name soon.
The czar will likely be a seasoned surrogate with Silicon Valley ties who can spearhead an AI rebranding effort, the sources said.
