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The ICE officer who shot a man in North Austin on Sunday was not wearing his agency-issued body camera, multiple national media outlets reported, citing anonymous sources.

Why it matters: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security pledged this summer to outfit all ICE agents with the cameras amid several fatal shootings and other use-of-force incidents nationwide.

D.C. Democrats are growing increasingly alarmed about the Republican spending advantage in the Michigan Senate race — and some are asking when progressive groups will start putting serious money behind Abdul El-Sayed.

Why it matters: The Democratic establishment's main super PAC is pouring an additional $10 million into the race to back El-Sayed, even as the Democratic nominee has declined to say whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader next year.

President Trump said Tuesday he is directing "all United States documents" to refer to AI as "super intelligence."

Why it matters: Trump used his United Nations General Assembly speech to dismiss AI safety warnings and frame the race to beat China as an existential, must-win competition.

The Atlantic Council is launching a new organization to strategically elevate the importance of policy and statecraft involving sports on a global scale, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Sports operate at the nexus of geopolitics, financial power, technology and media, creating space for an influential policy voice across key sectors.

The affordability of gasoline remains "the top issue that the president looks at," Trump energy adviser Jarrod Agen said at an Axios House event Tuesday.

Why it matters: The Trump administration is championing energy savings from its deregulatory push as overseas conflicts, including the Iran war, rattle oil markets, driving up fuel costs and threatening an expensive winter for millions of households.

U.S. voters are tuned in to the idea that "their bills are too high," despite President Trump's promises to lower costs, Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) said Tuesday while speaking at Axios House at Climate Week & UN General Assembly.

Why it matters: High gas prices stemming from the Iran War and lingering inflation are liabilities for Republicans heading into the midterms, where the party is trying to hold on to its congressional majorities.

Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) said that, unlike many aging members of Congress, he uses AI "all the time," speaking at Axios House at Climate Week & UN General Assembly.

Why it matters: Levin said Congress must pass "guardrails" around AI but declined to support a full block on a data center development.

Asked about a poll showing broad pessimism about the Iran war, President Trump told CNN's Kaitlan Collins, "You shouldn't be here," Tuesday morning at the United Nations General Assembly.

Why it matters: The exchange brought Trump's fight with major news organizations to an event outside White House grounds as the dispute heads to federal court.

President Trump predicted Tuesday at the UN General Assembly that Iran and the U.S. will strike a deal after the midterms — his latest prediction after repeatedly claiming throughout the war that it was nearly over.

The big picture: The shadow of his Iran war — one that's scattered global supply chains — loomed large over Trump's speech to adversaries and allies alike. The ties with those allies are historically strained, taut from the pull of tariffs, conflict and Trump's threats.

In a new survey, homebuilders around the country say ramped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns are creating huge headaches for their businesses.

Why it matters: The labor strain comes on top of other challenges for the industry: rising mortgage rates, higher prices for key inputs driven by tariffs and the Iran war, as well as growing competition for resources with builders of data centers.