Axios

A bipartisan group of senators is unveiling a revised Russia sanctions bill that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) helped finalize in one of his last efforts to broker a compromise and end the war in Ukraine.

Why it matters: If enacted, the bill would ratchet up pressure on Vladimir Putin by imposing 100% tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian oil and gas — likely including China and India.

The prolonged absences of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have inspired a bill that would force members of Congress to offer up more information when they go AWOL, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The back-to-back disappearances have sparked an intense national debate over the degree to which federal lawmakers are obligated to be transparent with the public about their health.

ICE is temporarily suspending most vehicle stops during enforcement operations nationwide after two fatal shootings in Texas and Maine within a week, according to multiple outlets.

The big picture: The pause is expected to remain in place while ICE provides additional training to officers on vehicle stop tactics, the outlets reported, citing Homeland Security and law enforcement sources.

Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh told Congress Tuesday that the central bank remains determined to bring inflation back to target, but declined to offer any hint about whether that could require higher interest rates.

Why it matters: Warsh is trying to break with the Fed's post-financial crisis habit of telegraphing its next move, leaving investors with fewer clues about where policy is headed.

Justice Elena Kagan warned Congress on Tuesday that police expect threats against Supreme Court justices to rise nearly 40% this year.

Why it matters: As courts play a bigger role in deciding the nation's most contentious policy fights, anger from the losing side is turning into threats that risk undermining the court's independence.

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that Israel should start redeploying its forces out of Syria and urged him to do the same in Lebanon, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

Why it matters: Three months ahead of an election that is existential for his political survival and personal freedom, Netanyahu is unlikely to take any significant steps to withdraw Israeli forces from territory it occupies in Syria — or to allow further redeployments in Lebanon beyond the one he's already agreed to.

E. Jean Carroll has finally received the more than $5 million she was owed after a jury found President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation three years ago.

The big picture: Trump, who has denied wrongdoing, spent years trying to get the verdict tossed, with the Supreme Court eventually rejecting his bid late last month.

President Trump on Tuesday walked back his demand for collecting a 20% toll from ships that transit through the Strait of Hormuz — and instead said Gulf states would make major investments in the U.S.

Why it matters: Trump's Hormuz fee announcement on Monday was deemed illegal by the UN maritime agency and shocked many U.S. allies in the Gulf. It also validated the Iranian demand to collect service fees in the strait — something Trump himself rejected until several days ago.

Europe must take "concrete actions" to rein in its enforcement of laws that disproportionately hit American tech companies, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said at Axios House D.C. on Tuesday.

Why it matters: At stake is who gets to write the rules for the world's dominant tech companies — Washington or Brussels — and Greer wants America to lead the way on how its companies operate.

Singularity exited stealth Tuesday with millions of dollars in its pocket and a singular goal: improving and proliferating air defenses.

The big picture: Cheap drones and missiles now swarm modern battlefields, and investors are funding systems that might stop them.

• Ukraine swats hourly Russian strikes. American troops prepare for and contend with Iranian salvos. Analysts dissect stockpile levels on TV. And President Trump publicly muses about Golden Dome.