Axios

Former President Donald Trump's call for historic "mass deportations" of immigrants from the United States is forcing the nation to revisit past expulsions that left deep wounds still felt today.

The big picture: From the Palmer Raids of Jewish and Italian immigrants of 1919 to the mass deportation of Mexican immigrants in the 1950s, previous deportation operations ignored civil liberties, heightened racial tensions and disrupted families of American citizens for generations.

Israel asked the U.S. to take steps to deter Iran from attacking Israel in response to the Israeli airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a top Iranian general, two Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.

Why it matters: The Israel-Hezbollah conflict was already spiraling into an all-out war that could pull in Iran, and that was before Israel killed Iran's most powerful ally in the region, Nasrallah, and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the Israeli airstrike on the militia's central headquarters in Beirut on Friday, the militant group confirmed.

Why it matters: Nasrallah was arguably the most powerful figure in Lebanon, one of the most influential in the Middle East, and Iran's closest ally in the region.

There's a growing religious divide among younger Americans: Gen Z women of almost all faiths are more likely to be "religiously unaffiliated" than Gen Z men, an Axios review of polling data found.

Why it matters: While the overall trend of each generation being less religiously observant than their elders is decades old, the gender split is new.

Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday after making history by becoming the first woman to be elected president of Mexico.

Why it matters: Her election marks a groundbreaking achievement in a country with a strong culture of machismo and high rates of violence against women.

Three Iranians were charged in connection with a hack targeting former President Trump's 2024 campaign allegedly meant to shape the outcome of the November election, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.

The big picture: Masoud Jalili, Yaser Balaghi and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri were charged with conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer, fraud and several instances of aggravated identity theft, among other counts.

Israel conducted an airstrike on Friday targeting Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut in an attempt to kill the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli officials said.

Why it matters: The attack, which also hit residential buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut, was the largest Israeli strike in Beirut since the 2006 war in Lebanon. At least six people were killed and 91 wounded, Lebanon's health ministry said on Friday, adding it is a preliminary assessment of the casualties.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Thursday night that "Israel shares the aims" of the U.S.-led initiative for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon.

Why it matters: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's previous remarks denying he had a private understanding with the U.S. about the ceasefire proposal created tension with the White House.

Three important names were missing from Thursday's Senate huddle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

• GOP leader hopefuls Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) weren't there. Neither was Sen. John Barrasso, the presumptive next Senate GOP No. 2.

Why it matters: This was likely the last time Sen. Mitch McConnell will be GOP leader for a Zelensky huddle on Capitol Hill.