Axios

TikTok faces a Saturday ban if it is not sold to a U.S. owner — déjà vu.

The big picture: At least four groups have made offers to buy the app, but TikTok owner ByteDance would likely need Chinese government approval to sell.

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter had a tense exchange with Brett McGurk, former President Biden's top Middle East adviser, after Leiter condemned the Biden administration's Gaza policy in a closed-door briefing at the Atlantic Council last week, according to four American and Israeli sources who attended the meeting.

Why it matters: The bad blood between Biden's team and the Netanyahu government hasn't gone away. Biden officials and many Democrats were furious over what they saw as ingratitude from Netanyahu and his allies during his last year in office, particularly given the heat Biden took from within his party over his strong support for Israel.

A Salvadorian national living in Maryland legally was wrongly deported to El Salvador, the Department of Justice has admitted in court papers filed Monday.

Why it matters: The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, first reported by The Atlantic, is the latest stumble by the Trump administration as it seeks to deport more people using questionable methods amid a declining pace of removals compared to the Biden administration.

The body of the fourth and final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania last week was found dead Tuesday, ending a weeklong search, the U.S. Army said.

The big picture: Search and rescue operations for the four soldiers began last Tuesday after they went missing during a training mission near the city of Pabradė, near the Lithuania-Belarus border.

President Trump's global dealmaking blitz is facing new obstacles, with early optimism eclipsed by broken ceasefires, pissed-off allies and thinning patience at home and abroad.

Why it matters: Ten weeks isn't a long time in foreign policy. But it was Trump who promised instant results — and Trump whose "Art of the Deal" credentials are at risk if chaos consumes his early presidency.

MAGA media is railing against an international "deep state" following a series of setbacks for overseas allies of President Trump.

Why it matters: Trump's loyal movement has sought to steadily expand its influence abroad, allying itself with right-wing parties and leaders in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

The Trump administration's pace of removing immigrants from the U.S. continues to lag behind Joe Biden's pace last year, even as detentions have jumped under President Trump, new numbers show.

Driving the news: The pace of removals under Trump is actually slowing compared to his first two weeks in office, despite several high-profile raids and the targeting of foreign students as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown,

The Trump administration has taken action to ensure a Signal group chat that inadvertently included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg can never happen again, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.

Why it matters: There have been growing calls from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for an investigation into the Signal scandal, with Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee the latest to call for an independent probe in a letter Monday to director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Elon Musk visited the CIA headquarters on Monday for talks on government efficiency, the spy agency director of public affairs Liz Lyons told Axios.

Why it matters: This is the first time Musk has visited the CIA since the establishment of DOGE, the federal cost-cutting department that is he is the face of.

President Trump confirmed on Monday Axios' report about him traveling to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks for his first foreign trip.

What he is saying: "It will be next month or maybe a little bit later," Trump said.

The Israeli military will expand its ground operation in Gaza to occupy 25% of the enclave over the next two to three weeks, a senior Israeli official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday.

Why it matters: The Israeli official said the ground operation is part of a "maximum pressure" campaign aimed at forcing Hamas to agree to release more hostages. But reoccupation could go beyond Israel's stated objectives of the war and could serve as a pretense for pressing Palestinians to leave Gaza.

A Jewish organization working to combat antisemitism has unveiled an alternative to the Trump administration's plan that cracks down on foreign students and free speech on college campuses.

Why it matters: The blueprint by the Nexus Project could give colleges and universities another path to combat antisemitism while protecting Jewish students and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid funding threats.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday urged President Trump to abandon his "velvet gloves" approach with Russian President Vladimir Putin and re-commit to countering the Kremlin's aggression in Ukraine.

Why it matters: A retired Air Force brigadier general, Bacon has in recent weeks raised alarms over Trump's softening approach to Russia and his public spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the White House's attempt to broker a ceasefire between the countries.

The U.S. is freezing research funding, canceling projects, firing thousands of federal scientists and creating an atmosphere of uncertainty that scientists warn could slam the brakes on progress.

Why it matters: America has enjoyed decades of dominance in science and technology — plus the economic boom, medical advancements and global influence that come with it.

• Now, as the U.S.'s global lead is contested and competition for the world's top talent gets stiffer, the Trump administration is disrupting the system that has propelled the country.

For the next three days, one man holds the global economy in the palm of his hands, literally and figuratively — and almost no one but him knows what will happen.

Why it matters: Every Wall Street trader and economist has "April 2" circled on their calendars. The consensus is that tariffs are coming, but the fear is in the unknown: how aggressive the measures will be.

President Trump said Sunday his reciprocal tariffs that launch this week will affect "all countries."

Why it matters: Trump is expected to announce wide-ranging levies on Wednesday, which he is calling "Liberation Day," but the administration has yet to reveal many key details of this plan or when levies will be implemented.

President Trump said in an interview with NBC News he is "pissed off" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and threatened to put secondary tariffs on Russian oil if he deems it to be "Russia's fault" that a deal is not struck to end the war in Ukraine.

The latest: Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to D.C. from Florida that he didn't think that Putin would "go back on his word" but he was "disappointed in a certain way," pointing to the Russian leader's criticisms of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.