A group backed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the team's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.
Why it matters: The Dodgers are one of the most popular MLB teams among Asian, Black and Mexican American fans and recently committed $1 million to help immigrants affected by President Trump's immigration raids in Southern California last month.
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun to prioritize stripping naturalized Americans of their citizenship when charged with crimes, according to a recent memo.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration's early rollback of protections for Haitian immigrants in the U.S.
The big picture: The move, for now, preserves the Biden administration's extension of Temporary Protect Status (TPS) for an estimated 520,000 Haitians, who would have been eligible for deportations next month.
The U.S. has struck a trade deal with Vietnam, President Trump said Wednesday.
Why it matters: The deal is much less severe than what the country originally faced, but still puts a significant tariff on one of the largest exporters to the United States.
If you're in the defense business, you've seen this meme in one form or another.
"Born too late to deploy to the Middle East," it reads.
"Born too early to deploy to the Middle East," it continues.
"Born just in time to deploy to the Middle East," it concludes.
Why it matters: Flippant? Yes. Compelling? Also yes, as the image's virality today reflects just how entangled the U.S. is in the troubled region, even as it promises to pivot more fully to the Chinese and Russian threat.
This is geopolitical tug of war, spiked with public cynicism.
The Pentagon is pausing some shipments to Ukraine of precision munitions that include air defense missiles amid concerns about declining U.S. stockpiles, Politico first reported on Tuesday.
The big picture: "This decision was made to put America's interests first" following a Defense Department review of U.S. military "support and assistance to other countries across the globe," per a statement from White House spokesperson Anna Kelly that was shared with outlets including Axios.
President Trump announced Tuesday that Israel has agreed to an updated proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza that would secure the release of some hostages.
He urged Hamas to accept the deal, warning on Truth Social that "it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE."
Why it matters: Fresh off brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after 12 days of war, Trump is now pressing for a breakthrough in Gaza, where the conflict has dragged on for more than a year and a half.
Iranian state-backed hackers are borrowing from the Russian cyber playbook and sharing tools with ideologically aligned hacktivist groups in the wake of a series of military strikes, experts tell Axios.
Why it matters: Leaning on these hackers allows Iran to amplify its reach while maintaining plausible deniability and staying below the threshold of what's considered war.
President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Tuesday with one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top aides to discuss U.S. ideas for a post-war plan in Gaza, two U.S. and Israeli officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: Trump is trying to seize the momentum from the Israel–Iran ceasefire to secure a breakthrough in Gaza — starting with a 60-day truce and a deal to bring Israeli hostages home.
An Iran-linked cyberattack group that hacked President Trump's 2024 campaign is threatening to release another trove of emails it has stolen from his associates, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Roger Stone.
The big picture: Reuters first reported the threat on Monday that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on X called a "calculated smear campaign" — which came the same day as the Trump administration released a report warning that "Iranian Cyber Actors" may target U.S. firms and "operators of critical infrastructure."
Korean food — ranging from the fine cuisine that wins James Beard awards to the gooey corn dog cheese pulls trending on TikTok — is surging in popularity across the U.S.
Why it matters: Although most Asian restaurants in America serve Chinese, Japanese or Thai food, there's clearly an appetite for more Korean restaurants.
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