The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge's order requiring the Trump administration to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests without probable cause in Los Angeles.
Why it matters: The temporary restraining order allowing for sweeping ICE raids that critics say is "blatant racial profiling" to continue is a win for the administration as President Trump plans to escalate immigration enforcement in other Democrat-run cities, including Chicago and Boston.
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated the chair of the House China Select Committee in emails to people involved in ongoing U.S.-China trade policy negotiations as part of a spying campaign, a House panel said Monday.
Why it matters: The fraudulent emails were sent to a wide range of individuals, including those at U.S. government agencies, business groups, D.C. law firms and think tanks and at least one foreign government.
In a sign of his growing influence on Middle East policy, Jared Kushner joined White House envoy Steve Witkoff for a meeting on Monday in Miami with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top adviser Ron Dermer, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge.
Why it matters: The meeting was to discuss a new U.S. proposal for ending the war and for what will come after peace is achieved. The White House is trying to reach a deal before Israel launches a massive planned offensive to occupy Gaza City.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen, a lawyer for the plaintiffs confirmed to Axios.
The big picture: The emergency filing follows a federal judge's recentorder that the administration release the billions approved by Congress.
Fiscal jitters have driven the French government to collapse for the second time in less than a year.
Why it matters: What happens in Paris might be a warning to the rest of the world about investors' new aversion to large deficits — and the political crises that come with trying to address it.
A surge of recent licensing deals for Chinese drugs is sending new signals that the U.S. could be toppled as the world's biotech leader.
Why it matters: A decade-long national strategy to develop its biopharmaceutical industry has left China in a position to deliver medical products faster and cheaper.
White House envoy Steve Witkoff sent a new proposal last week to Hamas for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal through an Israeli peace activist, two sources with direct knowledge told Axios.
Why it matters: The new U.S. proposal aims to find a diplomatic solution ahead of the massive offensive Israel is planning to launch to occupy Gaza City.
President Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin "what he wanted" with last month's summit in Alaska, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not represented at the talks, in a recent interview.
The big picture: Trump received heavy criticism for abandoning his ceasefire demands from the Russian president during the summit, which began with a red-carpet rollout and abruptly ended with inconclusive results.
Deadly airstrikes and military buildups Americans usually associate with faraway wars are creeping closer to home, as the Trump administration amasses power on the southern border and in the Caribbean.
Why it matters: When, where and how the U.S. military is applied is morphing under Trump 2.0.
