Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again  —  The White House asked Ukrainian officials if President Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.

Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms  —  President Donald Trump raged at Democrats Monday for supposedly cheating in elections in a long and unhinged Truth Social rant—and buried in his tirade is a clear indication of how he hopes to corrupt the 2026 midterm elections …

Gut Check Time For Democrats  —  Send this to your senators.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every lengthy government shutdown in my lifetime has been a consequence of Republican extortion.  —  The structure and rules of our government all but demand that annual budgeting be a cooperative enterprise …

Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.  —  Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.:  —  “I've approved the deployment …

MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo  —  The cable news network will adopt the new name MS NOW ahead of its spinoff from NBCUniversal  —  MSNBC is changing its name in its spinoff from Comcast's NBCUniversal.  —  The left-leaning cable network will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World …

Pam Bondi's Power Play  —  Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.  —  It is rare for an Attorney General of the United States to venture into the offices of the Justice Department's National Security Division.

Trump Administration in Talks to Take a 10% Stake in Intel  —  The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., according to a White House official and other people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see the US become the beleaguered chipmaker's largest shareholder.

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims  —  The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life  —  Sophie's Google searches suggest that she was obsessed with autokabalesis, which means jumping off a high place.  Autodefenestration, jumping out a window, is a subset of autokabalesis, I guess, but that's not what she wanted to do.

Why MAGA calls Trump “Daddy”  —  Yes, it's a weird sex thing.  But it also reveals secret insecurities  —  The MAGA movement is determined to make politics as disgusting as possible, destroying democracy one juvenile 4chan meme at a time.  It turns out that American fascism isn't just wrapped …

TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers  —  TikTok Shop is selling GPS trackers marketed with viral videos that have voiceovers explicitly encouraging secretly tracking a romantic partner.  Some of the videos have millions of views, and TikTok Shop's own metrics show …

Why Munich 1938 concessions to Nazi Germany haunt Washington 2025 talks  —  Read POLITICO's live blog for all the news from Monday's high-level White House meetings.  —  Handing over massive fortification lines to an expansionist neighbor hellbent on destroying your state tends to be a bad idea.

The Vice President Who Can't Stop Taking Vacations  —  8 trips in 7 months - what could possibly go wrong for JD Vance, the tone-deaf veep who wants to succeed Trump in 3 years?  —  Team Zeteo  —  ∙ Paid  —  JD Vance is the talk of the town over in the Cotswolds …

Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says  —  Roger Alford, formerly second-in-command of the antitrust division, called on a court to scrutinize merger case that led to his firing  —  An antitrust lawyer who was dismissed last month from the Justice Department …

The Madden Sisters Don't Want to Be Institutionalized  —  Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently.  Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?  —  Carrie Madden at home in Los Angeles with Gigi Valbuena, one of her caregivers.

America Is Giving Up a Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough: mRNA  —  In early 2020, when the first genetic sequence of the new coronavirus was posted online, scientists were ready.  Within hours, they began designing a vaccine.  Within weeks, clinical trials were underway.

Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal  —  Hamas has accepted an updated proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza presented by the Qatari and Egyptian mediators, two sources with knowledge of the talks tell Axios. … A diplomatic source said the deal Hamas accepted is “98% similar” to the last U.S.-backed proposal.