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.

Reservations plunge across DC restaurants after Trump's police takeover  —  Online reservations dropped more than 25% in the days following President Trump's announcement that he was federalizing DC Police, according to OpenTable data. … WASHINGTON — D.C. restaurants saw a more than 25% drop …

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.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio.  Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press.  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you.

ICE boasts about ripping Mount Pleasant sign with anti-border patrol message  —  “We're taking America back, baby,” one of the masked men says in the video posted to ICE's official X account.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials proudly claimed responsibility …

Inside the DNC's money problems … Major Democratic donors have withheld money this year amid skepticism about the party's direction, while the small-dollar donors who have long been a source of strength are not growing nearly enough to make up the gap.  And the party has quickly churned through …

Heartbreak (but also hope) at the still-essential Washington Post  —  One of the thrills of my life as a newly minted editor in chief at the Buffalo News was attending a very fancy — white tie, no less! — dinner in Washington, DC, and being introduced to Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post.

The unusual GOP alliance pushing earmarks in this fall's funding fight … “We've been very clear with the speaker: An overwhelming majority of our members want community project funding in this budget,” said Main Street Caucus Chair Mike Flood (R-Neb.) in a recent interview.

Why this swing seat House member is doubling down on Trump's megalaw … The tactic is a gamble for a battleground district lawmaker whose election next year is considered crucial for maintaining GOP control of the House. … Lawler will unveil the ads today, which trumpet the measure for having …

The left gets a new publication  —  The Scoop  —  A group of left-leaning writers and journalists are starting a new publication on Monday aimed at arguing in favor of what liberalism is for, rather than just what it's against.  —  Jerusalem Demsas left The Atlantic in recent weeks to launch The Argument …

Whitmer's big gamble for '28: Working with Trump  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking a gamble that other potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders are not: that party voters might reward her — or at least not punish her — for working with President Trump.

Trump's war on numbers  —  The Trump administration is undermining — or has stopped collecting — key, once-nonpartisan data that kept the public informed about the state of the nation. … Without it, leaders risk making costly mistakes that could affect millions.