Social Security Administration headquarters
Photo: Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Social Security Administration is rushing cuts to phone services at the White House’s request, the agency’s acting commissioner told Social Security advocates in a meeting on Monday, two sources who attended tell Axios
Why it matters: These changes will strain the already struggling Social Security system and deprive some people of benefits entirely, according to current and former employees and advocates for retirees
Columbia University campus
Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A Columbia University student filed a lawsuit Monday against President Trump and other officials in a bid to block the administration’s efforts to deport her
Why it matters: Yunseo Chung’s case is the latest example of the Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport people who are legally in the U.S., including some who have been targeted for their political views and activities
Screengrab from Truth Social post A portrait of President Trump at the Colorado State Capitol will be removed Monday — just one day after he publicly criticized the work
The big picture: Colorado House Democrats issued a statement Monday saying the painting, on display since 2019, will come down at the request of Republican leaders
A Cybertruck at a Tesla facility
Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The FBI has created a task force dedicated to investigating Tesla attacks, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on X on Monday
Why it matters: It’s the latest step by the Trump administration to use the full weight of the government to both promote and defend Elon Musk’s car company
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office on March 21
Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Members of Congress in both parties exploded in anger Monday after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a highly sensitive Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen
Why it matters: Some Democrats are already calling for an investigation and potential repercussions against the national security officials involved in the lapse
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S
Capitol on February 19
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will summon his caucus this week for a crash course on how to oppose Republican budget reconciliation plans, Axios has learned
Why it matters: Republicans don’t need Democratic votes to pass President Trump’s proposals to cut taxes and alter government safety net programs
It’ll be up to Democrats to find a way to make the GOP’s efforts hurt politically
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago on Jan
Photo: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images U.S
tourists and permanent residents from around the world have been arrested, detained and deported under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
Why it matters: The recent high-profile detentions and deportations demonstrate an escalation in tactics from immigration officials, accused of targeting some for their political stances or involvement
President Trump’s national security adviser accidentally invited the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic to a group text in which top officials debated highly sensitive plans for bombing Yemen, the magazine reported Monday
Why it matters: The extraordinary breach exposed classified information and private deliberations among the highest-ranking officials in the U.S
government, and raised serious questions about the lax handling of America’s secrets by Trump’s Cabinet
Screenshot via Bluesky: Influencer Kat Abughazaleh announces her run for Congress
A 26-year-old progressive influencer on Monday launched a bid for the House seat of Rep
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a decades-long veteran of Congress
Why it matters: The run comes as liberal grassroots activists are erupting in fury at congressional Democrats, arguing the party isn’t taking enough of an aggressive posture to counter President Trump
Chris LaCivita at a Trump campaign even in 2024
Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senior Trump political adviser Chris LaCivita has filed a defamation suit against The Daily Beast, alleging that the outlet published “malicious” and “damag[ing] reporting about him during the 2024 campaign “with reckless disregard for the truth.” Why it matters: The lawsuit is the latest example of those in President Trump’s orbit aggressively targeting news organizations they regard as unfair and adversarial.
منبع: Axios
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