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The Trump administration released some 150 California National Guard troops from federal duties in Los Angeles on Tuesday as the region faces threats from multiple wildfires.

Why it matters: It's the first time the administration has released National Guard members since President Trump deployed thousands of troops and 700 U.S. Marines to LA protests over ICE raids despite objections from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

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Driving the news: AP first reported that the commander of U.S. Northern Command, which has been overseeing the deployment of troops to the protests, had requested 200 members return to wildfire response duty.

• Newsom claimed victory after the announcement in a post to X that called on the administration to release all troops from federal duties in LA:

State of play: Newsom is suing the Trump administration over the military deployment to LA, while the Justice Department alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday against the city of Los Angeles that its sanctuary policies led to "lawlessness, rioting, looting, and vandalism."

• Unrest in downtown LA during protests last month prompted Mayor Karen Bass to impose a nighttime curfew in the area that she lifted two weeks ago, citing "successful crime prevention and suppression efforts" while blaming the Trump administration for escalating the situation.
• Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday evening request for comment on Newsom's remarks.

Situation report: Wildfires erupted in California this week amid dry conditions and interior areas "will continue to be dry and breezy with elevated fire weather through at least Friday, per a forecast discussion from the National Weather Service's LA office.

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Since Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced plans to build an immigration detention center in the middle of the Everglades, he has repeatedly said it would be temporary.

• But during a press event Tuesday to mark the facility's opening, President Trump suggested that "Alligator Alcatraz" could be around "for a long time."

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Why it matters: Plans for a temporary facility sparked swift backlash and concern from conservation groups, residents and Miami-Dade County officials, who cautioned against the lasting environmental impacts on a stretch of wilderness that's vital to the state's ecosystem.

• In a letter to state officials, Miami Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the impacts "could be devastating."

Driving the news: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the facility would be ready to receive people as soon as Wednesday. And Trump said he'd like to see similar facilities constructed "in many states."

What they're saying: "The incredible thing is picking the site [...] it might be as good as the real Alcatraz, so I really think it could last for as long as they want to have it. You could morph this into the prison system."

• "[It's] not that far away from jails that take years to build," he added.

Catch up quick: Last month, Uthmeier proposed building the temporary detention center to support the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

• In a video posted to social media, he suggested the 30-square-mile airstrip in the middle of the Everglades, calling it "a unique opportunity for a low-cost detention facility."
• Despite opposition, the DeSantis administration seized the land, which is owned by Miami-Dade County, and began building.

Zoom in: The facility has 3,000 beds, with the space to fit more, officials said, and a staff village for up to 1,000 people.

• It has air conditioning, is equipped to handle Category 2 hurricane winds and has local fire and health professionals on site.

Friction point: Environmental groups, some of which have sued the state, say the center will generate sewage, use water and create light pollution that will harm the habitat and endangered species, including the Florida panther.

• "We've seen pollutants on the site and expect them to be produced there, including the use of diesel fuel in generators," Elise Bennett, senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

The other side: On Tuesday, Trump dismissed environmental concerns, saying the land "is still going to be here" in the coming years.

• "It's not like you're dropping dirt; this was already here. I don't think you've done anything to the Everglades."
• DeSantis echoed Trump, arguing the project has plans to export waste and that "there's zero land being disturbed."

Yes, but: Paul Schwiep, an attorney representing the groups that sued, argued the site's footprint has expanded, noting trucks carrying concrete and building materials have been seen and some areas appear freshly paved.

• "It's visible from the air ... the proof is in the photos," Schwiep said.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add comments from environmental groups.

In as little as 30 seconds, hackers are using a popular generative AI development tool to build phishing sites mimicking login pages, according to researchers at identity management company Okta.

Why it matters: At least one of the cloned phishing pages was a replica of Okta's own login portal.

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• If successful, such a lure could have allowed attackers to harvest users' Okta credentials and gain access to sensitive corporate systems.

Driving the news: In a report first shared with Axios, Okta revealed that threat actors have been abusing Vercel's v0 to generate a fake Okta sign-in page.

• Brett Winterford, vice president of Okta Threat Intelligence, told Axios that this is the first time the company has seen cybercriminals use a generative AI tool to create the phishing infrastructure itself, not just the contents of a phishing email or other lure.

How it works: v0 allows users to create websites using only natural-language prompts.

• In a video shared with Axios, Okta researchers demonstrated how easily they could create a convincing phishing page simply by prompting v0 to "build a copy of the website login.okta.com."
• While investigating the incident, Okta also uncovered phishing sites hosted on Vercel's platform targeting users of cryptocurrency services and Microsoft 365.

Threat level: Winterford said Okta doesn't have any evidence yet that hackers successfully harvested credentials through these sites.

• But in the weeks that Okta spent investigating the one instance of a phishing site targeting one of its customers, researchers observed threat actors had used v0 to spin up new sites targeting other tech platforms.
• Vercel has since removed access to the identified phishing sites and is collaborating with Okta to develop mechanisms for third-party reporting of abuse on the v0 platform.
• "Like any powerful tool, v0 can be misused," Ty Sbano, CISO at Vercel, told Axios in a statement. "This is an industry-wide challenge, and at Vercel, we're investing in systems and partnerships to catch abuse quickly and keep v0 focused on what it does best: helping people build powerful web apps."

The big picture: Security researchers have long warned that generative AI could accelerate low-sophistication cyberattacks like phishing.

• "We've got to stop adding to our defensive measures by increment and just tweaking around the edges," Winterford said. "The attackers are going to innovate faster than we can as defenders."

The intrigue: Okta also found cloned versions of the v0 tool circulating on GitHub, meaning hackers could continue generating phishing sites even if Vercel cracks down on abuse.

The bottom line: Okta says the only way to defend against these phishing attacks is to turn to passwordless technologies, noting that the old ways of spotting a phishing website don't apply anymore.

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The New York Mets could look to replace the injured Griffin Canning with a trade for Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta.

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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.

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• The 60-day ceasefire, which has been under negotiations for months, would mark a significant step in this direction.
• There's no indication yet that Hamas is prepared to accept the terms of the deal.

Driving the news: Trump's announcement followed several hours of meetings Tuesday at the White House between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

• The two discussed an updated ceasefire and hostage-release proposal put forward by Qatar.
• Dermer informed Witkoff that Israel accepts the Qatari proposal and is prepared to begin indirect talks with Hamas to finalize the deal, a senior Israeli official told Axios.

What they're saying: "Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize the 60 Day CEASEFIRE, during which time we will work with all parties to end the War," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

• He said Qatar and Egypt, which have been mediating between the two parties, would deliver this "final proposal" to Hamas.
• "I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE," the president warned.

Yes, but: It remains unclear whether the latest proposal addresses the core sticking point in the talks: Hamas' demand for a firm U.S. commitment that a 60-day ceasefire will lead to a permanent end to the war.

• In previous rounds, proposals were coordinated in advance by the U.S., Qatar, and Israel, but ultimately fell short of Hamas' expectations.

Behind the scenes: "We came with ideas, and our objective today was to get Israelis to agree. And they did," a U.S. official told Axios.

Zoom in: The draft agreement envisions Israel and Hamas using the 60-day ceasefire to negotiate both a permanent end to the war and a road map for governing post-war Gaza.

• For Israel, any long-term ceasefire must include the removal of Hamas from power, the dismantling of its military wing and the exile of its senior commanders.
• Israel wants Gaza to be administered by local Palestinian officials unaffiliated with either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority — with Arab states like Egypt, Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia playing active roles.

What to watch: Israel on Monday ordered civilians in additional areas of Gaza City to evacuate south, signaling preparations for a potential expansion of the IDF's ground offensive.

• Israeli officials warn that if negotiations on the ceasefire and hostage deal don't advance soon, the military will escalate its operations.
• "We'll do to Gaza City and the central camps what we did to Rafah. Everything will turn to dust," a senior Israeli official told Axios. "It's not our preferred option, but if there's no movement toward a hostage deal, we won't have any other choice."

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