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President Trump will attend a summit Thursday meant to empower scientists and position the U.S. as a leader in breakthroughs driven by "super intelligence," according to an announcement shared first with Axios.
Data: Reuters/Ipsos; Chart: Avery Lotz/AxiosNearly nine in 10 voters say using taxpayer money to pay for election-related ads featuring the president or Cabinet members is inappropriate, including 80% of Republicans, according to a recent Reuters-Ipsos poll.Why it matters: The administration's…
Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, "I don't make the decisions," according to audio obtained by Axios.Why it matters: It's a candid admission from a…
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is saying out loud what House Republicans have been grumbling about for much of the year: They're fed up with the Senate.Why it matters You won't ever hear Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) or Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) talk about their Senate…
House GOP leaders are now openly acknowledging that their mid-decade redistricting push didn't work out as well as they'd hoped.Why it matters: Republicans kicked off the redistricting wars hoping new maps would give them a bigger cushion against the historical headwinds facing the president's…
President Trump's Justice Department moved to revoke citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in recent months, representing what Attorney General Todd Blanche called the "largest denaturalization effort in modern history."The big picture: The Trump administration has made…
President Trump has long nicknamed his opponents, and now, as November approaches, he's even trying to dictate the vocabulary around key issues. The big picture: Trump's latest effort to reshape political language follows his longtime political strategy: Define the terms of the debate, and you gain…
Everytown for Gun Safety, a group that advocates for stricter gun laws, is teaming up with House Democrats on a $10 million ad campaign to boost former gun safety advocates now running for Congress, Axios has learned.Why it matters: That's a significant sum at a moment when Democrats are raising…
The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be the most intensely observed, recorded, dissected and challenged election in American history.Why it matters: A small army of partisan and nonpartisan observers will show up.
An intra-party debate over how best to deflect Republican attacks on transgender issues has Democrats angrily sniping at each other just weeks out from the midterm elections.Why it matters: This is not the position Democrats hoped to be in two years after their 2024 election loss, which many in the…
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on FridayThe big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland…
Data: Death Penalty Information Center; Note: New Hampshire abolished the death penalty but retains one prisoner on death row; Map: Erin Davis/AxiosChrista Pike's survival after two lethal injection doses has put state execution protocols nationwide under new scrutiny.The big picture: How prisoners…
Source: Ballotpedia, Congressional Record; Chart: Stef Kight/AxiosThe Senate is well on its way to claiming the congressional attendance trophy this year, spending 32 more weekdays in session so far than the House.Why it matters: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike…
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease-and-desist letter this week over an AI deepfake he posted falsely depicting his Democratic opponent voicing positions her campaign says she rejects.Why it matters: Van Orden is the latest in a growing number of candidates and elected officials…
House Democratic leadership is pointing to the colossal spending by President Trump's super PACs in their behind-the-scenes efforts to get members to pay their dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Axios has learned.Why it matters: DCCC dues have fueled heated infighting among…
Democratic House leaders are being pressured by their members over the lack of Black candidates receiving top-level party support in the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Axios has learned.Why it matters: With 33 days to go, Democrats are torn between triaging their resources and satisfying all…
Lethal injections are under scrutiny after Christa Pike survived two rounds of drugs during Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her.Why it matters: Lethal injection has been the dominant U.S.
A U.K. Iranian dual national was arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out terrorist acts in connection with an incident at an English air base used by the U.S., British counterterrorism police said Thursday.The big picture: Tehran has denied any involvement in the suspected bomb plot at RAF…
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