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President Trump's 75-minute interview with Time revealed his latest thinking on the Iran war, the AI race (or in his words, SI), the media and more.Why it matters: The interview with one of America's most historic news publications gives voters insight into the direction of the country roughly a…
Exhausted GOP senators are preparing to fly home mostly empty-handed after staying in D.C. longer than expected.Why it matters: The midterm outlook is getting bleaker by the day, and Republicans have a monster to-do list for the lame-duck session that could be a last chance to capitalize on their…
The Trump administration's new AI service gave users conflicting responses to politically sensitive questions Tuesday and Wednesday: sometimes answering them and sometimes refusing.The big picture: As the Trump administration increasingly uses AI and answers the public's questions through…
The Justice Department filed a complaint against a group of federal judges from Minnesota for speaking to The New York Times about the impact of the immigration enforcement surge on their court.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at the U.S. media during a speech at a Marine Corps base in Virginia on Wednesday, saying: "Our so-called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable."Why it matters: Hegseth cast news outlets as a threat to U.S.
The Massachusetts attorney general released a report Wednesday documenting more than 270 Catholic clerics accused of sexually abusing 944 children across three dioceses — but the investigation will result in no new indictments.Why it matters: The dioceses created an illusion of safety while church…
A criminal investigation into allegations that a Cornell University student was gang raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 is fueling a new push by House Democratic women to strengthen federal protections against sexual violence on college campuses.Why it matters: The Democratic Women's Caucus…
With America's tech titans crowded around a single White House table Tuesday, President Trump extracted what he called a "morally binding" compact on AI safety.The terms were simple: Press ahead, project optimism and police yourselves.Why it matters: The White House Accord on Super Intelligence,…
President Trump's administration on Monday filed its 41st application to the Supreme Court's shadow docket, a milestone that matches the total number of petitions it filed during his entire first term — in less than two years.Why it matters: The record highlights how often the president has turned…
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing ahead of the midterms — with more to come, Axios has learned."This is just the beginning," an administration official told Axios.Why it matters: The seemingly partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded ads…
Artist JMSN is demanding the Trump administration stop using his song "Love Me," which was the background music for a controversial government ad that critics argue illegally uses taxpayer money.The big picture: The administration has repeatedly come under fire for its use of celebrities' music and…
Pope Leo XIV told reporters that warnings from AI researchers should be "taken seriously" and are not "fake news."Why it matters: Leo is leading the Catholic Church as AI raises sweeping societal concerns, and he has made confronting those risks a key part of his papacy.As the first American pope,…
AI companies, private equity firms and unions are looking beyond 2026 in the data center debate, banding together to form a new multimillion-dollar coalition to make the case for responsible growth in seven key states.Why it matters: The new group, the American Infrastructure Alliance, wants to…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's flirtation with a 2028 Senate bid is getting real — more real than the presidential buzz around her might suggest.She's barnstorming through upstate New York, meeting with local officials, and kicking off a voter turnout program that could help her collect…
President Trump plans to host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening, sources familiar told Axios.Why it matters: The dinner —the first one-on-one meeting between the two— is an indication of thawing relations between Anthropic and the administration, whose…
One day after he rejected an Iranian proposal to end the war, President Trump told Axios in a phone interview on Sunday that he expects U.S. negotiators to engage in more talks with the country this week.Why it matters: Qatar and other regional mediators are trying to revive negotiations between…
A pollster for Senate Republicans was met with disbelief on Saturday after telling GOP donors and operatives that they could grow their majority in November's midterm elections, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: "Delusional," one attendee at the National Republican Senatorial Committee's Sea…
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