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July 16, 2026
Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not vote to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the permanent role until Blanche meets with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse...
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July 15, 2026
Blanche sidesteps questions on federal agents at election sites
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined Wednesday to explicitly rule out deploying federal agents to polling places, saying only that he would "follow the law."Why it matters: Lawsuits challe...
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July 14, 2026
Supreme Court warns Congress threats are rising and the court needs more security
Justice Elena Kagan warned Congress on Tuesday that police expect threats against Supreme Court justices to rise nearly 40% this year.Why it matters: As courts play a bigger role in deciding the na...
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July 14, 2026
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer rejects EU's tech rules
Europe must take "concrete actions" to rein in its enforcement of laws that disproportionately hit American tech companies, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said at Axios House D.C. on Tues...
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July 13, 2026
Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to his Senate seat
Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), will finish out Graham's term, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday.Why it matters: Nordone will serve until ...
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July 10, 2026
Trump snubs housing bill to pressure GOP
President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions.Why it matters: The pr...
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July 9, 2026
Mexico threatens legal action over citizens' deaths in ICE custody
Mexico plans to file criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody, Mexico's Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez said Thursday.Why it matters: Me...
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July 8, 2026
From "unconditional surrender" to "over": Trump's shifting Iran rhetoric
President Trump declared his temporary ceasefire with Iran "over" Wednesday morning, just three weeks after triumphantly describing the deal as "unconditional surrender."Why it matters: Iran's rene...
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July 6, 2026
UEFA says FIFA crossed a line on Balogun decision
The Union of European Football Associations said FIFA "crossed a red line" by lifting U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension.Why it matters: UEFA, which represents most of Europe's soc...
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July 2, 2026
Olympian indicted for vandalizing Reflecting Pool
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn was indicted Thursday for destroying property after he allegedly reached into Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, per a bench warrant reviewed by...
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July 2, 2026
America's 250th fireworks party collides with burn-bans
Data: U.S. Drought Monitor; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsFirework associations expect a massive boom in backyard fireworks this July 4, a surge that collides with dry conditions and a blistering he...
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July 1, 2026
Former CIA chief John Brennan sues to preserve Trump probe records
Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Tuesday, seeking a court order requiring officials to preserve records related to investigations into him.Why it matters: If Brennan i...
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July 1, 2026
No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B
After losing the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court, President Trump's aides and MAGA allies quickly pivoted to a new plan: blocking pregnant foreign women from entering the United St...
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June 30, 2026
SCOTUS rejects Trump's birthright citizenship policy
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship on Tuesday, reaffirming the long-held belief that any person born on American soil is a citizen.Wh...
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June 29, 2026
Small towns get burned by fireworks bills
America's 250th birthday is shaping up to be a red, white and blue fireworks bonanza — for towns that can afford it.Why it matters: As cities compete for bigger, brighter anniversary displays, smal...
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court's Hawai'i gun law ruling narrows playbook for other states
After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court will let stand.Why it m...
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June 24, 2026
Trump cancels housing affordability bill signing until SAVE Act is passed
President Trump cancelled Wednesday's planned signing of a landmark bipartisan housing bill until Congress passes the unrelated SAVE America Act. Why it matters: Trump has been angling for Congress...
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June 23, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Tucker Carlson in ditching the GOP
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Monday evening that she's ditching the Republican Party, following conservative commentator Tucker Carlson out the door.Why it matters: The form...
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June 23, 2026
Trump's America faces global side-eye
Data: Pew Research Center; Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosThe U.S. is losing standing abroad as President Trump's foreign policy fuels doubts about whether America can still be counted on, according ...
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June 22, 2026
"I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson says he's "out" of the Republican Party moving forward, arguing the GOP no longer reflects his views. Why it matters: The public split underscores growing fractur...
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June 22, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned Monday after weeks of turmoil within his government, setting the country up to find its seventh leader in the last decade. Why it matters: The Labour Pa...
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June 21, 2026
Welcome to America, World Cup visitors. Don't forget to tip.
Millions of World Cup visitors are experiencing American cuisine for the first time and there's one menu item that's completely foreign: tipping.Why it matters: Many restaurants in World Cup host c...
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June 19, 2026
Trump frames Cuba intervention as easier than Iran
President Trump said Thursday on "The Axios Show" that "it's possible" a potential Cuba invasion would resemble the swift capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.Why it matters: T...
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June 17, 2026
Sewer socialism is flowing through America's cities
America's cities are seeing a socialism surge, but it's not the post-Cold War boogeyman that schoolchildren were warned about. The big picture: It's called sewer socialism, and is the cornerstone f...
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June 15, 2026
Newsom says he's under investigation by the Justice Department
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into him.Why it matters: Newsom alleged in a video that the DOJ is going after him at President T...
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June 12, 2026
Judge upholds order to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A judge has denied President Trump's request to pause a ruling requiring his name to be removed from the Kennedy Center.Why it matters: The request was a last-minute bid to avoid removing the presi...
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June 11, 2026
Trump picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence
President Trump announced Thursday that he'll nominate Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as the permanent Director of National Intelligence. Why it matte...
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June 9, 2026
Exclusive: Hudson says Trump won't sink GOP in Midterms
President Trump's comment that he doesn't "care" about midterms has been misinterpreted, National Republican Congressional Committee, chairman Rep. Richard Hudson said Tuesday at Axios AM Live.Why ...
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June 5, 2026
Teens hit summer break with nowhere left to go
Teens seeking to socialize together in public this summer are discovering that their presence is often treated as a problem.
Why it matters: The decline of malls, cheap hangout spots and welcomi...
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June 4, 2026
AI is ushering in a new era of colonialism
As AI changes the way the world gathers information, some critics say that it is perpetuating stereotypes and erasing cultural nuances for Indigenous groups and people of color.Why it matters: Most...
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