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August 14, 2026
Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not.
Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not.The big picture: College dorms are becoming customized, social-media-ready micro-apartments, but the market looks wildly different depending on wh...
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August 12, 2026
Moderate Crowley narrowly beats democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, in Tuesday's Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor, the Associated Press reports.Wh...
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August 10, 2026
Meta, other tech companies denied appeal over addiction lawsuits
A U.S. Appeals Court said Monday that thousands of lawsuits targeting Meta Platforms, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media outlets can proceed.The big picture: The lawsuits argue that the plat...
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August 5, 2026
Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each
Data: Economic Policy Institute; Map: Danielle Alberti/AxiosAmerican taxpayers would pay about $2,358 each for President Trump's mass deportation push, according to a new calculator tool from the E...
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August 4, 2026
Max Miller doubles down on staying in Ohio House race
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he won't drop his reelection bid despite facing allegations of domestic abuse and violence from his ex-wife and two other women. Why it matters: Miller ha...
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August 4, 2026
OpenAI to pay $3.2M to settle DOJ worker discrimination case
OpenAI agreed Tuesday to pay $3.2 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers by favoring temporary visa holders for jobs, according to the DOJ.Why i...
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July 29, 2026
Why profanity is having a f*cking moment
Politicians are increasingly abandoning scripted language and publicly cursing as profanity becomes a more common political tool.Why it matters: The shift suggests politicians are using profanity i...
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July 29, 2026
Supreme Court joins Trump, Congress in job approval slump
The Supreme Court's approval rating — long the highest among the three branches of government — has sunk to a record low, joining President Trump and Congress in drawing low public support.Why it m...
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July 27, 2026
Trump tries to sell an economy voters aren't buying
President Trump's economic sales pitch is colliding with voters' sour moods on high prices and the economy as the 2026 midterms loom.Why it matters: Economic frustration is giving Democrats an open...
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July 26, 2026
Unionized workers are bargaining with the bots
With Congress on the sidelines, union contracts are among the strongest guardrails American workers have against artificial intelligence.Why it matters: Nearly 90% of the U.S. workforce lacks union...
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July 22, 2026
U.S. workers are staying in unwanted jobs for health insurance
Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing "job lock," staying in roles they don't want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup ana...
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July 21, 2026
Trump revives dormant Smoot-Hawley authority
President Trump is invoking an unused provision of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to impose additional tariffs on Canada over alleged discrimination against U.S. exports.Why it matters: As the Su...
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July 20, 2026
Nordone to launch bid for Graham's Senate seat
Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.) confirmed on Monday that she's jumping into the GOP race for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat.Why it matters: President Trump endorsed Nordone last...
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July 17, 2026
Trump backs Lindsey Graham's sister in Senate special election
President Trump has endorsed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in next month's special election to replace Graham as the GOP candidate on the November ballot....
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July 17, 2026
Solo dining finds its moment
Solo dining is having a moment, with reservations for one jumping 23% over the past year, booking app OpenTable says. Why it matters: That growth may look like another sign of America's loneliness ...
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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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