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July 14, 2026
Trump set to address Iran, election integrity in prime-time speech
President Trump's prime-time Thursday speech from the White House is slated to include election integrity, an update on Iran and whatever else he deems important, a senior adviser tells Axios."It w...
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July 13, 2026
Trump wants Graham's sister as Senate replacement — not Mace
President Trump wants South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister to fill his seat on an interim basis after his unexpected death early Sunday.Why it matters: Trump has a close friendship and worki...
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July 8, 2026
How a top State Dept. official "went rogue" over Machado's Venezuela plans
The Trump administration's official position about Venezuela's exiled opposition leader is simple: Don't help Maria Corina Machado gain entry to her home country. But Deputy Secretary of State Chri...
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July 6, 2026
Vance's hot summer positions to be Trump's heir — for now
This is JD Vance's summer: The vice president penned a bestselling book, helped broker a tentative peace deal with Iran, embarked on a media blitz and — most importantly for him — impressed the man...
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July 1, 2026
Trump admin blasts Machado's "grotesque political opportunism" after Venezuela quakes
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration.Why it matt...
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June 30, 2026
Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio
As he tries to hammer out a peace deal with Iran, President Trump has a dovish adviser in Vice President Vance perched on one figurative shoulder — and a hawkish Secretary of State Marco Rubio on t...
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June 29, 2026
Scoop: Gallego under federal investigation over campaign spending
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is under federal investigation for suspected campaign finance violations, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The investigation could cast a shadow over Gallego's politic...
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June 15, 2026
Boris Epshteyn: Trump's "psychiatrist" and counsel
Boris Epshteyn is such a fixture in Donald Trump's White House that he's in Oval Office meetings when some attendees don't even know it.Epshteyn, the president's senior personal counsel, speaks wit...
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June 11, 2026
Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard's early removal as intel czar
Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing director of national intelligence, got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte: "Today is your last day," he said.Gabbard was surprised. ...
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June 1, 2026
Scoop: Trump plans to drop "weaponization" fund
The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two sen...
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May 31, 2026
Trump requests edits to Iran deal his envoys negotiated
President Trump asked for several amendments to the deal his envoys reached with their Iranian counterparts during a Situation Room meeting on Friday, according to a senior administration official ...
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May 28, 2026
Exclusive: Trump's accelerating squeeze on Cuba
The Trump administration is bracing for the potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government as early as this summer, and has war-gamed new military response plans in case the island descends i...
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May 26, 2026
Scoop: Rubio aide promoted to top White House national security post
Mike Needham, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been promoted to a top national security job in the White House, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Needham's new post as assista...
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May 20, 2026
Rubio offers "new relationship" to Cuban people
Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked Cuban Independence Day on Wednesday with a Spanish-language video message to the people of the island that blamed their "unimaginable hardships" on their commu...
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May 19, 2026
Scoop: Trump to attend G7 summit in France despite friction with allies
President Trump will attend the G7 leaders' meeting in France in June to talk artificial intelligence, trade and crime-fighting, a White House official told Axios.Why it matters: It's customary for...
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May 17, 2026
Exclusive: U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba
Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., 90 mile...
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May 14, 2026
CIA director visits Cuba for rare meeting as island runs out of fuel
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba on Thursday to meet intelligence officials and Raulito Rodriguez Castro, the grandson of former leader Raúl Castro.The big picture: Cuba is facing a crippli...
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May 13, 2026
Thomas Massie's ex accuses him of hush money offer
A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie accused him this week of offering her $5,000 to drop a wrongful termination complaint against his close ally, Rep. Victoria Spartz.Why it matters: Cynthia ...
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May 7, 2026
Rubio announces new Cuba sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions Thursday on Cuba's military-industrial enterprise, its leader and a state-owned natural resources company.Why it matters: The new sanctions sh...
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May 1, 2026
Scoop: U.S. blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion, Pentagon says
The Defense Department estimates Iran has been denied nearly $5 billion in oil revenue because of the U.S. blockade in the Gulf of Oman, causing unprecedented pressure on Tehran's government.Why it...
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April 29, 2026
Supreme Court boosts DeSantis' GOP congressional map
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' effort to create four new Republican House seats got an assist Wednesday from the U.S. Supreme Court — but not the total victory his lawyers had predicted.One big questio...
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April 28, 2026
The Iran conflict has become the new Cold War
The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War-like phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions and talks about having talks.Why it matters: The tense stalemate has no immediate end in sight. So ...
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April 24, 2026
DeSantis plots end run of Florida law to create more GOP House seats
Florida bans lawmakers from intentionally creating congressional seats to give their party an advantage. But Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly has launched a three-tiered power play to evade the ban — and ...
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April 23, 2026
U.S. sailor en route to Strait of Hormuz sidelined by monkey attack
A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a minesweeping ship that's headed to the Strait of Hormuz was medically evacuated to his home port after he was scratched by an Asian monkey while ashore in Thailand,...
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April 22, 2026
Scoop: Trump mulls Jones Act waiver extension to lessen Iran War oil shock
President Trump's decision to suspend a controversial maritime law during the Iran war has made it easier to ship oil across the U.S. — and now he wants to keep it that way, according to U.S. offic...
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April 21, 2026
Scoop: DeSantis "begging" Trump for prime role in administration
President Trump has told confidants that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "begging" for a job in Trump's administration — including attorney general — Axios has learned.DeSantis also has expressed inte...
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April 20, 2026
Distrust, dishonesty and Trump's elusive Iran deal
President Trump declared Monday morning that a peace deal with Iran would be signed "today" in Islamabad, and that Vice President Vance was on his way.But Vance was actually still in Washington, wa...
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April 17, 2026
Scoop: Bessent and Wiles met Anthropic's Amodei in sign of thaw
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined a meeting on Friday between White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, a source briefed on the meeting told Axios.Why it matters:...
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April 17, 2026
Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana
U.S. State Department officials met in Havana with Cuban apparatchiks —including the grandson of aging strongman Raul Castro— to urge democratic and economic freedoms and warn of the risks of not h...
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