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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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April 15, 2026
Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say
Before President Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Trump's Truth...
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April 14, 2026
Scoop: U.S. eases bank sanctions amid Venezuela's economic woes
The Trump administration eased sanctions on Venezuela's state-run financial system Tuesday to try to boost the country's economy amid protests by public workers demanding higher pay.Why it matters:...
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April 10, 2026
How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard
President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone, Axios has learned.Why it mat...
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April 1, 2026
Trump's mixed messages on Iran perplex his own team
President Trump isn't just befuddling foreign leaders and financial markets with his mixed signals on Iran. Advisers who speak regularly with the president tell Axios they're just as uncertain.Why ...
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March 27, 2026
Vance's greatest challenge: Making peace with Iran
Vice President JD Vance is preparing to take on the most important assignment of his career: steering U.S. efforts to end a war he'd been concerned about waging in the first place.Why it matters: V...
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March 25, 2026
Rubio testimony sheds light on friend's shadowy Venezuela play
International intrigue. An assassination plot. Millions of secret dollars. Code names. Secret meetings.Venezuela's shadowy dealings with the first Trump administration were laid bare by Secretary o...
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March 24, 2026
Rubio to testify in friend's trial over Venezuela oil deal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify Tuesday in the federal trial of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), a longtime political ally, friend and former housemate who's accused o...
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March 19, 2026
Comey subpoenaed in alleged "grand conspiracy" against Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging "grand conspiracy" case against the ex-officials who investigated and prosecuted President Trump, two sources with knowledge ...
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March 19, 2026
Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged leaks
Former counterterrorism official Joe Kent has been under FBI investigation for months on suspicion he leaked classified information, three sources familiar with the case tell Axios.Why it matters: ...
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March 16, 2026
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has early stage breast cancer
President Trump's most trusted adviser, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, has early stage breast cancer, Trump announced Monday.Why it matters: The 68-year old plans to stay on the job while ...
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March 16, 2026
Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub
President Trump is working to assemble a coalition of countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and hopes to announce it later this week, four sources tell Axios.Trump is also weighing a seizure of ...
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March 13, 2026
Scoop: Trump eases Venezuela sanctions on oil, fertilizer to blunt Iran war costs
The Treasury Department made it easier Friday for U.S. businesses and farmers to buy Venezuelan fertilizer and oil as their prices rise because of the Iran war, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Th...
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March 12, 2026
Iranian oil squeeze tests Trump's war plans
President Trump's advisers warn the Iran war could drag on longer if the regime succeeds in strangling the Strait of Hormuz and driving oil prices beyond his tolerance."The Iranians f*cking around ...
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March 10, 2026
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclus...
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March 5, 2026
Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal
Venezuela's state-owned mining company on Monday inked a multimillion-dollar deal to sell as many as 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for U.S. markets, two sources familiar with the deal tell Axios...
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March 3, 2026
Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East
Last Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump with a stunning tip: Iran's supreme leader and his top advisers were all set to meet at one location in Tehran on Satur...
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March 3, 2026
Rubio's war remarks blow open MAGA's Israel divide
MAGA's ascendant "America First" wing erupted after Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively blamed Israel for drawing the U.S. into war with Iran.Why it matters: Rubio's remarks were the first t...
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February 27, 2026
Texas airspace shut after Pentagon shoots down border patrol drone
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited flights in a Texas region near the border with Mexico after the Defense Department accidentally shot down a border patrol drone on Thursday, an admini...
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February 26, 2026
Scoop: US citizens were on stolen boat in deadly shooting with Cuba's coast guard
The 24-foot boat involved in a deadly clash with Cuba's coast guard was stolen in the Florida Keys and had American citizens aboard, U.S. officials tell Axios.Why it matters: Four people were kille...
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