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U.S. and Iran in fresh clashes as peace talks stall
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes Tuesday as peace talks remained stalled and tensions escalated across the Middle East.The big picture: The confrontation widened beyond...
"He's never done that": Jeffries stuns colleagues by withholding Wasserman Schultz endorsement
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he has not yet decided whether to support Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) reelection amid anger over...
Trump loyalist Pulte gets oversight of vast U.S. intel
President Trump on Tuesday picked Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to lead the U.S. intelligence community, elevating a MAGA loyalist to one of...
Trump dodges AI rules for now with latest executive order
President Trump signed a narrowed executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity Tuesday. Why it matters: The new order lets the White House kick the...
Trump taps housing regulator turned MAGA enforcer as intelligence chief
President Trump tapped Bill Pulte, his unusually prominent Federal Housing Finance Agency director, as the new acting director of national intelligence.The big picture: Pulte will...
Just lead: 6 ways today's CEOs can meet the moment
This is Axios CEO Jim VandeHei's plan to help CEOs and other leaders navigate this moment. This call to action, which got a sneak peek...
New poll results show the UK political drama is a warning sign for Trump
Voters punished ruling parties across the globe in 2024. They are doing it again now. The same voters who rejected their rulers without mercy on...
Some Senate Dems still won’t commit to Graham Platner
Democrats aren’t done debating Graham Platner. Platner’s decisive victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary quelled for now any serious discussion that he could be replaced...
Albany Democrats poised for biggest leadership shake-up in years
MAJOR SHIFT: Last week’s conclusion of Albany’s legislative session left Democratic state lawmakers poised for the biggest shakeup in their ranks since they assumed one-party...
Trump-backed candidate wins GOP primary to replace Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei
David Flippo, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who earned President Donald Trump’s support, won the GOP primary to replace retiring Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei....
The Democratic establishment begrudgingly moves to embrace Graham Platner
Graham Platner was far from establishment Democrats’ first choice to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins. But they’re lining up behind him now — even...
Teresa Benitez-Thompson wins crowded Dem primary for Nevada House seat
Former Nevada Assembly Majority Leader Teresa Benitez-Thompson won the Democratic primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, giving the party a serious candidate...