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Federal inspector reports chokehold, pen stabbing at ICE facility
A surprise federal inspection found a prohibited chokehold, an officer who stabbed a detainee with a pen, and other issues that threatened health and safety...
Graham Platner wins Democrats' nomination in key Maine Senate race
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Marine combat veteran, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday in a race that's seen as the party's best Senate pickup opportunity...
SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO
SpaceX disclosed Wednesday that it plans to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering, which is expected to occur within a few weeks.Why it...
House Democrats threaten to withhold DCCC dues after party's California faceplant
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed...
Anthropic and OpenAI spark new race for frontier AI access
Frontier AI labs are converging on a new strategy for controlling their most cyber-capable models while still commercializing them: selective access.Why it matters: OpenAI's trusted-access...
Trump vows response after Iran downs U.S. helicopter
President Trump said the U.S. military has determined that Iran shot down the U.S. helicopter that crashed on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz and...
Exclusive: Wall Street embraces crypto it once feared
Traditional financial firms are rapidly embracing crypto, marking a turning point for an industry that once viewed digital assets as a threat.Why it matters: A...
The white-collar jobs contradiction that isn't
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: Core white-collar is the sum of employment in financial activities, information, and professional and business services sectors; Chart: Neil...
The bull and bear cases for SpaceX
It's a foregone conclusion that SpaceX will raise at least $85 billion in its record-wrecking IPO, with pricing set for Thursday and first trades for...
Exclusive: SBA's Kelly Loeffler predicts AI will fuel Main Street growth
Artificial intelligence will fuel job creation on main streets across America, Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler predicted Tuesday at Axios' AM Live in Washington,...
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...
Confessions of an AI lab rat
I've spent the past year using AI obsessively — inputting copious amounts of personal and business data, turning myself into a lab rat for Axios...