Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed....
Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed....
The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai....
Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, and covert operations are a 'constant reality', says Germany's interior minister....
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US meets Tehran’s demands, including an end to sanctions and compensation for war damage. The blocka...
‘We're going backwards.’...
The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday....
Twelve other people initially rescued from the water are all reported to be in stable condition....
Former Irish President Mary Robinson: Israel ‘erasing Palestine physically, economically, culturally and politically’....
Kinshasa hands over 15 prisoners to powerful rebel alliance....
Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in the town of Soller, in the island of Mallorca against mass tourism....
Iran not immediately threatened by pact, analysts say, with officials focusing on aspect of diminishing US role....
The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered "out of control", has spread over 53 sq miles (136 sq km)....
A wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of two hamlets on Sunday as more than 200 firefighters battled flames that had scorched around 90 hectares in the Lozere region. Officials said the ...
Dutch rider Demi Vollering won her second Tour de France Femmes title on Sunday after winning the final stage in Nice and extending her lead over nearest rival Kasia Niewiadoma, who finished second ov...
Number one ranked player in men's tennis will miss the tournament due to a knee issue, he says via organisers....
Ahmed al-Jubouri and a close associate were arrested on charges of misusing contract funds in Saladin province....
Hot weather and ageing infrastructure have led to the rationing, affecting hundreds of thousands of people....
Wildfires have spread near Albania’s capital and in parts of southern Spain, prompting hundreds to evacuate....
Israel is trapped in a cycle it created....
Police are investigating a drone sighting over a miltary base reportedly used for housing Patriot missile system parts....
Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Netanyahu's rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise....
Their victories highlight ongoing clashes between centrist Democrats and more progressive candidates....
Marmoush scores twice in three minutes as City rallies to beat Atletico in club friendly at the Seoul World Cup stadium....
Daniel Kinahan is the latest alleged member of the multinational organised crime group to be charged in Dublin....
Syria and Russia have agreed to end Moscow’s use of two strategic Mediterranean bases as military outposts, Syria's foreign ministry said Sunday. Under the deal, Damascus will take control of the Hm...
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted unless the US meets a series of demands....
US defence industry pressed to boost output as munitions shortages raise security concerns amid Middle East tensions....
Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio....
Poll shows 70 percent of Jewish Israelis fear election integrity risks as Netanyahu government faces mounting criticism....
Iran’s national security chief has outlined a list of demands for the US to meet before Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. They include lifting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, compensation...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia, reflecting growing military cooperation between the two countries. He did...
Youngsters are still feeling the effects of the 2025 famine, with another food emergency emerging....
Gaza engineer builds animal shelters out of empty cans...
As Netanyahu demands 'genuine' Hamas disarmament before considering pull-out from Gaza, a look at what happens next....
It could set the stage for a profound transformation of regional security in the Gulf....
Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base will become joint training and capacity-building centres under the agreement....
US President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders targeting birthright citizenship....
Experts warn Israel's new administrative zones in Gaza seek to erase the Palestinian cause and force mass displacement....
Aprilia rider's victory over Jorge Martin extends Silverstone’s run of different Grand Prix winners to twelve in a row....
Russia and Ukraine exchanged another round of overnight strikes, killing civilians and injuring many others on both sides. In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone attacks killed five ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by US President Donald Trump and stressed that the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Pale...
This summer's record wildfire season continued its devastation in the US state of Washington and parts of Europe, Thailand mourned after a school shooting left students and teachers dead, and cycling ...
Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years....
A day after being sworn in as president, Abelardo de la Espriella is facing two bombing attacks in Colombia. He campaigned on a hard-line approach to the country’s ongoing violence and vowed on soci...
In France, the murder of Lyhanna, a young girl, by a known sex offender sparked widespread outrage and prompted the justice minister to call for a review of police procedures. Now, a leaked letter fro...
Iran says talks with Oman over reopening the Strait of Hormuz are nearing their final stages, but that reopening the waterway depends on further conditions and compensation for what Tehran calls viola...
Gabon’s capital, Libreville, has been facing severe water shortages for several months, driven by low rainfall, ageing infrastructure and rising demand from a growing population. The government decl...
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Spain’s Fuente de Piedra lake on Saturday for the annual flamingo-ringing initiative. Since the lake became a nature reserve in 1984, more than 200,000 flamingo ch...
FIFA is defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against media allegations that an alleged lover received a six-figure severance payment. The football governing body has strongly criticised what it ...
The EU says the tit-for-tat border restrictions between Spain and Italy are temporary and will have no lasting impact on the Schengen zone. Spain began checking travellers from Italy in retaliation fo...
In Nigeria, people rescued this week after being held captive by jihadists are speaking out about their ordeal. On Thursday, security forces freed 308 people who had been abducted six months ago in tw...
Ukraine says it did not target Bulgaria after a drone crashed near a gas pipeline in the country on Saturday. Bulgarian authorities said the drone appeared to be a type used by Ukraine’s military. I...
The EU says the tit-for-tat border restrictions between Spain and Italy are temporary and will have no lasting impact on the Schengen zone. Spain began checking travellers from Italy in retaliation fo...
Canada’s British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate overnight. Officials say strong winds helped the flames spread rapidl...
Demi Vollering won stage 8 of the Tour de France and took the yellow jersey on the eve of the finish. The Dutch rider managed to distance her rival Kasia Niewiadoma....
Total solar eclipse (1/4). A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. For Singaporean family Janet Tay, ...
Iran on Saturday issued a list of demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which have been characterised as “new” preconditions. Reporting from Washington, FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson n...
The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family....
Auqib Nabi becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first cricketer to get India Test call-up, inspiring millions....
The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage....
Heaps of rotting meat have been festering in the summer sun after a fire ripped through a huge food warehouse....
The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month....
Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank....
Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains unclear....
The country is home to some of the world's most unique species - but it is losing them at an alarming rate....
Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors....
Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism"....
Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP Time Kadrijaj hurled at least four eggs towards Kosovo's acting prime minister Albin Kurti....
The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island....
Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta....
How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria....
The head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup....
Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead....
Feliks the eagle was abducted as he first flew the nest in Serbia and wound up in the Middle East with poachers who demanded a ransom....
It is thought an apprentice stonemason who worked on the Houses of Parliament in London borrowed it....
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East....
At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok....
The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons....
Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital....
Florida House candidate Oliver Larkin (D) on Sunday called out Democratic strategist James Carville’s remarks against the Democratic Party opening up to more progressive and democratic socialist...
The Senate left town for August recess over the weekend without voting on a cryptocurrency regulation bill, markedly dimming the measure’s chances of passing before the midterm elections.&...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said Israel is “not aligned” with U.S. national security objectives, citing their actions in the Gaza strip and discourse amid the war in Iran. “I want th...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Sunday said his state is doing “everything in our power to seek truth” amid its probe into Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo on...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he believes the Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D), a progressive, and Rep. Angie Craig (D), a moderate, will be “tight.” �...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) appeared on ABC’s “This Week” for her first Sunday show interview in a little over two and a half years to discuss the country’s political climate ahead ...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Sunday predicted that Republicans will maintain their control over both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections this fall. “Here...
Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons....
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took a swipe at President Trump over a post the president made targeting El-Sayed and his wife. In a post Saturday on Truth Social, Trump posted a p...
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Sunday said allegations against GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) are “deeply troubling” and said the lawmaker should ultimately resign if the accusations of abuse raised again...
<p>President Trump signaled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> to mount — as opposed to ordering a new mil...
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said Iran is being “emboldened” by the ongoing conflict in the region as President Trump keeps reneging on large-scale threats involving attacks on Te...
Effective messages aimed at conservatives can appeal to national security, moral issues of purity and religious beliefs in stewarding the Earth. ...
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed reflected on a call he had with former President Obama after his primary win. He described the conversation as “warm” and “inspiring.” “I ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday declined to endorse Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist vying for the party nomination in the Wisconsin governor’s race. “I haven’t e...
The author argues that while the Supreme Court recently affirmed presidential authority over independent agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, its conflicting decision in Trump v. Cook protects the Federal ...
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, expressed concern on Sunday about continued high fuel prices amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. “Now, prices are still higher than we woul...
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) on Sunday shared support for progressives in the Democratic Party, backing their ability to answer to “no master.” “I think when I see so many of these...
<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/19/aoc-2028-democrats-president-senate" target="_blank">left the door open</a> Sunday to either running for president i...
One of the concepts, a Venus flyby mission, would have been a bold undertaking indeed....
Flock Safety, a surveillance equipment company, says it partners with more than 5,000 law enforcement agency partners across 6,000 communities. Is your city one of them?...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected President Trump’s plans to disarm Hamas and establish a Palestinian government in Gaza.  “I have heard people saying: ‘You d...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Saturday that she is freezing her eggs. “Usually, I keep my private life quite private, but I have made the decision to start freezing my eggs, and I want...
With the nation reaching the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Linda Gustitus reflects on how the Watergate scandal led to critical congressional reforms designed to prevent presid...
President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history: how a war - that has gone on longer than predicted - can reshape a presidency....
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday appeared on ABC’s “This Week” to discuss progressives in the Democratic Party, her decision behind not endorsing Francesca Hong, a ...
The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?...
President Trump on Saturday posted photos of alleged vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool amid a push for Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, to revisit a recen...
More than ever, colleges and universities are divided over how to respond in what are likely to be no-win contests....
A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon....
President Donald Trump has endorsed her, and she's backed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is running television advertising to support her candidacy....
Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) was projected to win his Democratic primary on Saturday, fending off a progressive challenger, according to Decision Desk HQ. Case, one of the most conservative Democrats in Co...
<p>Something big has shifted for all of us. I noticed it last week, while preparing for our Axios board meeting.</p><ul><li>First, there was a discussion around six-month horizons. And I kept thinking...
The push to charge former COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress is full of pitfalls for prosecutors, should the Justice Department choose to take up the case. The Senate Homeland Secu...
Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of wea...
<p>Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/max-miller-moreno-abuse-allegations" target="_blank">Max Miller</a> appeared to let a crucial Saturday withdrawal cutoff pass in Ohio's 7th Congressio...
As warm as it is right now, late fall isn't that far away....
Cathy Engelbert, the WBNA’s commissioner, announced in a Friday message to teams that a league task force will discuss the topic of transgender athletes next week. In an internal memo obtained...
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday eulogized a beloved vacuum cleaner, affectionately named Beth after a former Senate staffer.  The vacuum has been in the 92-year-old senator’s family fo...
It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday....
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, laid out the country’s key demands for the U.S. amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.&#...
Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s minister of foreign affairs, clarified Saturday that the NATO-like agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not targeted at any particular country amid specul...
Vice President Vance said on Saturday that there has been “some progress over the last few days” in negotiations between Iran and Oman concerning the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. This crit...
Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat....
An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still dangerous....
Hawaiian voters go to the polls today to select the Democratic and Republican candidates in the Aloha State’s congressional races this November. Both Democratic incumbents are seeking reelection...
Abdul El-Sayed emerged from Michigan’s Democratic primary facing questions not just about how he can solidify support outside the party’s base but how he will energize Black voters, one of...
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella accused the Associated Press on Saturday of misreporting his agency’s body camera policy in an article on how ICE decides w...
All Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted against the nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche, but their opposition was overridden by a majority of GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber in the early hou...
The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) net losses for the third quarter of 2026 reached $2.5 billion, the agency reported Friday, as its leadership continues to look for solutions to prevent ...
Iranian officials signaled Saturday that Iran and Oman are “close” to a final framework on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, but it will require some concessions from the ...
Vice President Vance said Saturday that the U.S. had made progress in negotiations with Iran but warned the war is still “in the middle of the game” as the Trump administration presses Tehran for ...
Subsidized Chinese imports are threatening African manufacturing growth, prompting calls for the United States to support the African Continental Free Trade Area and expand private capital investment ...
The letter "K" has become a popular way to describe uneven economic outcomes between high- and low-income Americans....
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, stated that he liked the “woken up” version of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). In a promo for his appe...
Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine....
Even if you don't "like" the color pink, you may be drawn to it. There's science behind it....
Their lives are shaped by the combination of a home, healthcare, food, childcare, schools and the time adults can afford to spend with them....
Comedian Bill Maher accused President Trump of openly embracing “socialism” more than Democrats, as democratic socialism is on the rise in the U.S. In a Friday segment on “Real Time,” Maher sa...
Former President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread to other parts of his body, his son Hunter Biden revealed in an interview, describing the disease as “very painful” and “very debilitating.” �...
Maybe the warnings are not reaching certain ears in the administration and the Republican leadership....
The controversy around Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is complicating the midterm landscape for Ohio Republicans as Democrats build momentum in the Buckeye State, a former battleground that’s become a red...
Iran announced Saturday that it is nearing an agreement with Oman over control of the Strait of Hormuz but warned that its reopening would depend on other conditions, including compensation from the U...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday, one year after a shooting forced the facility to lock...
Comedian Bill Maher ripped Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for his ongoing scrutiny of Anthony Fauci’s time as White House chief medical adviser, arguing the senator strayed from his libertarian roots by...
A research finding indicates that a significant demographic divide is emerging in America, where lower birth rates among progressive, highly educated populations contrast with the stable fertility lev...
Former GOP strategist Joseph Moreno said “this might be the year” that Democrats win in Texas after a three-decade drought since a Democrat has won in the Lone Star State. In an appearance...
Amid the ongoing investigations into outbreaks of both "explosive diarrhea"-causing cyclospora and salmonella affecting dozens of states, the daily headlines are reminiscent of past foodborne illness ...
New Jersey is launching a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall, the state’s largest immigration detention facility, following reports of poor conditions and deaths, state officials announced...
A month after National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg announced that Sam Alito was retiring (a story NPR later had to retract), the 76-year-old jurist told the Wall Street Journal in an intervie...
K-pop conquered the world — now Chile's young creatives are remixing the movement and making it their own....
The days are hot. The storms are few and far between. The sunsets are beautiful. And high in the sky is a layer of dust that has traveled thousands of miles from Africa impacting the weather we're see...
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, on Friday said the pardon he received in 2024 was “not good” for the American people or his father’s legacy, calling himself the “the most ...
<p>The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/07/senate-republicans-august-recess-hemp-save-...
No nation on Earth matches its military muscle, intelligence reach, tech edge, combat experience and sheer will to fight. ...
<p>Nothing has improved my work and life more than my new operating philosophy:<em> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https%3A//www.smartbrevity.com/simplify%2Aabout__;Iw!!Al82Z4c!wzXvnpVtZL1vvx45-...
The former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom stands at 6 foot 10 inches....
Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday launched drone and missile attacks toward Saudi military targets in the eastern city of Marib, Yemen, raising concerns of a widening war in the region. Two people w...
<p>The slightest hint of generative <a href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI</a> usage is fast becoming a kiss of death in creative circles.</p><p><strong>Why it...
New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July. The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists. The ...
<p>Synagogues across the U.S. are having congregants train to be volunteer security teams as <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/antisemitic-assaults-jews-2025" target="_blank">antisemitic assau...
<p>The Senate voted to confirm <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/31/trump-blanche-doj-anti-weaponization-fund-dead" target="_blank">Todd Blanche</a> as the next attorney general early Saturday, c...
The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general. Senate Republicans...
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would ha...
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House bef...
A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is set to be delayed for a month after a last-minute effort to keep the original timeline failed.  The Senate voted 61-32 to table a bipartisan ame...
Two U.S. district judges rejected cases defending temporary protections for migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar, leaving some at risk for deportation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), President Trump and Senate conservatives reached a deal Friday night to set aside a vote on a budget resolution and defer action on much of the SAVE America...
Reality TV star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in a recent post that he is working with President Trump on a 25 percent federal film tax. In a Friday post on the social pl...
President Trump is asking the Justice Department (DOJ) to reconsider its move to drop criminal charges against those accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, continuing to assert vand...
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information, accusing him of “unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air F...
The U.S. Army removed a top general overseeing forces in Europe from command in recent days, close to two months before his time in the role is slated to end, two U.S. officials, speaking on condition...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  FDA’s food ingredient review rule is coming  In his quest to overhaul the food system, Health...
The Trump administration unveiled plans Thursday to overhaul the early education program Head Start for impoverished children. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) — called “Reducing Federal B...
Correction: A previous version of this article included Trump nominees who have not been confirmed by the Senate. The Senate confirmed dozens of President Trump’s nominees on Friday, the final day o...
President Trump is reportedly renewing his effort to boot Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite the Supreme Court thwarting his earlier attempt in June. A letter from White Hou...
Justice Samuel Alito shut down any notion he’s planning to imminently retire from the Supreme Court in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday. It marks the justice’s first kn...
President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on Senate Republicans to cancel part of their August recess, this time urging embattled GOP senators to stay in Washington until they pass a bill to re...
Rep. Chuck Edwards’s (R-N.C.) spokesman Paul Shumaker slammed the House Ethics Committee panel that cited him for inappropriate behavior following Edwards dropping his reelection bid for North C...
A federal judge in Alabama denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) bid to dismiss a case brought by the Trump administration on the grounds it amounted to a vindictive prosecution, finding t...
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are requesting more information from the Trump administration about its plans to install disclaimers outside of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.�...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Friday to unify under the party’s candidates, highlighting the growing division between establishment and progressive members amid th...
President Trump on Friday announced a slate of deals and investments that aim to bolster mining, something the administration has said will boost the economy and secure supply chains. Trump said durin...
Former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews said Vice President Vance does not have the charisma that President Trump has following an incident where Vance fat-shamed a conservative pundit. Matthews,...
The Senate is searching for a path to wrap up its to-do list and leave for a month-long recess, but a bipartisan bill to set rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes is holding up a broa...
Senate Republicans say getting consent to move forward on the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill to set rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes, is holding up a broader deal ...
Vice President Vance defended his jab about Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen’s weight after the price of a $20 burrito sparked a GOP debate over affordability. In an ...
The White House is amplifying calls from agricultural associations for the Senate to pass a $95 billion framework for a third budget reconciliation package, which includes a tranche of farm aid along ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will equip its officers with body cameras over the next two months, according to reports, but the agency’s policy gives officials broad discretion over...
Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, called President Trump’s public criticism of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over her handling of the Reflecting Pool vandalism case ...
Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has traveled into interstellar space....
<p>The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/20/lisa-cook-federal-reserve-bill-pulte" target="_blank">Lisa Cook</a>, noti...
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has faced significant scrutiny for its handling of disasters and funding under the Trump...
President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the State Department centered on the mining industry. “The mining industry has never had a greater champion than President Trump,”...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most hemp-derived products to...
The Senate on Friday passed a long-sought bipartisan bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and the top five buyers of Russian oil, along with extending existing sanctions on Iran.  T...
Amazon has responded to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's cease-and-desist letters that went out to 40 major retailers over the sale of "prohibited motorized scooters and e-bikes."...
President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office�...
In Michigan's primary elections, Republican newcomer Thomas Smith defeated Donald Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan in the 8th District, while Democrat Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Senate primary before f...
Francesca Hong, the leading Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, hit back at criticism from Democratic political strategist David Axelrod on Friday.  Axelrod, who served as t...
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<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Friday that he will vote for <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/todd-blanche-nomination-issues-trump" target="_blank">Todd Blanche's for attorney general<...
<p>Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will vote against <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-blanche" target="_blank">Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general</a>,...
<p>Read the polls, watch <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/gdp-growth-trump-golden-age-predictions" target="_blank">economic indicators</a> and talk to President Trump's inner circle in privat...
<p>Republicans plan to use their first-ever <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/30/trump-republican-midterm-convention-dallas-texas" target="_blank">midterm convention</a> in Dallas next month to m...
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<p>Secretary of State <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/20/rubio-cuba-speech-independence-day" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> is waging an unprecedented economic war on Cuba — and wants to mak...
<p>Denounced on social media and by fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/max-miller-ohio-moreno-allegations-campaign" target="_blank">Max Miller</a> is telling allie...
<p>Senate Republicans are racing toward the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/senate-republicans-save-act-august-recess-trump" target="_blank">August recess</a> with a legislative to-do list w...
<p>Suspected <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/water-cyberattacks-us-iran" target="_blank">Iran-linked cyberattacks</a> are exposing long-standing vulnerabilities in fragmented U.S. drinking w...
<p>The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election "autopsy" confirmed <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/22/dnc-2024-autopsy-harris-gaza" target="_blank">an Axios report</a> that ...
<p>A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold <a href="https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/anthony-s-fauci-md-bio" target="_blank">Anthony Fauci</a> in contempt for repeatedly <a href="https://www.axios.com/20...
<p>A Stanford-led research team has <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec2657" target="_blank">used generative AI</a> to design a synthetic virus — the first time artificial intel...
<p>The FCC on Thursday voted 2-1 to eliminate the national TV ownership cap rule that bars a single broadcaster from owning stations that reach more than 39% of U.S. TV households.</p><p><strong>Why i...
<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> signed two executive orders Thursday seeking to narrow birthright citizenship in several circumstanc...
<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/28/mcconnell-health-update-beshear-demand-letter" target="_blank">Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)</a> was discharged from a rehab facility and has returned home ...
<p>The years-long saga of prosecuting the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/trump-gop-jan-6-riot-anniversary" target="_blank">Jan. 6 attack</a> effectively came to an end this week, when a jud...
<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> on Thursday publicly defended <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/hegseth-defense-funding-reco...
<p>A legal cat-and-mouse game has played out over whether the president can use various obscure, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/10/trump-tariffs-trade-court" target="_blank">untested provision...
<div>Reproduced from <a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-poll-extreme-heat-temperatures-democrat-republican-39d42d2805c99726c0b3f17b430dd51d" target="_blank">AP</a>; Chart: Axios Visuals</div>...
<p>Top <a href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI</a> architects say their technology has arrived at a threshold once confined to science fiction: the singularity,...
<p>On a good day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can see a Democratic majority in 2027.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> On a bad one, he can see the caucus that comes with it.</p><hr><ul>...
<p>A work slowdown by the Trump administration's immigration offices has exploded the backlog of applications for citizenship, green cards and work permits to an unprecedented 7.5 million people, acco...
<p>SEATTLE — Wildfire <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/17/summer-smoke-season-wildfires?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">smoke</a> blanketing this coastal city and much of the West is b...
<p>Four scandal-plagued House Republicans whose seats should be gimmes for the GOP have instead turned their races into unexpected battlegrounds. <strong>Why it matters:</strong> These aren't distric...
<p>Weeks before OpenAI's agents hacked <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/21/openai-says-hugging-face-breach-caused-by-one-its-models" target="_blank">Hugging Face</a>, the agents worked together ...
<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/22/tucker-carlson-quits-republicans-maga-fractures" target="_blank">Tucker Carlson</a> used a highly promoted livestream Wednesday to unveil a 10-point vision...
<div>Data: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https%3A//www.epi.org/publication/the-cost-of-deportations-calculator-technical-documentation/__;!!Al82Z4c!wKkuxHsCv44LmzLRhR2ZC2FdJfp8Z_x5tPP8tp3ESmyC4...
<p>Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump's</a> Marine One helicopte...
<p>For Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/chuck-edwards-reelection-censure-harassment" target="_blank">Chuck Edwards</a>' decision to drop his re-election bid just tr...
<p>A half dozen House Democrats in safe districts have lost their primaries so far this election cycle — and many more could soon follow suit.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Many of these lo...
<p>The Senate confirmed <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/senate-panel-approves-cdc-nominee-schwartz-kaufman" target="_blank">Erica Schwartz</a> for Centers for Disease Control director on Wed...
<p>Federal judges, appointed by both Democrats and Republicans, have handed the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-blanche" target="_blank">Justice Department</a> ...
<p>Private employment data suggests that the labor market might be tighter than the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/02/jobs-report-labor-market-june" target="_blank">headline hiring numbers</a>...
<p>Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/chuck-edwards-letter-house-ethics" target="_blank">Chuck Edwards</a> (R-N.C.) dropped his re-election bid early Wednesday after the <a href="https://w...
<p>State Rep. Donavan McKinney bested two-term incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in Tuesday's Democratic primary to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>...
<p>Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/2026/08/05/michigan-senate-primary-el-sayed-narrow-lead-stevens" target="_b...
<p>Progressives scored their biggest win of the year Tuesday in <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/michigan-elections-dsa-wfp-uaw-progressives-win" target="_blank">Michigan's Senate primary</a>...
<div>Data: The Downballot, Dave's Redistricting Atlas, The Texas Tribune; Table: Andrew Solender/Axios</div><p>House Democrats' campaign arm announced Wednesday it is adding a dozen districts that Pre...
<div>Data: FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios</div><p>Who cares about war, oil prices, interest rates or an AI bubble? Investors apparently do not — for now at least — sending stocks back to reco...
<p>Senate Republicans' planned vote this week on whether to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress is the latest escalation in their attempt to right perceived COVID-era wrongs and further disempo...
<p>The <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> administration's rosy promises of a new "golden age" with 6% economic growth have fizzled on the realities...
<p>Sunrise Movement co-founder Will Lawrence is the latest progressive candidate to notch an upset Democratic House primary win — this time in a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/28/michigan-pr...
<p>The U.S., <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran%20" target="_blank">Iran</a> and Oman are closing in on an interim agreement to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/27/trump-interview-iran-bo...
<p>Rep. Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) defeated former Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/cori-bush-hakeem-jeffries-speaker-2027-vote" target="_blank">Cori Bush</a> in his primary on Tuesday, thwarti...
<p>Authorities said Tuesday they arrested a suspect near President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump's</a> Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of his fu...
<p>Top Pentagon officials are already pitching <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/15/house-republicans-budget-save-act-iran-war-jd-vance" target="_blank">reconciliation 4.0</a> to Senate Republica...
<p>Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus want a condition for incoming Democrats seeking to join their ranks: You have to support House Minority Leader <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/...
<p>Rep.<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/max-miller-moreno-abuse-allegations" target="_blank"> Max Miller</a> (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he won't drop his reelection bid despite facing allegat...
<p>Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday she will vote against Todd Blanche's <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-blanche" target="_blank">nomination for attorn...
<p>The White House is excluding open models from its <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/white-house-ai-framework-under-wraps" target="_blank">framework</a> to test advanced <a href="https://www...
<p>Two independent testing firms said Tuesday that they've uncovered more instances where <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/anthropic-mythos-security-testing" target="_blank">Anthropic's</a> a...
<p>Embattled Rep.<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/max-miller-moreno-abuse-allegations" target="_blank"> Max Miller (R-Ohio)</a> said Tuesday that he'll file paperwork for an ethics investigat...
<p>The White House does not plan to publicly release its new framework for evaluating advanced <a href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI</a> models, three sources...
<p>At least a dozen states are reportedly responding to cyberattacks against local <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/07/30/report-iranian-hackers-minnesota-water-systems-nytimes-cy...
<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/28/openai-hugging-face-modal-labs-hack" target="_blank">OpenAI</a> agreed Tuesday to pay $3.2 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it discrim...
<p>Key sectors of the economy that spent years squeezed by high <a href="https://www.axios.com/economy/federal-reserve" target="_blank">interest rates</a> are gaining momentum.</p><p><strong>Why it ma...
<p>Ohio, the red state that helped fuel President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a>'s political comeback — and launched his presumed heir, JD <a ...
<p>The share of business students regularly using AI has increased from 6.2% to 29% over the past three years, according to research from American University's <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/0...
<p>Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/05/28/talarico-pa...
<div>Data: Financial Modeling Prep, Binance; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals</div><p>For years, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/14/trump-truth-social-2024-revenue" target="_blank">Truth Social<...
<p>Former Rep. Jim Renacci told Axios in a phone interview Monday night that he may mount a comeback run for Congress if Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) drops his bid for reelection.</p><p><strong>Why it mat...
<p>President Trump phoned Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/max-miller-expel-congress-democrats-allegations" target="_blank">Max Miller</a> Monday and expressed doubts about the Ohio Repu...
<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will likely advance to a full Senate confirmation vote after he rescinded the order setting up <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/31/trump-blanche-doj-anti-...
<p>The House Democratic Women's Caucus is calling on Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/03/chuck-edwards-house-ethics-sexual-harassment" target="_blank">Chuck Edwards</a> (R-N.C.) to resign a...
<p>House Democrats are privately mulling whether to force a vote to expel Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/max-miller-moreno-abuse-allegations" target="_blank">Max Miller</a> (R-Ohio) fr...
<p>The House Ethics Committee found <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/chuck-edwards-house-female-staffer-attention-ethics" target="_blank">Rep. Chuck Edwards</a> (R-N.C.) violated House Rules ...
<p>Two people in Michigan have died in connection with the multistate <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/20/cyclospora-outbreak-diarrhea-infection-wash-food" target="_blank">cyclosporiasis</a> out...
<p>The U.S. and Japanese governments have acted together to try to prop up the value of the yen on global currency markets. The way they did it contains a clue about U.S. goals — and has some worryi...
<p>Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh is reportedly weighing whether the central bank should hold fewer policy meetings each year.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Cutting the Fed's meeting sc...
<p>The White House said on Monday it met its <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/31/inside-europe-lessons-ai-safety-trump-rules-loom" target="_blank">deadline</a> to establish a <a href="https://ww...
<p>America has been napping or distracted by trivialities while China is racing toward the future, in part by taking advantage of President Trump's trade, immigration and budget policies.</p><ul><li>T...
<p>Massive changes to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/14/medicaid-work-rules-states-requirements" target="_blank">Medicaid eligibility</a> are entering a new phase as states begin implementing ...
<p>Climate adaptation is increasingly moving from planning to real-world action as <a href="https://www.axios.com/energy-climate/extreme-weather" target="_blank">heat</a> waves, droughts, wildfires, f...
<p>Nearly eight months after President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> predicted U.S. companies would "rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oi...
<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/energy-climate/extreme-weather" target="_blank">Wildfires</a> in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages, and burned hundreds of thousands...
<p>Ohio GOP Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/19/max-miller-palestinian-flag-republican-ohio" target="_blank">Max Miller</a> said Sunday he will stay in his reelection race, using a livestre...
Michigan has more local governments and puts more tasks on them than most other states. Other states have shrunk government, but Michigan law makes mergers or dissolving extremely difficult....
Michigan has 252 villages. Some are older than the state and want to disband. Experts say that should set off alarms in Lansing....
Governors have repeatedly called on, cajoled and enticed Michigan’s 1,856 local governments to work better together. Locals say they already are, but experts say more could be done....
Many of Michigan’s nearly 1,500 townships and villages are run by part-time retirees in their 80s who are begging for help. The system is frayed and, without reform, communities could falter. Lansin...
The Michigan Department of Corrections paid nearly $7 million to resolve 161 lawsuits and legal claims during fiscal year 2024-25, more than doubling its legal costs from the previous year despite few...
The elections are over. Did you pay attention to the news that really mattered?...
Friends may not see themselves as caregivers, yet when they help with activities of daily living, they are crucial to a person’s independence and longevity. That, in turn, can save tax dollars by cu...
Abdul El-Sayed headlined a banner day for Michigan progressives. But experts say their primary wins could complicate the general election for Democrats....
Jocelyn Benson and John James will be atop the ballot in November, but their race could be overshadowed by the US Senate contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers....
McKinney says his top priorities are universal child care, Medicare for All, and getting corporate money out of politics. ...
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities....
There were nearly 900 proposals on the ballot statewide during Tuesday’s primary. See how your local community voted....
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary despite losing most counties to Haley Stevens and underperforming among African-Americans. Here’s how he did it....
Here's what to know about accessing the path, required travel documents, hours of operation, accessibility rules and what to expect during the first few days of service....
US Rep. Shri Thanedar has lost his reelection campaign to challenger Donavan McKinney, cementing another win for progressive Democrats in Michigan in the primary....
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s US Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday, toppling US Rep. Haley Stevens. Here’s what to know about him....
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat Haley Stevens in Michigan's fiercely competitive US Senate primary....
Proposed state legislation would safeguard critical cost savings that hospitals reinvest in patient care and community health. Passing these bills would help physicians and safety-net hospitals keep t...
John James defeated Perry Johnson in Michigan's Republican gubernatorial primary. He'll face Democrat Jocelyn Benson in November....
Jocelyn Benson won Michigan's Democratic gubernatorial primary and will advance to the general election....