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  • Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge's order to turn back deportation flights

    03/17/2025 7:00:47 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 88 replies
    Axios (Leftards) ^ | March 17, 2025 | Marc Caputo
    The Trump administration says it ignored a Saturday court order to turn around two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members because the flights were over international waters and therefore the ruling didn't apply, two senior officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The administration's decision to defy a federal judge's order is exceedingly rare and highly controversial. "Court order defied. First of many as I've been warning and start of true constitutional crisis," national security attorney Mark S. Zaid, a Trump critic, wrote on X, adding that Trump could ultimately get impeached. The White House welcomes that fight. "This is headed...
  • Trump vows to "lead the charge" to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie

    03/10/2025 9:06:06 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 179 replies
    Axios ^ | Andrew Solender
    President Trump said Monday he will "lead the charge" to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for his refusal to support Republicans' government funding bill.
  • Exclusive: Gaetz could be next Florida attorney general

    03/06/2025 5:45:11 AM PST · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    Axios ^ | March 06, 2025 | Marc Caputo
    Florida's next attorney general could be the ex-congressman who almost became President Trump's U.S. attorney general: Matt Gaetz. Why it matters: Despite the intense controversy he generated before withdrawing his nomination to be in Trump's Cabinet, Gaetz still has strong name ID and is well-liked enough among Florida's GOP base to be a formidable candidate. In a hypothetical primary matchup against Attorney General James Uthmeier, Gaetz was favored 39%-21%, according to a recent survey of likely Republican voters by Tony Fabrizio, one of the nation's top pollsters who works for Donald Trump and several GOP clients. Zoom in: There's already...
  • Intuitive Machines readies for historic Moon landing

    03/06/2025 5:51:15 AM PST · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Axios ^ | March 06, 2025 | Rebecca Falconer
    Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, entering lunar orbit on Monday. Photo: Intuitive Machines via NASA History is set to be made on the Moon again this week, with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander Athena scheduled to land there at 12:32pm ET on Thursday. The big picture: Intuitive Machines has partnered with Lunar Outpost to roll out the first commercial rover on the Moon and with Finnish multinational tech firm Nokia to deliver the first cellular network on Earth's only natural satellite. This mission comes after the Cedar Park, Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar...
  • Trump to hold Ukraine meeting on next steps including possible aid freeze

    03/03/2025 11:05:44 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    Axios ^ | 3/3/2025 | Barak Ravid
    President Trump will hold a meeting Monday afternoon on the next steps regarding the crisis with Ukraine, including a possible suspension of U.S. military aid, a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the meeting told Axios. -snip- Trump responded on Truth Social to an AP report that Zelensky had said the end of the war was "still very, very far away," writing: "This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!" -snip- Zelensky wrote on X that "it is very important that we try...
  • Zelensky's five moves that set off Trump

    02/21/2025 4:42:31 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Axios ^ | 2/21/2025 | Marc Caputo
    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky angered Donald Trump so much during the peace talks with Russia that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing American military support from Ukraine, three U.S. officials familiar with the discussions tell Axios. -snip- The deal Trump appears to be negotiating could be highly controversial. Based on their public and private statements, Trump's team is expected to pressure Zelensky into giving up Crimea (which Putin seized in 2014) portions of eastern Ukraine and the Azov Coast (occupied in Russia's 2022 invasion).
  • Focus group: Arizona swing voters to Trump, Musk: Keep it coming

    02/16/2025 12:53:17 PM PST · by EnderWiggin1970 · 9 replies
    Axios ^ | 2/14/25 | Erin Doherty
    Every Arizona swing voter in our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups said they approve of President Trump's actions since taking office — and most also support Elon Musk's efforts to slash government. Why it matters: Public opinion can constrain presidents when Congress does not. But these 11 voters — all of whom backed Joe Biden in 2020 but switched to Trump last November — said they're good with Trump aggressively testing disruptive, expansionist expressions of presidential power that are piling up in court challenges. It's needed to "get America back on track," one participant said. What we're watching: One notable area...
  • Trump Strangles Europe

    02/15/2025 7:29:58 PM PST · by nwrep · 143 replies
    AXIOS ^ | February 15, 2025 | Zachary Bose
    President Trump stunned, strangled and humiliated Europe — leaving America's closest continental ally dazed and dumbfounded. The big picture: No amount of "Trump-proofing" could have prepared Europe for the MAGA-shaped hurricane that swept across the continent this week, wreaking torrential havoc on America's closest allies. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth perplexed and perturbed allies on his first visit to NATO by seemingly taking some of Ukraine's bargaining chips off the table before those talks began. He also demanded that Europe take ownership of its own defense so the U.S. could focus on the more urgent threat from China. But it...
  • Poll: Americans' national satisfaction hovers at record low

    02/06/2025 6:53:31 PM PST · by Red Badger · 23 replies
    Axios ^ | February 06, 2025 | Avery Lotz
    Americans are as dissatisfied as ever with conditions in the U.S., according to an annal Gallup survey conducted shortly before President Trump's return to the White House. Why it matters: Trump took office last month at a time of persistent pessimism among Americans, with an average satisfaction score across key elements of U.S. life hovering at just 38%. That record low average has not budged since 2022. The results, released Wednesday, also reflect Gallup's findings that Americans are generally unhappy about the direction the country is going. By the numbers: Across 31 issue areas, Americans were most dissatisfied with the...
  • Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine

    01/28/2025 12:00:51 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    Axios ^ | 1/28/2025 | Barak Ravid
    The U.S. military transferred around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Poland this week in order to deliver them to Ukraine, three sources with knowledge of the operation tell Axios. Why it matters: Getting more Patriot missiles to Ukraine has been a top priority for the Pentagon to help Kyiv defend against Russia's attacks on its critical infrastructure. This is also the most significant delivery of weapons from Israel to Ukraine since the Russian invasion almost three years ago.
  • Ex-Politico reporters reveal editors quashed, slow-walked negative Biden stories 'with no explanation'

    01/24/2025 3:58:51 AM PST · by lowbridge · 24 replies
    Fox News ^ | January 23, 2025 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn , Hanna Panreck
    Two former Politico reporters spoke candidly about efforts made by their bosses to either slow-walk or completely quash their reporting on the Biden family during their time at the news outlet. Marc Caputo and Tara Palmeri, now journalists for Axios and Puck respectively, reflected on their time at Politico on Palmeri's "Somebody's Gotta Win" podcast. Caputo called out Politico's "ill-fated headline" downplaying the Hunter Biden laptop scandal during the 2020 election. "I mean, Politico, my former employer, and I knew at the time, didn’t do itself any favors," Caputo said in the exchange, which was shared Thursday on YouTube. "I...
  • ‘Trump wants to visit China, talked about possible trip to India’

    01/19/2025 3:43:51 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 13 replies
    The Pioneer ^ | Monday, January 20, 2025 | PTI
    Washington -- President-elect Donald Trump wants to travel to China after he takes office as part of his effort to deepen relations with Beijing, and also has talked to advisors about visit to India, a media report said Saturday. Trump, who arrived at the Dulles International Airport aboard a special plane along with First Lady Melania and son Barron, had during his election campaign threatened to impose additional tariffs on China. “President-elect Donald Trump has told advisors he wants to travel to China after he takes office, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking to deepen a relationship with...
  • Scoop: Biden discussed plans to strike Iran nuclear sites if Tehran speeds toward bomb

    01/02/2025 7:42:03 PM PST · by bitt · 51 replies
    https://www.axios.com ^ | 1/2/2024 | Barak Ravid
    White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan presented President Biden with options for a potential U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities if the Iranians move towards a nuclear weapon before Jan. 20, in a meeting several weeks ago that remained secret until now, three sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios. Why it matters: A U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear program during the lame duck period would be an enormous gamble from a president who promised he would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, but who would also risk handing a fresh conflict over to his successor....
  • Report: US expressed concern over violent attacks in Syria

    12/30/2024 11:40:25 PM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 32 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 31/12/24
    The United States has raised concerns with Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, the new foreign minister in Syria’s transitional administration, over recent reports of violent attacks carried out by militant groups across the country, US officials told Axios on Monday. According to the report, US officials fear that reprisals by militants aligned with the rebels who ousted the Assad regime earlier this month, especially those targeting minority communities or individuals associated with the ousted regime, could jeopardize stabilization efforts in the war-torn nation. Al-Shibani serves as the chief aide to Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria and head of Hayat...
  • Elon Musk pledges "war" over H-1B visa program, calls opponents racists

    12/28/2024 9:03:26 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 203 replies
    Axios ^ | 12/28/24 | Ben Berkowitz, Mike Allen
    Elon Musk pledged Friday night to go to "war" to defend the H-1B visa program for foreign tech workers, branding some Republican opponents as "hateful, unrepentant racists."
  • Axios Calls Fox Viewers 'Right-Wing Grandpas'—But MSNBC Audience Is Actually Older!

    12/09/2024 12:13:28 PM PST · by governsleastgovernsbest · 11 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    Monday's Morning Joe devoted a segment to an Axios article, 'Shards of glass: Inside media's 12 splintering realities.' The notion was that, depending on demographics, people get their information from very different media sources and are often unaware of the information that others were receiving. One of Axios' 12 categories is "Right-wing grandpas," a reference to people who get their news largely from Fox News. What was not revealed was that the average age of Fox News viewers is 68, whereas the average age of MSNBC viewers is 71! Get the rest of the story and view the video here.
  • Jim VandeHei: Why clear-eyed journalism matters

    11/26/2024 2:47:01 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 15 replies
    Axios Sneak Peak via MSN ^ | 11 24 2024 | Staff
    Axios CEO Jim VandeHei inspired and energized a National Press Club gala with a passionate, ad-libbed defense of free and fearless reporting, warning that "everything we do is under fire." "I hate this damn debate about: Oh, we don't need the media," he said Thursday night as he and co-founder Mike Allen accepted the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement. "It's not true." What they're saying: "I love this country," Jim added. "I'm a beneficiary of this country. Some dipsh*t from Wisconsin can come and start two companies, be up here, win an award." SNIP
  • Video: Axios CEO has a meltdown overElon Musksaying X is the media

    11/25/2024 7:12:47 AM PST · by janetjanet998 · 29 replies
    Axios CEO has a meltdown over Elon Musk saying X is the media “Everything we do is under fire. Elon Musk sits on Twitter every day or X today saying like, ‘we are the media. You are the media.’” “My message to Elon Musk is bullsh*t! You're not the media!”
  • Secret Trump voters have post-election coming out party

    11/18/2024 8:40:50 PM PST · by thecodont · 48 replies
    Axios ^ | Nov 17, 2024 | Erica Pandey
    They’re donning MAGA hats in cafes, celebrating on social media and flying Trump flags: Supporters of President-elect Trump in deep blue cities and states are no longer keeping it to themselves. Why it matters: Trump improved on his 2016 and 2020 margins in almost every state, including in most big, blue cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Many Trump voters in those cities saw his victory as validation, and are acting accordingly. Some residents of liberal enclaves tell Axios they've seen more Trump yard signs go up after the election than before it. And many supporters of Vice...
  • Elon Musk blasts 'mole' in dinner blow-up over Cabinet at Mar-a-Lago as Trump's golden boy is targeted

    11/18/2024 5:17:20 PM PST · by RummyChick · 52 replies
    daily mail ^ | 11/18/2024 | ROB CRILLY, CHIEF U.S. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
    For a while, Donald Trump's transition kept up a record-setting pace with top Cabinet picks being named against a backdrop of calm consensus. But the knives are now out, with advisers leaking against each other to the press amid the scramble to parachute allies into plum jobs. 'Winning helped make everything better for a bit but this is still politics and there are always scores to settle and axes to grind,' said a source familiar with the workings of Trump's inner circle. In the most widely publicized example, Axios was tipped that Tesla founder Elon Musk and Trump legal adviser...