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Elon Musk's power grab

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Ivanka Trump testifies before Jan. 6 committee

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in Jerusalem on October 11, 2021. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP via Getty Images
Cuneyt Dil
34 mins ago - News

Mayor Bowser wants 30% women police force by 2030

Muriel Bowser speaks
Mayor Muriel Bowser at Axios' What's Next summit. Photo courtesy of Joy Asico
Axios
1 hour ago - Technology

Twitter says it will test an edit feature

Illustration of scientists studying the twitter logo on a blue background.
Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

White House climate adviser: "We can no longer wait" to cut emissions

Ali Zaidi (left) speaks with Axios' Niala Boodhoo (right).
Ali Zaidi (left) speaks with Axios' Niala Boodhoo (right) at the Axios What's Next Summit on April 5, 2022. (Joy Asico)
Oriana Gonzalez
3 hours ago - Health

Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill to make abortion illegal

Picture of a person carrying a sign that says "abortion is health care"
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Axios
Updated 5 hours ago - World
Axios explains Ukraine

Dashboard: Russian invasion of Ukraine

A mass grave is seen behind a church in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3.
The site of a mass grave near a church in Bucha, northwest of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on April 3. Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
Jacob Knutson
5 hours ago - World

U.S., U.K. and Australia to cooperate on hypersonic weapons

President Biden announcing the new security pact from the White House in September 2021.
President Biden announcing the new security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australia from the White House in September 2021. Photo: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

First look: Senate GOP campaign arm raises $43 million in Q1

Mitch McConnell smiles during an onstage interview
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Biden nominates first woman to lead U.S. military branch

Linda Fagan
Linda Fagan in 2016. Photo: Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Allied Integrated Marketing

Latin America's EV challenges

A red electric car gets charged in a lot in Costa Rica.
An electric car gets charged in a lot in Costa Rica. Photo: Mirieth Abrego/AFP via Getty Images
Erin Brodwin
6 hours ago - Health
Axios Investigates

Buzzy health startup Olive fails to deliver on lofty promises

Illustration of the Olive logo as a gas gauge on empty.
Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios

U.S. completes second hypersonic missile flight test

The Pentagon. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ivana Saric
7 hours ago - World

Zelensky tells UN "it's time to transform" its system

Axios
7 hours ago - Sports

Tiger Woods says he intends to play the Masters year after serious car crash

Tiger Woods warming up during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5 in Georgia.
Tiger Woods warming up during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5 in Georgia. Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

China’s extreme COVID lockdowns cause widespread suffering

Illustration of a man in a glass box
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Chef José Andrés urges boycotts to “starve” Russia’s petroleum exports

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Chef José Andrés at the Axios What's Next summit on April 5, 2022 . Photo: Chuck Kennedy

GOP Rep. Fred Upton announces retirement

Fred Upton
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks during the Problem Solvers Caucus press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020
Tina Reed
9 hours ago - Health

American women more likely to die from preventable causes

Axios
Updated 10 hours ago - World

Zelensky: More than 300 Ukrainians were tortured and killed in Bucha

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Bucha yesterday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Bucha on Monday. Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Basu
Updated 10 hours ago - World

EU chief outlines new Russia sanctions proposal ahead of visit to Kyiv

Zelensky and Ursula von der Leyen
Photo: Stephanie Lecocq/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Major UN climate change report: key takeaways

Illustration of a hand drawing a line over a background of a burnt forest landscape.
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Jacob Knutson
Updated 10 hours ago - Technology

Elon Musk joins Twitter's board of directors

Elon Musk speaking in Texas in February 2022.
Elon Musk speaking in Texas in February 2022. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Board diversity efforts hit roadblock

Illustration of a conference table surrounded by white chairs and one black chair
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

America's internet is splitting along party lines

Illustration of two people playing tug-of-war with ethernet cables.
Shoshana Gordon/Axios