Jan 23, 2025 - Politics & Policy
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- 🚒 Thousands have evacuated after the Hughes Fire near LA exploded in size yesterday. Warm, dry and windy conditions were expected to continue into tomorrow morning, Axios weather expert Andrew Freedman and Bec Falconer report.
- ⚖️ A federal judge ruled Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is "blatantly unconstitutional," temporarily blocking it nationwide. Go deeper.
- 📺 CNN laid off around 200 people — 6% of the workforce — in the network's latest expected round of cuts, CEO Mark Thompson announced. The company plans to invest more heavily in digital, including a cross-device streaming strategy, and will be posting new positions, Axios' Sara Fischer reports.
- 🏛️ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called a surprise closed-door meeting today to discuss the party's internal fight over engaging with Republicans, as tough votes lie ahead on Israel and trans rights, Axios' Stephen Neukam scoops.
- 🧮 Pete Hegseth cleared a major hurdle on the way to confirmation for defense secretary, despite "nos" from Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). The Senate voted 51-49 to limit debate on the nomination. Republicans can only lose three votes for him to win confirmation. Go deeper.
- The Anti-Defamation League condemned Elon Musk for making a series of Nazi-related jokes on X, calling it "inappropriate and offensive to make light" of the "singularly evil" Holocaust. Just days earlier, the ADL had defended Musk over an awkward hand gesture during an inauguration event that drew comparisons to a Nazi salute. Go deeper.
