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President Trump walks to board Air Force One in Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

5 big things

1.Trump shrugs off concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln

  • Donica Phifer
Retail sales slump in July
2.Retail sales slump in July
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking slain UnitedHealthcare CEO
3.Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking slain UnitedHealthcare CEO
Trump stops short of endorsing Bibi as his campaign falters
4.Trump stops short of endorsing Bibi as his campaign falters
Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans
5.Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans
    • Avery Lotz
    47 mins ago
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    Economy
    Americans' wanderlust hits new heights

    Even as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C., from friends across the pond, Americans' travel overseas is reaching new heights.

    Why it matters: Much like the resilient consumer, the American tourist keeps riding the post-COVID travel wave, even as debt delays life milestones and global perceptions of the U.S. slip.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)
    • Josephine Walker
    1 hour ago
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    Politics & Policy
    The booming business of dorm decor
    Illustration of Benjamin Franklin tied up dorm-style fairy lights.

    Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images

    Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not.

    The big picture: College dorms are becoming customized, social-media-ready micro-apartments, but the market looks wildly different depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line your campus sits.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)
    • Madison Mills
    9 hours ago
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    Technology
    OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh
    Illustration of a man on a couch with a robot antenna on his head.

    Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

    A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its leadership ahead of an expected IPO.

    Why it matters: Co-founder Greg Brockman is getting more involved across every level of the company to build out a leadership team he hopes will catapult OpenAI past Anthropic in enterprise adoption, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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