Oct 14, 2017

Bannon predicts Trump landslide in 2020

Bannon at a rally for Roy Moore in Alabama. Photo: Brynn Anderson / AP

President Trump will win re-election "with 400 electoral votes" former White House strategist Steve Bannon said at the Values Voter Summit today, according to ABC. Former White House aide Sebastian Gorka said Trump would be followed by "eight years under President Pence."

  • Bannon encouraged the crowd to continue fighting the establishment, according to CNN: "It's not my war, this is our war and y'all didn't start it, the establishment started it."
  • Bannon said Moore's victory in Alabama presaged Trump's recent actions with the Iran deal and Obamacare, per ABC: "That is victory, begets victory. We owe that to Judge Moore ... Everyday is like Christmas Day, now,."

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Dave Lawler
9 mins ago - World

The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Rolex/Pool/Getty Images

China's foreign ministry and state media have declared victory after 53 countries joined a statement at the UN Human Rights Council supporting Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong — compared to 27 who criticized the law.

The big picture: The list of 53 countries was not initially published along with the statement, but has been obtained by Axios. It is made up primarily of autocratic states, including North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Zimbabwe.

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Ben Geman
22 mins ago - Energy & Environment

CO2 emissions may have peaked, but that's not enough

Reproduced from DNV GL; Chart: Axios Visuals

More analysts are making the case that COVID-19 could be an inflection point for oil use and carbon emissions, but it's hardly one that puts the world on a sustainable ecological path.

Driving the news: The risk advisory firm DNV GL, citing the pandemic's long-term effects on energy consumption, projects in a new analysis that global CO2 emissions "most likely" peaked in 2019.

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Axios
55 mins ago - Economy & Business

U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Axios Visuals

The U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs last month, while the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1% from 13.3% in May, according to government data released Thursday.

The state of play: While the labor market showed more signs of recovery when the government’s survey period ended in early June, the lag means that more recent developments, like the surge in coronavirus cases and resultant closures in some states, aren't captured in this data.

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