Jan 9, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Democrats fire back at Trump for “manufacturing” a shutdown “crisis”

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In a rebuttal to President Trump's prime-time address Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed Trump has rejected bipartisan bills to re-open the government at the expense of "millions of Americans," and that the situation at the southern border with Mexico is "a humanitarian challenge," not "a security threat."

Why it matters: It is Day 18 of a partial government shutdown, and the two sides couldn't be farther apart.

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Felix Salmon, author of Capital
25 mins ago - Economy & Business

A white-collar crime crackdown

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

America has waited a decade for an aggressive government crackdown on white-collar crime. Now, just before the election, and in the middle of a bull market, it has arrived.

Why it matters: When times are good, investors become more trusting and more greedy. That makes them more likely to put their money into fraudulent or criminal enterprises.

  • After a decade-long bull market, there is no shortage of those frauds to prosecute.
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Ashley Gold
53 mins ago - Technology

Lawyers crystal-ball the Google antitrust case

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

The Justice Department's antitrust suit against Google is a strong, straightforward monopoly case, competition lawyers and experts tell Axios. But that doesn't mean it'll be an easy journey for the government.

The big picture: Winning any antitrust case is a heavy lift. It's even more of a challenge to pull off victory in a future-looking case that seeks to make room for potential new competition to flourish.

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Sam Baker, Andrew Witherspoon
58 mins ago - Health

The pandemic is getting worse again

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Data: The COVID Tracking Project, state health departments; Note: Due to a database error, Missouri had a 3 day gap in reporting from Oct. 11-13; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

Every available piece of data proves it: The coronavirus pandemic is getting worse again, all across America.

The big picture: As the death toll ticks past 212,000, at a moment when containing the virus ought to be easier and more urgent than ever, we are instead giving it a bigger foothold to grow from.

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