The recent online leak of Pentagon information is providing some deja vu to gamers, who've seen the release of military secrets in video game forums turn into a trend in recent years.
Why it matters: Past incidents show how hard it is to stop such leaks. It's easy to post documents online, and the urge to win an argument or otherwise impress online peers is strong.
A quarter of prospective college students say they'd shun a school in a state whose politics or policies they abhor, a recent survey finds.
The finding is true whether a student says they're a liberal, moderate or conservative, per the report, published by higher-ed consultancy Art & Science Group.
Some big-name Republicans are in 2024 campaign mode with attacks on rivals, TV ads and events in early primary states — all before they announce a formal bid.
The big picture: Waiting to officially announce a campaign is common at this stage and could be strategic for some candidates, experts say.
House Republican leadership is coming to grips with needing to revise its debt ceiling bill to get through its own caucus, senior GOP sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: This is Kevin McCarthy's first real legislative challenge as speaker. Failure to get a deal that raises the government's debt ceiling means catastrophic default on the national debt.
A man who was wrongfully convicted of murder after being arrested as a 16-year-old is running for Congress, hoping to unseat Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) and flip the district blue to help Democrats take back the House in 2024.
Why it matters: "The laws in that were in place to protect me failed me," Francisco "Franky" Carrillo told Axios in a phone interview about his candidacy. "And I realized it was less about the laws and more about those implementing the laws."
The Supreme Court on Friday maintained access for a widely used abortion pill while a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's approval plays out.
Why it matters: The ruling, which stays a lower court decision striking the drug's approval, comes less than a year after the justices overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections on abortion.
A former Minnesota police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old Black man during a 2021 traffic stop is set to be released from prison on Monday.
The big picture: Kimberly Potter was sentenced to two years for killing Daunte Wright while attempting to take him into custody in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Center.
The April 11, 2021, shooting occurred during the Derek Chauvin trial, sparking protests and calls for changes to traffic stop policies.
Catch up fast: Potter and another officer pulled over Wright, who was Black, for a hanging air freshener and expired tags, according to an amended criminal complaint. They then tried to take him into custody over a separate arrest warrant.
Potter, who is white, has said she inadvertently pulled her gun instead of her Taser as Wright tried to flee. A Hennepin County jury convicted her of first- and second-degree manslaughter.
What they're saying: A spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Corrections confirmed Potter's April 24 release date but declined to specify a time, citing security concerns.
Attorneys for Potter and the Wright family have not responded to Axios' request for comment on her planned release.
Flashback: Potter petitioned the state Board of Pardons for an early release last year, saying she has taken responsibility for Wright's killing and intends to work with survivors of domestic violence and people experiencing homelessness upon release.
The board declined to formally consider the request at its December meeting, citing her relatively short sentence and remaining time behind bars.
Of note: Under Minnesota's sentencing guidelines, people serve two-thirds of their prison sentence incarcerated and the remaining third on supervised release.
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Potter inadvertently pulled her gun instead of her Taser, not her Taser instead of her gun.
A federal grand jury has indicted an Indiana woman on a hate crime charge after she allegedly stabbed a college student of Chinese descent in January, the Department of Justice announced.
Driving the news: Billie R. Davis, 56 of Bloomington, is accused of carrying out the "racially motivated" attack “because of the victim’s race and national origin,” per the DOJ.
Driving the news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a potential 2024 candidate, has made conservative cultural issues in education a central part of his agenda, a move the poll indicates could help him with the GOP's most ardent supporters.
The White House and the Democratic National Committee are preparing to launch President Biden's re-election bid with a video message as early as Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Why it matters: By announcing next week, Biden, 80, would quell rising doubts among fellow Democrats about his intention to run again — and have more than two months to raise money before the next Federal Election Commission filing deadline.
Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Australian news website Crikey, his lawyer confirmed in a statement Thursday.
Why it matters: Murdoch, who's also co-chair of News Corp and the elder son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, dropped the lawsuit days after Fox News settled a historic defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for a record $787 million.
The widow of a man who died following a 2022 arrest filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against the sheriff of McCurtain County in Oklahoma and others. The lawman was at a meeting where a newspaper recorded officials talking about killing journalists who covered the death.
The big picture: Bobby Dale Barrick, 45, died days after allegedly being stunned with Taser-like weapons by sheriff's deputies, Mitchell Garrett, a lawyer for the widow, told Axios.
After two speeches I gave this week, several audience members told me they struggled to understand why they felt like strangers in their own land.
They described feeling like a normal person: They work hard, volunteer, and hang out at neighborhood parties, not on Twitter. But they also felt trapped in the abnormal, toxic political and media world surrounding them.
Why it matters: New Gallup polling suggests they're hardly alone in feeling estranged. Turns out, 49% now call themselves independents — the same amount as self-described Republicans and Democrats combined.
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