A mix of boos and jeers greeted Trump when he spoke to the Libertarian Party's national convention in D.C. yesterday, as he urged delegates to "nominate me or at least vote for me."
That bid came to an end today after the party's chair determined Trump as ineligible, Axios' Donica Phifer reports.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House has just a few days to vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that would expand compensation for victims of the Trinity Test — the world's first atomic explosion.
Why it matters: A federal law, which awards financial reparations to people who lived downwind of nuclear testing sites, will expire June 7, and people in New Mexico near where the Trinity Test occurred aren't included.
Former President Trump's longshot bid to be the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate came to an end Sunday after the party's chair determined he was ineligible.
The big picture: Trump spoke at the party's national convention on Saturday, where he faced boos and jeers during his speech, but still urged delegates to "nominate me or at least vote for me."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a shot to make the June presidential debate, but the clock is ticking on two challenging thresholds.
Why it matters: He would be the first independent presidential candidate to make the debate stage in 32 years — and just the third in presidential debate history.
The American West and Midwest lead the U.S. with the highest student-to-school counselor ratios, an Axios review of federal data has found.
Schools in these regions also have some of the highest rates of racial resegregation in states over the last 30 years.
Why it matters: Experts say the disparity of school counselor access disproportionately hurts students of color seeking mental health help or advice in applying to college in a post-affirmative action world.
Former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy endorsed President Biden on Sunday over his cousin Robert Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent candidate.
Why it matters: Concerns have mounted that Kennedy could be a spoiler candidate in November as polls between Biden and Trump remain tight. However, several Kennedy family members have pushed back against Robert Kennedy Jr.'s candidacy.
Former President Trump now has the most detailed policy platform of his political career, and it's largely the work of two people you've never heard of.
Why it matters: Trump campaign speechwriters Vince Haley and Ross Worthington are the masterminds behind most of Trump's policy statements. The two worked under Stephen Miller in the Trump White House.
Former President Trump, speaking at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday, committed to putting a Libertarian in his cabinet and Libertarians in senior posts if the party backed him as its nominee.
The crowd responded with overwhelming boos, to which the former president responded: "Only do that, if you want to win."
Why it matters: While the move to feature Trump at the convention has befuddled prominent Libertarians, for Trump it was a chance to lure voters into supporting him instead of the Libertarian presidential nomineeor independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Close Trump ally Russell Vought urged Senate Republicans in a closed-door lunch to delay this year's government funding fight to 2025 — to maximize options in a potential second Trump administration, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: It's the latest of several early efforts to start clearing the way for an ambitious, rapid-fire start should former President Trump succeed in ousting President Biden.
President Biden assured onlookers at a commencement speech on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the country "will not walk away" from Ukraine during the Israel-Hamas war. He also reinforced limits to American support.
Why it matters: Biden used the speech to further distinguish himself from 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump, who delivered the commencement speech at the academy in 2020.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has successfully undergone an elective and minimally invasive medical procedure and has resumed his duties after temporarily relinquishing them, the Pentagon said.
The big picture: The announcement comes after criticism of the initial secrecy surrounding Austin's two-week hospitalization earlier this year following complications from prostate cancer treatment.
Details of the turmoil in Joe Biden's famously-insular family keep being made public by the president's own Justice Department.
Why it matters: Some legal experts argue that the level of personal details in the filings ahead of Hunter Biden's criminal trials are meant to embarrass rather than prosecute, a feeling shared by many people close to the president's family.
