Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is getting a financial assist from his panel's members as he faces a well-funded primary challenge from his right flank.
Why it matters: Cole's opponent, insurance executive Paul Bondar, is able to self-fund his campaign and thus give the decades-long congressional veteran a potential run for his money.
Why it matters: Kavanaugh, 59, has been relatively quiet amid a host of controversies. Now he's expected to give his point of view on everything from the fracas over his 2018 confirmation to the 2022 plot to kill him, a source familiar with the project tells Axios.
A neighbor at the center of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's recent controversy disputed the judge's alleged timeline of when an upside-down American flag flew outside his Virginia home.
A federal judge on Thursday orderedSteve Bannon, an ex-adviser to former President Trump, to begin serving his four-month prison sentence by July 1, multipleoutlets reported.
The big picture: Bannon was already sentenced, but the judge delayed his surrender date while he appealed.
President Biden told ABC News' David Muir in an interview Thursday that he will not issue a pardon for his son Hunter Biden if he is convicted.
Why it matters: The president's son is currently standing trial on three felony gun charges that could carry a sentence of up to 25 years in jail if he is found guilty.
The big picture: Burgum is one of eight potential VP contenders Trumphas requested financial and other documents from as he formalizes the vetting process, Axios' Mike Allen reports.
After posing the question to Axios Latino readers, we found respondents overwhelmingly believed that first-generationrefers to the first who are U.S.-born. Here are a few of them:
I have always associated 1st gen with the first people in a family to be born in the U.S. I guess it can be kind of a grey area though with people who came to this country very young. For instance, one of my best friends was born in Cuba but was brought to the U.S. as an infant. I imagine it's hard for him to think of himself as not 1st gen — though technically, by my definition, he wouldn't be.
— Lisa Garcia, nonprofit worker in Portland, Oregon
1. Cuba's census has been delayed until next year due to lack of funding, statistics office head Juan Carlos Alfonso told news agency EFE yesterday.
The census, which in theory should be carried out every decade, has been delayed since 2022.
Alfonso said it's very likely the next count will show an increase in poverty and inequality and that the population will have dropped due to emigration.
2. A major rift is brewing in Ecuador between President Daniel Noboa and Vice President Verónica Abad, who have been publicly trading barbs the past two weeks.
Abad says Noboa should temporarily step down, ceding her the presidency, so he can campaign for re-election in fair conditions to the opposition.
Noboa's team is arguing he doesn't need to take a leave of absence to campaign for February's election, and is now accusing Abad of trying to undermine him to favor opposing parties.
One of the first former DACA recipients to receive a White House presidential appointment won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a New Mexico state senate seat.
The big picture: Cindy Nava was one of many Latinas to win legislative primaries in New Mexico, where the statehouse is set to become majority women.
Who gets to say they're first-generation in the U.S. — immigrants who have settled here, or their U.S.-born children — is an issue that is hotly debated by Latinos, whose positions often contradict historians and social scientists.
Why it matters: The disagreement shows how a new generation of U.S. Latinos, while standing firm that they are not foreigners, are showing pride in their immigrant roots.
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the Congressional Progressive Caucus' political arm rescinded its endorsement of his comeback bid after he endorsed an opponent to Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.).
President Biden opened his speech commemorating D-Day by saluting World War II veterans, who he said "who met the test of ages that moment 80 years ago" on Thursday.
Why it matters: With the median age of World War II soldiers being 98 years old, Thursday's anniversary could be the last decennial commemoration of the largest amphibious assault in history with a significant number of veterans in attendance.
Former President Trump said during an interview with Fox News on Wednesday that he'd have "every right to go after" his political opponents if he's elected in November.
Why it matters: It's the second time in as many days that the presumptive GOP presidential nominee has publicly suggested he would seek retribution against his political enemies.
Egypt's ambassador to the U.S. Motaz Zahran was raked over the coals in a call with U.S. House members last month over a botched ceasefire proposal that preceded Israel's invasion of Rafah, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The episode reflects longstanding tensions between many pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers and the Arab countries that have served as mediators between Israel and Hamas.
Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation faced headwind in this year's legislative sessions following a boom last year, per data analysis from the Human Rights Campaign shared exclusively with Axios.
The big picture: About 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were proposed in both 2023 and 2024 — but significantly fewer passed this year.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is leaning hard into his political instincts in a bid to preserve his party's tenuous hold on the chamber — and provide election talking points for Democrats in Congress and beyond.
Why it matters: With Democrats' razor-thin, 51-49 majority on the line in November, Schumer is relying on a barrage of "show votes" on issues such as immigration and abortion to draw a sharp contrast with Republicans.
The Democratic National Committee is escalating its attacks on former President Trump as a "convicted felon," with a billboard that will greet him outside of Phoenix today when he attends his first post-conviction event there, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: It's the DNC's first paid ad using "convicted felon" — and another clear indication that Biden's campaign will seize upon Trump's criminal conviction in framing voters' choice in the Nov. 5 election.
The Port of Baltimore could fully reopen this weekend after local officials announced Wednesday salvage crews had removed the final large piece of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge blocking the shipping channel.
At least 27 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school run by a UN agency in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza government press office.
The big picture: The air strike took place as the Biden administration is pressing for a hostage and ceasefire deal that could end eight months war in Gaza.
