ATLANTA — Improving access to cost-accessible homes is top of mind in metropolitan Georgia, where policymakers met this week at an Axios Live event.
The big picture: As the federal government appears to be moving away from funding permanent housing, cities across the U.S. — including Atlanta — face the mounting challenge of increased homelessness.
Axios' Kristal Dixon and Mike Szvetitz spoke with Partners for HOME CEO Cathryn Vassell, city of Atlanta chief of staff Courtney D. English and Metro Atlanta Chamber president and CEO Katie Kirkpatrick. The event was sponsored by JPMorganChase.
What they're saying: The Department of Housing and Urban Development last week "dismantled and turned on its head the way we have traditionally funded supportive housing for people who are experiencing homelessness," Vassell said.
By the numbers: Officials inMayor Andre Dickens' administration have "currently delivered … or are in the process of delivering … 12,000 units in less than four years," English said. Their aim is to create 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030.
For every two jobs created in a community, one home is needed, Kirkpatrick said. A city's economic potential and housing are directly tied to one another.
The bottom line: Availability of affordable housing is ultimately the most important variable in determining a population's risk of homelessness, Vassell said.
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"Having people that are experts on how you use [low-income housing credits], new market tax credits, how you think about innovative ways to structure affordable housing [and] preservation of affordable housing," Berry said, is a key part of contributing resources effectively.
The Trump administration announced Monday that it will revoke the temporary residency of nearly 4,000 Burma nationals from Myanmar who have been living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after the country's 2021 military coup.
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James Comey slammed President Trump's attempts to prosecute him as "fundamentally un-American," but the former FBI director said he expects the president to try again in his first statement after a judge dismissed the case Monday.
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President Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at boosting AI research and development, with an eye toward reducing Americans' spiraling energy costs.
Why it matters: The Trump administration seeks to ensure that government stays out of the way on AI regulation while actively supporting private-sector innovation.
President Trump has told his advisers he's planning to speak directly with Nicolás Maduro, even as the U.S. designated the Venezuelan president Monday as the head of a terrorist organization, administration officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: Trump's decision is an important milestone in his gunboat diplomacy aimed at Venezuela — and could be a sign that U.S. missile strikes or direct military action on land are not imminent, those sources say.
An exodus of Justice Department employees has left behind a trail of emotional farewell notes warning that agency values are eroding.
The big picture: The writers, who are among the thousands who have departed the DOJ under Trump 2.0, did not mince words about "potentially irreversible damage," a retreat from ethics, a "toxic work environment" and potential harm to vulnerable groups.
Sinclair on Monday proposed buying out the remainder of Scripps' shares, after spending the last week increasing its position in the company to 9.9%.
Why it matters: A takeover bid made sense when it appeared likely that the Federal Communications Commission would roll back decades-old broadcast ownership rules that would've prevented a deal like this one from being approved. But President Trump threw a curveball in those plans over the weekend.
Latinos feel historic levels of pessimism about their place in the U.S., their economic stability and the impact of President Trump's second-term policies, a new Pew Research Center survey found.
Why it matters: The findings mark some of the bleakest assessments by Latinos in nearly two decades of Pew surveys and confirm similar findings in an Axios-Ipsos poll released this month.
From Ukraine to Gaza, MAGA has made it clear: clinching a deal to end foreign fighting matters far more than the fine print.
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The Pentagon on Monday said it was investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) — a retired naval officer who recently clashed with President Trump — over "serious allegations of misconduct."
Why it matters: Kelly is part of a group of Democratic lawmakers who last week posted a video calling on military service members to disobey unlawful orders. Trump demanded that the lawmakers be "ARRESTED and PUT ON TRIAL."
President Trump said Monday that he'd accepted an invitation from President Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April. He added that he'd invited the Chinese leader for a state visit later in 2026.
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President Trump said Sunday he "would not be happy" if the Federal Communications Commission lifted the national ownership cap that bars any station owner from collectively reaching more than 39% of U.S. households.
Why it matters: Trump's position stands in direct contrast with his ally FCC chair Brendan Carr's long-held belief that outdated regulations inhibit local broadcasters from merging and competing with Big Tech.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky listened on speakerphone one week agoas President Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Why it matters: The existence of the plan would emerge two days later on Axios. By Friday, Zelensky was warning the Ukrainian people that Trump's plan — and the pressure he faced to sign it — had plunged Ukraine into one of the most difficult moments of its existence.
President Trump as soon as this week is due to outline a new initiative that calls for a short-term extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for new eligibility limits and other changes.
Why it matters: Mounting concern about medical costs and the looming expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits could amp up affordability concerns and give Democrats a potent weapon heading into an election year.
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The big picture: The revelation comes as Ukrainian and U.S. officials hold talks on President Trump's 28-point peace plan that would force Kyiv to make concessions including ceding additional territory to Russia's invading forces and accepting full amnesty for Russians accused of war crimes.
Democratic politicians and activists are quietly lobbying to upend the way the party picks its presidential nominee by urging the use of ranked-choice voting.
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
Driving the news: Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin and other top party officials have met privately with advocates who are pushing for the voting method to be expanded for the 2028 presidential primaries,three sources tell Axios.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has retreated from the national stage in recent months, privately expressing ambivalence about running for president in 2028 — moves that have stunned many top Democrats.
Why it matters: Some consider Whitmer a top-tier presidential candidate with her center-left approach and popularity in a key swing state.
Multiple international airlines canceled flights to Venezuela over the weekend after the Federal Aviation Administration warned of a "worsening security situation" in the South American country amid a U.S. military buildup in the region.
The big picture: The FAA, in a Friday NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) warning of "heightened military activity" in the region, has seen at least six airlines cancel flights, Marisela de Loaiza, president of the Airlines Association in Venezuela (ALAV), told media Sunday.
