A new super PAC is planning to spend millions of dollars in the contentious Michigan Senate primary to help Sen. Bernie Sanders-backed candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the organization told Axios first.
🤺 Why it matters: The contest to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) has become a proxy war over the future direction of the Democratic Party.
A White House Correspondents' Association member last week sent an email to select WHCA members informing them that regular access to the White House campus "will NOTbe permitted on June 14, the day of the UFC fight," and that "the UFC — not the White House — is handling all press credentials for covering the event."
Why it matters: Outsourcing press credentialing and access for a White House-hosted event to a commercial third party is highly unusual and historically unprecedented.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed effort to boost their favored candidate in a Democratic primary.
Why it matters: Some lawmakers are threatening to withhold their dues to the House Democratic campaign arm if it doesn't change its ways.
President Trump said the U.S. military has determined that Iran shot down the U.S. helicopter that crashed on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz and pledged a military response.
Why it matters: The incident took place amid U.S.-Iranian negotiations and just a day after Trump brokered a renewed ceasefire between Iran and Israel. It could ignite a fresh round of escalation.
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has hired former Biden deputy press secretary Andrew Bates to focus on crisis communications, including any dealings with the Ethics Committee or fallout from Gallego's friendship with former Rep. Eric Swalwell, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Gallego has publicly acknowledged that he was close friends with Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on April 14 after being accused by four women of sexual assault, harassment and rape, all of which Swalwell denies.
The Social Security trust fund is on track to run out of money in late 2032, its trustees said in a new report Tuesday, three months sooner than projected last year.
Why it matters: If Congress doesn't act to address the long-anticipated shortfall, millions of Americans would receive a 22% reduction in retirement benefits.
Artificial intelligence will fuel job creation on main streets across America, Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler predicted Tuesday at Axios' AM Live in Washington, D.C.
America had fewer active hate and anti-government groups in President Trump's first year back in power, even as "hate-flyering" incidents surged, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center's annual Hate & Extremism report released Tuesday.
Why it matters: The report frames 2025 as the year the hard right moved decisively "from extreme to establishment." But the SPLC is itself under Justice Department indictment, sharpening a fight over who defines extremism in Washington.
President Trump's comment that he doesn't "care" about midterms has been misinterpreted,National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Rep. Richard Hudson said Tuesday at Axios AM Live.
Why it matters: The president's war in Iran has jacked up prices, and there is growing concern that his unfulfilled promise to address cost-of-living issues could cost Republicans the Senate and the House.
I've spent the past year using AI obsessively — inputting copious amounts of personal and business data, turning myself into a lab rat for Axios and our readers.
Why it matters: This experiment has shown me in unmistakable, hands-on ways the superhuman possibilities — and real-world limitations — hitting and awaiting us.
The super PAC backing Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy in his bid for Ohio governor is launching a massive $25 million summer ad blitz in a red-state race Republicans once expected to win comfortably.
Why it matters: Ramaswamy — a 2024 presidential candidate, turned DOGE leader, who has Trump's endorsement — is facing a tight general election matchup against Democrat Amy Acton, director of the state's health department.
LOS ANGELES — California's plodding, weeks-long tally of mail-in ballots has become Exhibit A in President Trump's campaign to delegitimize the November midterms.
Why it matters: Glacial vote-counting in the nation's most populous state has produced a familiar, flammable ritual: Late mail piles up, officials plead for patience, and early Republican leads slowly vanish.
The Trump administration, fearing that international travel could accelerate the spread of Ebola as the World Cup hits America, is pressuring Europe to dramatically shift its strategy for preventing infections, sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: Top Trump aides are frustrated with Europe's limited travel restrictions and want it to abandon the World Health Organization's Ebola playbook in favor of Washington's tighter rules, a senior official said.
Fewer Americans say birth control, having a baby outside of marriage and gambling are morally OK this year compared to last, according to a new poll.
Why it matters: Americans' more puritanical view of personal liberty coincides with a Republican resurgence, young men's rebounding religiosity and conservative backlash to LGBTQ+ advancements.
President Trump received a mixed reaction from fans while attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden just before tipoff on Monday.
The big picture: Cheers and chants of "USA! USA! USA!" erupted as the national anthem began and the screen cut to Trump. Then loud booing erupted as the screen stayed on Trump, video shows.
