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Oil prices and stocks are talking past each other right now

"I wish none of this had happened": GOP's buyer's remorse on redistricting

Trump's redistricting war leaves Republicans worse off

An arrow chart showing potential changes in House seats following redistricting in select scenarios. It counts up the total seats by party in California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Across all scenarios, redistricting is projected to be a net benefit to Democrats, with the party picking up between two and six seats compared to a non-redistricted map.

Potential changes in House seats following redistricting, select scenarios

Data: Axios analysis of data from Dave's Redistricting and Redistricting Data Hub; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Senior White House aide Alex Meyer heads to Trump's political team

Charted: The Trump bump

Two line charts showing S&P 500 futures from 3am to 4pm on March 23 and April 17, 2026. On March 23, futures spiked after Trump posted about peace talks. On April 17, they plunged after Trump posted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, but then recovered throughout the day.

S&P 500 futures

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

The ups and downs of Trump's Golden Dome gambit

Trump gives Iran days to end power struggle, return to peace talks

Scoop: Trump mulls extending waiver to ease U.S. oil shipments

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing "fractured" Iranian government

Trump's 2.0 Cabinet welcomed women, but they've been the first to leave

An area chart showing the number of women in the Cabinet from Reagan's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981 through April 21, 2026. Until Biden's presidency, there were never more than six women on the Cabinet at a time. That spiked to a high of 13 for a period of time under Biden. It dropped to eight upon Trump's second inauguration, and fell to five after the firings  of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi and the resignation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Number of women in the Cabinet

Data: Axios research; Note: Does not include acting members; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

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