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Caesars sold to Trump ally and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta

The CEOs are losing confidence

A line chart that tracks quarterly CEO confidence from Q1 2015 to Q2 2026. The measure ranges from a low of 32 in Q4 2022 to a high of 82 in Q2 2021. It climbed through 2021, fell through 2022, then fluctuated, ending at 47 in Q2 2026.

CEO Confidence Measure

Data: The Conference Board and The Business Council; Note: A number below 50 reflects more negative than positive responses; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Exclusive: Trump's accelerating squeeze on Cuba

U.S., Iran in fresh clashes amid peace talks

Scoop: Mike Collins hires top Trump advisers ahead of Georgia runoff

Trump's retribution tour seeks new, more loyal MAGA guard

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Buyer's remorse hits Trump's Latino voters

A bar chart shows Latino registered voters’ 2026 House vote preference across national and battleground congressional district samples. Democrats lead in every group except Florida, where Republicans lead Latino voters 42% to 38%. Democrats’ strongest showing is in California battleground districts at 59%, followed by Southwest battleground districts at 58%.

Share of Latino voters who say they're backing each party in House races

Data: UnidosUS/BSP Research/Shaw & Company; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios

Taiwan frets as U.S. withholds weapons

Texas takeaways: The night Trump tossed Cornyn

Scoop: Trump appoints Bondi to White House AI panel

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