Nov 19, 2018 - Economy & Business

Next year's White House Correspondents' dinner will not feature a comedian

Comedian Michelle Wolf at the 2018 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Photo: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The White House Correspondents' Association announced Monday that author Ron Chernow will be the featured speaker at next year's White House Correspondents' dinner on April 27.

The backdrop: Last year's dinner was overshadowed by controversy after comedian Michelle Wolf's roast of President Trump and his aides, especially White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, drew sharp criticism.

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Margaret Talev
25 mins ago - Politics & Policy

SurveyMonkey poll: Young voters' red-state blue wall

Data: SurveyMonkey; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

There are only five states in the U.S. where voters younger than 35 embrace President Trump over Joe Biden, and none are swing states, according to new 50-state SurveyMonkey-Tableau data for Axios.

Why it matters: These scattered red spots in a sea of blue vividly illustrate Trump's peril if young people were to actually turn out this year. Put another way, Trump's path to re-election depends heavily on younger adults staying home.

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Axios
Updated 2 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

  1. Politics: Chris Christie: Wear a mask "or you may regret it — as I did" — Senate Democrats block vote on McConnell's targeted relief bill.
  2. Economy: Why the stimulus delay isn't a crisis (yet).
  3. Health: New York reports most cases since May — Studies show drop in death rate.
  4. Education: San Francisco public schools likely won't reopen before the end of the year.
  5. World: Spain becomes first nation in Western Europe to exceed 1 million cases — France becomes the second.
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Jacob Knutson
Updated 7 hours ago - Politics & Policy

U.S. officials: Iran and Russia aim to interfere in election

Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration information that can be used to undermine confidence in the U.S. election system, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a press conference Wednesday evening.

Why it matters: The revelation comes roughly two weeks before Election Day. Ratcliffe said Iran has sent threatening emails to Democratic voters this week in states across the U.S. and spread videos claiming that people can vote more than once.

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