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The secret Trump administration battle to fight Chinese AI - Axios

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Why it matters: Parts of the administration have tried to implement de facto bans on foreign open-source models before, knowledgeable sources tell Axios. Last ...



Chuck Edwards faces ethics complaint over guns, female staff - Axios

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One staffer received a blue handgun engraved with her name. Another received a pink handgun.



AOC channels Obama's "Hope and Change" message - Axios

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She's broadening her pitch beyond revolutionary democratic socialism ahead of a potential run for president.



Vance enters the media lion's den - Axios

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... according to a person familiar with the conversations. Yes, but: The Rogan interview wasn't exactly hostile. Though Rogan pressed Vance on Iran and Epstein ...



White House teleprompter operator investigated over Kalshi trades

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... sources familiar with the matter. The speeches the person allegedly traded on included the State of the Union in February. Why it matters: The rise of ...



Scoop: Russia sanctions bill hits 60 co-sponsors - Axios

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Why it matters: The legislation, which would impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian oil and gas, now appears to have the votes ...



Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikes

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... sources with knowledge said. Why it matters: Trump appears willing to escalate the war to cause enough damage that the Iranian regime will open the Strait ...



House Democratic leaders face rare divide over Israel aid vote - Axios

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Two political figures at a podium: a man in a navy suit and light blue. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Whip Katherine Clark speak at a press ...



Democrats squirm over vote to shut off aid to Israel - Axios

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"Even I'm a lean yes and think it's a crappy amendment," said one House Democrat.



Nancy Mace eyes run for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat - Axios

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C.), two sources familiar with her thinking told Axios. Driving the news: Graham passed away late Saturday from "a brief and sudden illness," his office ...



Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has given OpenAI the green light for a broad launch of its advanced GPT 5.6 model, a source familiar with the situation ...



Scoop: Republicans prepare $8 million ad blitz against Platner ...

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Republicans are preparing to welcome a potential Graham Platner replacement in Maine's Senate race with $8 million in negative ads, aiming to introduce a ...



OpenAI courts Trump administration as its latest investor - Axios

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The proposal is in very preliminary conversations, according to a person familiar with the matter. Why it matters: If the overture is taken up by the Trump ...



Trump admin blasts Machado's "grotesque political opportunism ...

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's repeated efforts to return to her home country — and stage a photo op — after last week's devastating ...



AI safeguards group Public First Action says it has raised $80 million

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The fundraising suggests that political spending around AI regulation is becoming even more competitive.



House Democrats hash out Israel divisions at "intense" private meeting

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One House Democrat said of a GOP anti-Israel provision: "We know it's crap, but..."



Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio - Axios

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As he tries to hammer out a peace deal with Iran, President Trump has a dovish adviser in Vice President Vance perched on one figurative shoulder — and a ...



Israel-Lebanon deal fueled by shared fear of Iran: Behind the scenes

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Four days of nonstop negotiations in Washington this week between the Israeli and Lebanese governments were propelled by one clear shared interest: weakening ...



Scoop: Powerful Anthropic model, Fable 5, on track to return soon

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... a source close to the situation tells Axios. Insiders expect the administration's limits on Fable 5 could be lifted as soon as this coming week, the source ...



Trump administration asks OpenAI to limit next model release - Axios

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This marks the first time the U.S. government has preemptively asked a U.S. AI company to restrict the launch of a model before release.



China's AI advances collide with U.S. safety debate - Axios

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One of the biggest unknowns in AI security is also one of the most consequential: China's progress toward frontier AI models.



AppsFlyer raises $1B from Moloco, Google, Meta and Unity - Axios

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AppsFlyer has raised more than $1 billion in Series E funding at a $2.7 billion post-money valuation, Axios has learned from sources familiar with the financing ...



US, Iran sign deal ahead of Friday meeting - Axios

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The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and the agreement is now in effect, ...



Newsom says Trump DOJ is investigating him - Axios

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The California governor links the DOJ probe to his presidential ambitions.



CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources say - Axios

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that evidence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raises serious doubts about ...



AOC's hot streak on endorsements divides the left - Axios

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AOC has gotten on a roll by deploying a different strategy from that of her mentor, Sen. Bernie Sanders.



Anthropic flies staff to DC to clean up White House fight - Axios

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... a source close to the company tells Axios. Why it matters: Anthropic is mobilizing quickly to make amends with the Trump administration, after safety ...



How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable - Axios

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, seated and looking at an interviewer. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Photo: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Anthropic's much- ...



Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms - Axios

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed ...



Anthropic had 90 minutes to take down Fable after Trump ... - Axios

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It illustrates the mad dash within the government to react to warnings from Amazon and others about the models' capabilities.



What's in the Iran deal Trump says he's ready to sign - Axios

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The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding President Trump claims will soon be signed calls for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediately without tolls and ...



Scoop: ICE detention numbers slip - Axios

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ICE has empty detention bed space and the average daily number of detainees has slid to 58,000, Axios has learned from two sources familiar with the data.



How Trump's AI strategy is taking shape - Axios

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The administration is building its AI policy largely around cybersecurity and national security.



U.S. bombs Iran for second straight night - Axios

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"We will strike them hard tonight and hopefully Iran makes a good decision," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.



Scoop: Paramount seeks biz counterpart for Weiss at CBS News

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... sources familiar with the network's inner workings. Why it matters: The search implies that if Paramount Skydance's deal with Warner Bros. Discovery goes ...



UFC controlling press credentials for White House event - Axios

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Outsourcing press credentialing and access for a White House-hosted event to a commercial third party is highly unusual and historically unprecedented.



Scoop: Gallego hires Andrew Bates for crisis comms around Swalwell

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Bates serves as a managing director at Orchestra, a public relations and communications firm.



Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran response

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Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday in retaliation to a Hezbollah missile attack on northern Israel, Israeli officials said.



Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana

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... a person close to her first told Axios. Harris has slammed the court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling as "backdooring racism through politics." Why it matters ...



SpaceX plays hardball on IPO fees - Axios

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... with knowledge of the matter. While that's far below the typical 4%–7% fees usually commanded for typical IPOs, the coming deals for SpaceX, Anthropic and ...



Inside San Francisco's off-leash dog culture war - Axios

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State of play: The SF Dogtracker site is linked on laminated signs that its creator, who goes by the alias Sean Layne, has hung near parks across the city.



"You're fucking crazy": Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon

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President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, ...



House's top Hispanic Dem is in a fight for his political life - Axios

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Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) is in what fellow House Democrats and other sources familiar with his race describe as an ...



Exclusive: What's inside the Iran deal Trump is close to signing - Axios

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The draft calls for reopening the strait, but leaves nuclear concessions for a later stage.



Rep. Frederica Wilson denies "crazy rumor" that she's retiring - Axios

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Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) has told allies this weekend that she plans to retire, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. She flatly ...



AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president - Axios

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Whether AOC jumps into the race is one of the biggest X factors in the 2028 Democratic primary.



Trump says he's "50/50" on Iran deal, decision by Sunday - Axios

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President Trump told Axios on Saturday that he would be meeting with his negotiators later in the day to discuss Iran's latest offer, and would likely ...



Pakistani field marshal in Tehran to try to seal U.S.-Iran deal - Axios

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Pakistan's top military commander, Field Marshal Asim Munir, landed in Tehran on Friday as part of an effort to reach a deal under which the U.S. and Iran ...



Scoop: DCCC targets Maureen Galindo with 11th-hour ad buy - Axios

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going up on the air with ads attacking Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo in Texas, ...



Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to ... - Axios

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... sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: In its current form, the order seeks to bolster cybersecurity around advanced AI models and ...

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