AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 48 fuentes📎 bien sourcedSun, 23 Aug 2026 23:15:35
President Trump defended the expansion of data centers in an interview with his former fixer, Michael Cohen, that aired in full on Sunday.Why it matters: Trump's support comes as data centers face growing backlash in both red and blue states.What he's saying: Trump told Cohen during their interview …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 15 fuentes📊 datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 20:02:43
Data: Trade Partnership Worldwide, via National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Note: Includes tariffs mandated by executive order only. Totals through June 2026. Map: Brad Jennings/AxiosStates bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, f…
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border trade.
National Democrats and Republicans are pressuring local TV stations to respond in opposite ways to a new federal court ruling on political ad rates, Axios has learned.Why it matters: How they respond will have a major impact on the fight for control of Congress by deciding which party's ad money goe…
Immer mehr Republikaner äußern ihre Kritik an Trumps Vorgehen in Iran. Nach sechs Monaten ist kein Ende in Sicht. Und das könnte zu einem Problem für die Zwischenwahlen werden. Von S. Jackisch.
Europe's landmark AI law has moved from an idea to enforcement. Why it matters: Brussels will soon learn whether it can turn its sweeping AI rulebook into regulation that companies can actually follow — and if it can become a global benchmark for AI standards.Driving the news: A major enforcement de…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 5 fuentesFri, 28 Aug 2026 09:20:05
Data: S&P Capital IQ Pro; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsNvidia made billions selling AI's essential ingredient: chips.Now it's plowing those riches straight back into the AI ecosystem, betting on a buildout that craves ever more compute.Why it matters: Nvidia has become the AI industry's supplier, …
The Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's most powerful card since the start of the war in late February. But over the past two months, U.S. officials say the American military has steadily eroded Iran's leverage over the crucial waterway.Why it matters: What began six months ago with the goal of degradi…
New financial technologies are making it faster and cheaper to move money across borders, seemingly reducing the world's reliance on the dollar.But new research presented at the Jackson Hole symposium suggests financial innovation may instead tighten the dollar's grip on global finance.Financial inn…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentes📎 bien sourcedFri, 28 Aug 2026 18:03:41
A federal judge again declined to erase President Trump's hush money conviction on Friday, noting that the president's arguments were "neither new nor legally sufficient."Why it matters: The loss is another blow to the president, who has sought to get the conviction of 34 felony counts for falsifyin…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 22 fuentes📊 datosFri, 28 Aug 2026 18:20:59
Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said Thursday night.Why it matters: The U.S. and China are racing to build the world's most advanced AI systems — and it appears Chinese propaganda has infilt…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is shaking up her team with several departures and new aides, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: The personnel changes come months before the progressive leader will decide whether to launch a presidential campaign. She's also weighing a run for Senate Minority…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 39 fuentes📎 bien sourcedSat, 29 Aug 2026 00:40:44
President Trump said Friday the U.S. has struck a deal with Venezuela to take control of oil fields with 65 billion barrels of reserves.Why it matters: The unprecedented deal vastly increases U.S. energy security and dominance in the Western Hemisphere.Axios first reported the deal was in the offing…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 30 fuentesSat, 29 Aug 2026 11:59:18
Thousands of people are missing and hundreds are dead after a flash flood in Nepal that struck with little warning earlier this week.Why it matters: The flood is exposing the gaps in warning systems that are designed to watch out for extreme rain and rivers — not for sudden collapses high in the mou…
Two new investigations into OpenAI's Hugging Face breach expose details so strange — and so unsettling — that the episode already ranks among the most consequential shocks in the history of AI.Why it matters: What began as a swarm of AI agents cheating on a cyber test has become a canonical event fo…
Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missilesRussia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 8 fuentesWed, 26 Aug 2026 14:23:52
Meta agreed to settle with U.S. states for up to $16.7 billion in a landmark deal over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children.The company is calling on its peers to sign on to the pact as well, saying it won't work unless they jointly line up behind broad reform.…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 38 fuentes📎 bien sourcedTue, 25 Aug 2026 21:29:31
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several of his foreign counterparts in recent days that "for the time being" the U.S. is not expected to initiate new strikes against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a second source with knowledge of the matter.Instead, he's said the focus is on other m…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentes📊 datosWed, 26 Aug 2026 01:02:38
Sen. Darline Graham, President Trump's endorsed candidate, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to fill the Senate vacancy created by her brother Lindsey Graham's death, per the AP.Why it matters: The victory underscores Trump's continued sway with Republican voters and positions Graham as the odds…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentes📊 datosWed, 26 Aug 2026 01:15:59
A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday could erase a new midterm advantage for Republicans.Why it matters: The 2-1 ruling would block Republicans from using cash-rich party committees to buy more political TV ads at discounted rates.Republicans plan to appeal the decision, setting up another high-st…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' long-standing tensions with his party's left flank resurfaced this week after news broke of his meeting with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.Why it matters: Jeffries will have to make nice with the left next year if Democrats win back the House with …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 14 fuentes📎 bien sourcedWed, 26 Aug 2026 09:10:05
State and cities nationwide are rebelling against the White House's push to withhold millions of dollars in police and anti-terrorism funding unless they impose new voting rules.Why it matters: President Trump's effort to impose election policies that he hasn't been able to get through Congress has …
Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller made AI writing seem like no big deal this week, telling NOTUS reporter Jeff Stein "of course" he used it to help draft a widely shared op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.Why it matters: The moment could mark a real cultural shift where AI writing is basically…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentes📎 bien sourcedWed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:05
With just 10 weeks left until the midterms, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) gave CNN's Wolf Blitzer a preview yesterday of what to expect should Democrats regain control of the House:"Hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable.""Make sure that we've got people in governm…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 9 fuentes📊 datosWed, 26 Aug 2026 16:55:14
Breakthroughs in AI are fueling hopes that more data and smarter models can provide a shortcut to self-driving vehicles. Waymo, after more than 15 years and 200 million driverless miles, says there is none.Why it matters: The answer could determine whether the AV race is a long, expensive slog that …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 29 fuentes📎 bien sourcedWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:36:52
A coalition of states is again seeking to block President Trump's sweeping Postal Service rule on mail-in voting, just days after the Supreme Court lifted a lower court's injunction against his executive order.The big picture: The Supreme Court's decision essentially said the states sued too early. …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 20 fuentesWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:51:19
A federal judge removed a nationwide ban on President Trump's sweeping mail-in voting policy Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way earlier this week.The big picture: The decision removes the last major legal obstacle to the administration's plan, though it does not end the court challeng…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentes📊 datosWed, 26 Aug 2026 21:51:36
Nvidia projected 70% revenue growth in its next fiscal year, sending its stock up in after-hours trading, while the company defended its decision to provide capital solutions to its customers.Why it matters: The stock is widely considered a bellwether for the health of the broader AI economy, but la…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentes📊 datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:08:08
A military judge on Wednesday set a June 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The big picture: Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, a military commissions judge, set the tentative trial date for June 5, 2028 — some 20…
Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades.Why it matters: Climate change is worsening the underlying risk, making everything from evacuation plans to forest management and cutting emissions part of the respons…
The nation's old guard of Black leaders is still a key force for Democrats, but this year's primaries have revealed the rising influence of Black Gen Z voters who aren't swayed by their elders' seniority, civil rights credentials or endorsements.Driving the news: Michigan's Democratic primary for Se…
Data: Source: S&P Capital IQ Pro, company releases; Note: Nvidia's fiscal year runs ahead of the calendar. The quarter ended July 2026 is its Q2 fiscal 2027.; Chart: Emily Peck/AxiosAI behemoth Nvidia reported blowout earnings Wednesday — exceeding Wall Street's expectations — and even jaded investo…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will hold fireside chats with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang next week during the U.S.-led G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Why it matters: The Sept. 1–2 summit, co-hosted by the Commerce Department and the White House Off…
Lawyers for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook have submitted their case for why she cannot legally be fired, as President Trump seeks new avenues for dismissing the Biden appointee for cause.The big picture: After the Supreme Court ruled against Trump's attempt to fire Cook last year over allegatio…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica📎 bien sourcedThu, 27 Aug 2026 15:26:55
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) is pleading with his colleagues to reject his censure in a 22-page letter arguing that the House Ethics Committee made an "extraordinary leap" in determining that his behavior amounted to sexual harassment.Why it matters: Edwards' aggressive defense of his conduct — alle…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 8 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 15:55:07
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh made clear four weeks ago that he wants to use his speech at the Kansas City Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to take on big, lofty ideas, as opposed to the tactical details of what the Fed may do in this year's three remaining policy meetings.Eve…
President Trump's playbook for reshaping America's elections targets who appears on voter rolls, how ballots move through the mail, who monitors polling places and where congressional lines are drawn.The effort leaves virtually no part of the election system untouched. Why it matters: Voting-rights …
Meta removed a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts tied to an Iran-based operation that used AI to target U.S. audiences with posts about American politics, the company first shared with Axios.Why it matters: The operation attracted thousands of followers and included accounts posing as every…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:18
OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled cyberattacks. Why it matters: Hospitals, water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure will face a swarm of hacking thr…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica📎 bien sourcedThu, 27 Aug 2026 17:07:04
The Trump administration is in talks with Venezuela's interim government about taking an ownership stake in the South American country's enormous oil resources, two U.S. officials tell Axios.Why it matters: The historic deal would more than double U.S. oil reserves by drawing from a country that has…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 19 fuentes📎 bien sourcedThu, 27 Aug 2026 18:39:38
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on Thursday.Why it matters: The president is following through on his threat over the lake after U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed.It is unclear whether Trump has the authority to rename a body of water shared b…
All of this takes place as IDF officials have said Jewish extremist violence has reached new levels, with hundreds of extremists recently drawing out a conflict with the IDF.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 12 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 09:30:05
Nothing is driving more new U.S. economic investment or political volatility than data centers.Why it matters: They're the Great Subplot of 2026, THE topic animating the AI race and elections. Everyone needs to understand the size, scope and sentiment surrounding them.The big picture: It's almost im…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 5 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 14:48:17
CIA director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, two U.S. officials said. Why it matters: This is Ratcliffe's first trip to Moscow since he took office and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia since January. Ahead of Ratcliff…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is now enclosed inside its Falcon Heavy fairing and nearly ready for launch. Its mission could uncover thousands of exoplanets while helping scientists investigate dark matter, dark energy, and the accelerating expansion of the universe.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 22:46:58
Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon, and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday which included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and the challenges of campaigning in a red state like Florida, three people familiar with the conversation tell Axios.Why it…
WIREDRELIABLE 8.0tecnologíacenter-left✓ 17 fuentes📊 datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00
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AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 44 fuentes📎 bien sourcedMon, 24 Aug 2026 22:38:35
President Trump can implement an executive order restricting mail-in ballots just months before the midterm elections, the Supreme Court said Monday.Why it matters: It's a win for the president, who has opposed mail-in voting for years, but the legal battle is far from over, and the exact impact on …
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the results of two red team assessments it conducted simultaneously against two critical infrastructure organizations, using what it described as similar tradecraft while recording sharply different defensive outcomes.
B…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 17:05:57
A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her conviction, finding her claims — including arguments based on newly released Epstein files — were frivolous.Why it matters: The blistering opinion says the evidence of Maxwell's guilt is "overwhelming" and new evidence hurt more than h…
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolíticapro-PRC✓ 21 fuentes📎 bien sourced📊 datosSat, 22 Aug 2026 17:02:25
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade, deepening the rift between the long-time allies.
Negotiations between the neighbouring countries broke down on Friday in Washington, allowing new…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 17 fuentes📊 datosMon, 24 Aug 2026 21:12:46
The Trump administration plans to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas held by people who've sought asylum in the U.S., AP first reported on Monday.Why it matters: It would be the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history and would likely trigger legal challenges.What they're saying: "…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 58 fuentes📎 bien sourcedMon, 24 Aug 2026 21:17:55
President Trump is escalating economic pressure on Tehran more than six months into the Iran war, aiming to squeeze Iranian leaders into submission.Why it matters: Trump's campaign could test how much economic pain Iran is willing to take before its leaders tap out.Driving the news: Trump declared l…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 21:54:52
President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting through the U.S. Postal Service could allow the federal government to exert control over voting data and state-run elections, voting rights groups say.Why it matters: Questions remain about what will happen with mail-in voting this election cycle. On…
Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after attempts to squeeze its economy. An Iranian official vowed “not a single drop of oil” would leave the Gulf.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 35 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 14:01:29
President Trump's war of words with Canada continued Tuesday amid a dispute over trade negotiations. The big picture: U.S. and Canadian officials have swapped barbs since negotiations collapsed last week, but Trump took the spat to a new level when he threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake Ameri…
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AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 34 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 16:28:16
The U.S. Navy has cleared all mines from the main shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said on Tuesday. Why it matters: The clearing, part of a low-key operation the last several months, will allow significantly more oil tankers to transit the strait.The removal of mines reduces Ir…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 28 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:07
The Trump administration argued in a Monday court filing that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts must undergo proposed renovations and a cash infusion to survive. Why it matters: It's the latest in the legal battle over the venue's future, which the administration has proposed to ove…
Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted one court order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentes📊 datosFri, 21 Aug 2026 19:30:04
The Justice Department and TikTok, along with parent company ByteDance, have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating children's online privacy laws, per an announcement first shared with Axios.Why it matters: The Biden administration's DOJ first filed the suit in 2024. …
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02638-7Good news from a trial of a vaccine against melanoma. Plus, the US NSF is set to issue its lowest number of new grants in 40 years, and the living layer that protects and produces desert soils.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - US Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.
The U.S. is experiencing one of the steepest and most widespread crime declines in modern history. Researchers aren't exactly sure why — but they have theories: Early research points to a mix of factors — declining alcohol and drug use since the COVID pandemic, AI-fueled policing technology that's m…
America's answer to hotter summers has overwhelmingly been more air conditioning, and engineers are now looking for ways to keep people cool without driving up electricity demand.Why it matters: The need for cooling is surging. The issue isn't just how to generate more electricity — it's how to use …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentes📊 datosThu, 20 Aug 2026 22:56:30
The U.S. national debt this week topped $40 trillion, raising fresh concerns about how rising federal borrowing could affect Americans' finances.Why it matters: Americans don't personally owe the national debt, but rising debt could pressure lawmakers to raise taxes, cut spending or change federal b…
The discussions, reported by the Syrian state news agency, came days after Israel struck an air base in Syria’s northwest, the latest in a series of military interventions.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 19 fuentesSun, 23 Aug 2026 11:20:11
Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool.Why it matters: This blowup over the country's massive network of license plate readers il…
A shadowy polling firm confessed this week to faking survey results in two marquee races — then claimed the entire operation was a "short-term social experiment" on misinformation.Why it matters: An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning…
Ten weeks from Election Day, the Senate battlefield is sprawling, scattered — and stretching deep into Trump country.Why it matters: In a normal year, Republicans wouldn't think twice about Alaska, Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska or Texas. This isn't a normal year.Republicans expect all six stat…
Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to seize on the growing public backlash against AI. But none will go as far as Bernie Sanders and his recent call to halt the technology's development.Axios asked nearly 20 Democrats who are seen as potential White House contenders whether they support…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentesSun, 23 Aug 2026 22:29:10
President Trump signaled that he's welcomed his former fixer, Michael Cohen, back into his good graces in a remarkably friendly interview that aired in full on Sunday.The big picture: The president and Cohen discussed a wide range of topics, including Trump's proposed ballroom, how the economy is do…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 28 fuentes📊 datosWed, 19 Aug 2026 21:02:25
Data centers have become the face of AI backlash, with celebrities, politicians and protesters pushing to slow their growth.Why it matters: America's sharply rising public opposition to data centers — which fuel our everyday use of the internet — could pose an existential threat to AI's growth.State…
President Trump announced Wednesday he's nominating White House aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Why it matters: The agency was left in turmoil after the exit of former commissioner Marty Makary earlier this year, threatening the stability of U.S. drug development. What h…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentes📊 datosWed, 19 Aug 2026 19:48:47
The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.Under the operation, which has been underway for the las…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 18 fuentesWed, 19 Aug 2026 22:19:42
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani told Axios Wednesday that he made clear to Israel his government wasn't working with Turkey to amass a military presence at a Syrian airbase — but Israel went ahead and attacked the site anyway.Why it matters: The early Tuesday morning strike on the Abu al-D…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 17 fuentesThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:04
A new populist fever is coursing through the midterms, forcing campaigns to retreat and recalibrate as they confront a groundswell of hostility toward AI data centers.Why it matters: Grassroots pressure is breaking the bipartisan consensus that enabled America's AI buildout. Candidates in both parti…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:10:04
Democrats who ooze anti-Trump resistance credibility — even central figures in past Trump impeachments — are struggling to withstand the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America and their allies in party primaries.Why it matters: In the first Trump administration, involvement in impeachment was …
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is building a reputation as a Cabinet official willing to do favors for his former colleagues in Congress — even at the risk of drawing a backlash from the White House and MAGA.Why it matters: Some of Mullin's most high-profile moves — such as pausing ICE…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 5 fuentes📊 datosThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:29:03
Vice President Vance hosted a Wednesday evening fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., for young Republican donors that raised more than $5 million, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The event drew several up-and-coming donors in their 20s and 30s — providing a glimpse into the finance network Vance is as…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentesThu, 20 Aug 2026 17:42:20
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon on Thursday, two days after she stunned the party establishment by defeating heavily funded favorite Alex Vindman.Why it matters: Sanders gives Nixon a prominent national progressive ally as she pivots to a difficult general-…
Two key Senate races in typically Republican states, Texas and Iowa, are a toss-up heading into the midterms, according to the latest projections from Cook Political Report.Why it matters: The fight for control of the U.S. Senate is extremely tight, and Democrats need to flip at least four seats to …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentesThu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:05
Employers who've been reeling from near double-digit health cost increases the past three years can expect more of the same in 2027, according to new projections from benefits consultant Aon. Why it matters: Companies and their workers are locked in one of the most sustained periods of health care i…
America is caught in a historic capital squeeze:On one side: Trillions Washington must borrow to pay for the past.On the other: Trillions the economy needs to build the future.Why it matters: The next president will inherit a fiscal reckoning decades in the making. The price it exacts — on taxes, be…
Data: Roll Call, Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsOil price changes in response to President Trump's social media posts about the Iran war have been shrinking over time, an Axios analysis shows.Why it matters: Oil price changes ripple throughout the U.S. and global economies, …
Oliver Larkin is trying to unseat Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who is backed by AIPAC donors and an artificial intelligence super PAC.
The post A Democratic Socialist Aims to Oust a Top AIPAC Beneficiary in Florida appeared first on The Intercept.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 18 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 09:30:10
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is positioning herself as a leader of the Democratic search for a data center position that isn't explicitly anti-business.Why it matters: Hochul says her data center platform isn't being designed with politics in mind. But as candidates across the country scramble for a w…
AI-enabled bioweapons are a potentially catastrophic yet manageable risk — if government, the scientific community, the public health sector and leading tech companies can develop appropriate safeguards, a new report argues.Why it matters: The debate over AI and public safety isn't one that the heal…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 21 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 16:35:05
As Europe grapples with its own China shock, the U.S. has largely given up on trying to persuade Beijing to change the export-heavy economic model that's helping fuel it.It's a sharp break from years of U.S. economic diplomacy — including most recently during the Biden administration. What they're s…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica📎 bien sourcedFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:03:13
Walmart announced Friday that some of its stores and Sam's Club locations will add tap-to-pay options in the U.S. beginning Monday.Why it matters: Tap-to-pay has eluded Walmart customers, who instead had to rely on the company's Walmart Pay system, which required scanning QR codes at checkout.What t…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 30 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 18:06:10
Prominent figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement are telling President Trump that "data centers should not become the justification for burning more coal."Why it matters: The appeal, in a joint letter, collides with Trump officials' support for coal to help power AI.It cites coal's publi…
Students are returning to campus as the Trump administration continues to reshape American academia.The big picture: The administration has leveraged federal education funding and threatened litigation against universities deemed misaligned with policy priorities — moves critics say subject academia…
Job hunting in 2026 can mean chatting with a robot, getting rejected by AI, encountering ghost jobs and competing with a flood of applicants. Why it matters: This isn't just candidates venting on LinkedIn or TikTok. The hiring process is increasingly taking longer and application apathy could be ero…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentesSat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:07
President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains.Why it matters: The administration is under mounting pressure to deliver relief as affordability becomes a bigger political liability ahead of the midterms.The push is cutting against — and sometimes rol…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesSat, 22 Aug 2026 18:31:07
Allies of Mike Rogers, Michigan's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but polarizing pro-Israel group.Rogers spoke with AIPAC chair Michael Tuchin in Los Angeles last week. The next day, AIPAC shelved an already-cut…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 3 fuentes📊 datosWed, 12 Aug 2026 17:54:18
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin using electric shock gloves designed to cause pain and disrupt a person's ability to react.The big picture: The gloves could give ICE officers a new way to use force as their tactics face intense scrutiny after several deaths and violent encounters.…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesWed, 12 Aug 2026 20:02:12
The development costs of President Trump's White House ballroom keep rising — as does speculation about what the finished project, including its underground complex, will look like.The big picture: Trump's ballroom project is more than a simple remodel of the East Wing. It's a complete overhaul feat…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 23 fuentesWed, 12 Aug 2026 20:10:29
Karoline Leavitt will be stepping down from her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month, President Trump announced Wednesday in a Truth Social post.The big picture: Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family, the president said. A member of Trump's team who followed hi…
It's August, which means lawmakers are fanning out across the country to campaign for themselves and their colleagues.Why it matters: A friendly senator or House member can help on the stump. But only a handful can juice fundraising, draw a real crowd or make a mark with an endorsement. And Democrat…
Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-N.Y.) fight to hold on to a key battleground seat is getting a behind-the-scenes assist — for now, at least — from an unlikely group: House Democrats.Why it matters: Kamala Harris carried Lawler's district in 2024, but some Democrats are privately wary of spending the small fo…
Data: Generation Lab; Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosMore than a quarter of younger Americans (27%) believe they or someone they know has lost a job because their employer replaced them with AI, according to a new Axios-Generation Lab poll of 18- to 34-year-olds.Why it matters: Research suggests the a…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesThu, 13 Aug 2026 09:58:28
Pollsters appeared to blow another high-stakes Midwest election Tuesday, as center-left Democrat David Crowley stunned socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's primary for governor.But on Wednesday, the reasons for the miss seemed clear: Surveys a week before the primary captured only a hint of a rap…
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have muscled their way back into AI's elite ranks, defying early obituaries to close the gap on a new generation of Silicon Valley startups.Why it matters: Recent gains by tech giants SpaceX and Meta — long stuck in AI's second tier — are putting new pressure on a hiera…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 38 fuentes📎 bien sourced📊 datosThu, 13 Aug 2026 10:37:44
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his gilding, construction, renovation, renaming and tribute projects."He is spending a huge amount of energy, mental and otherwise, on these renovation projects, beautification projects…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 20 fuentesThu, 13 Aug 2026 15:01:10
The East Wing is gone, a new helipad is spreading across the lawn, and scaffolding wraps the White House's front columns, but the price tags for President Trump's renovations are far less obvious.The big picture: The muddled mix of funding streams — whether from private donors, the president himself…
House Democrats who have comfortably held their seats for decades are suddenly finding the ground shifting beneath their feet as primary voters revolt against the party's old guard.Why it matters: The anti-establishment revolution that has swept Democratic primaries this year is poised to drasticall…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 11 fuentes📎 bien sourcedThu, 13 Aug 2026 19:44:51
A federal trade court ruled Thursday that President Trump can block cheap imports — including from Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein — from entering the U.S. tariff-free. Why it matters: It's a win for the Trump administration's trade agenda after a major legal setback forced officials to find …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentesThu, 13 Aug 2026 21:36:42
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, two anonymous sources told Axios.Why it matters: The move challenges a federal judge's ruling back in May that only Congress could change the name of the performing arts…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 34 fuentesThu, 13 Aug 2026 21:44:47
Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, according to five sources with knowledge of the plan.Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January. It comes as the White House and Trump's Bo…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentes📎 bien sourcedThu, 13 Aug 2026 21:51:56
House Democrats went into the vote on the Stop Insider Trading Act last month groaning that it was all a big Republican set-up. Now they're fuming that the trap has been sprung.Why it matters: A well-funded Republican group is blanketing the airwaves lauding GOP lawmakers in key swing districts — in…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 5 fuentesThu, 13 Aug 2026 22:03:10
President Trump's top political hands had some surprising advice for Senate Republicans last week: Talk more about health care.Why it matters: Trump and the MAGA base are fixated on the voter-ID and proof-of-citizenship SAVE Act. But Republican message testing from Trump's own pollster suggests cand…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 21 fuentes📎 bien sourced📊 datosThu, 13 Aug 2026 22:51:21
Photo: Marc Caputo/AxiosMarco Rubio has three official Trump administration jobs and a fourth unofficial title: Viral meme star.He's been featured in countless "Rubio Realizing" images doctored to capture his grim reaction to being "assigned" more jobs, depending on the news of the day or the crisi…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:05
When Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump met in the Oval Office two weeks ago, the president asked the Israeli prime minister how he was doing in the polls ahead of an Oct. 27 election.Netanyahu paused. Then one of his advisers piped up: "Mr. President, he is winning," the aide said, according to a …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 4 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:05
White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks.Why it matters: Baker, who also served as national security advisor to Vice President Vance, was among the staffers most central to the administration's foreign policy and national security deci…
Republicans have a new name on their growing list of progressive midterm targets: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, fresh off a landslide Senate primary win.Why it matters: With President Trump's approval ratings in the 30s, Republicans are trying to turn the midterms from a referendum on him into …
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica📎 bien sourcedFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:15:07
The search for a winning message on AI is pushing candidates and lawmakers into unexpected political territory.Why it matters: With the midterms approaching, AI is creating alliances across party lines while opening fissures within them.Here are three ways AI is scrambling the political map. 1. Cent…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 22 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:15:07
Willie Nelson has become an unlikely barometer of America's biggest infrastructure fights. He once protested the Keystone XL pipeline and fracking. Today, he's fighting data centers.Why it matters: The American icon's latest cause underscores how the politics surrounding AI infrastructure are beginn…
Data: U.S. Census, USDA; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsThe U.S. is projected to become majority-minority in 2046, but hundreds of rural pockets crossed that demographic benchmark years ago, an Axios analysis finds.Why it matters: The evolving face of rural America, driven both by immigration and in…
A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its leadership ahead of an expected IPO.Why it matters: Co-founder Greg Brockman is getting more involved acr…
Data: University of Michigan; Note: August 2026 number is preliminary; Chart: Neil Irwin/AxiosPublic opinion about the economy appears to be souring further this month, per the preliminary release of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index.By the numbers: Overall sentiment fell 8% in t…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 2 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 16:15:05
Data: Census Bureau; Chart: Neil Irwin/AxiosAmerican consumers have powered the economy forward this year. In July, they took a breather.Why it matters: While the underlying trend in consumer demand appears solid, retail sales hit an air pocket last month, suggesting a bumpier path ahead for overall…
Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not.The big picture: College dorms are becoming customized, social-media-ready micro-apartments, but the market looks wildly different depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line your campus sits.Zoom out: The multi-thousand-dollar "designer dorm" i…
Data: International Trade Administration; Chart: Sara Wise/AxiosEven as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C., from friends across the pond, Americans' travel overseas is reaching new heights.Why it matters: Much like the resilient consumer, the American tourist keeps riding the post-COVID tra…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 16 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 18:20:23
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, per multiple reports.Why it matters: Mangione was facing a potential life sentence if convicted in a federal trial, and the guilty plea could mean his lawyers as…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 6 fuentesFri, 14 Aug 2026 18:36:09
President Trump said Friday that he isn't concerned about the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln, despite calls from lawmakers to investigate reports of mental health issues for those onboard. Why it matters: The San Diego-based aircraft carrier has been deployed for nine months, and numerous reports …
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is baffling fellow Democrats by pouring money into yet another competitive House primary — this time in Arizona.Why it matters: The DCCC has racked up a spotty record in its attempts to intervene in Democratic primaries this cycle, leading some House D…
A staggering class divide now separates how Americans experience artificial intelligence:For frontier power users, AI feels like a revolution: a force capable of conjuring companies, building software and solving complex problems at warp speed.For the average person, it feels more like an evolution:…
AI regulation in the U.S. over the last few months has been a frenzy. Some experts say it didn't have to be this way.Why it matters: AI companies and the government are praising each other for successful collaboration on rules for cutting-edge AI, but that view hides a scramble behind the scenes tha…
After years of touting ambitious climate goals, big tech companies are now facing new scrutiny over what they disclose about AI's environmental footprint.Why it matters: The AI boom is turning a handful of tech companies into defining players in the debate over electricity and water use. Their willi…
A parade of prominent conservative figures are descending on a Utah courthouse this week to attend the preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.Why it matters: The show of support in Provo underscores that, nearly a year after his assassination, Kir…
Meta's move to allow user to create AI images using the likenesses of people with public Instagram accounts is drawing criticism from several camps, including privacy advocates and those who represent celebrities.Why it matters: The backlash highlights a core AI-era fight: whether people should have…
Qatar, Pakistan and other regional mediators are trying to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran and revive negotiations on a nuclear deal, according to two sources from the mediating countries and a U.S. official. Why it matters: While President Trump announced on Wednesday that the U.S.-I…
President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions.Why it matters: The president's refusal is a symbolic gesture, as the housing bill will become law at midnight — with or with…
President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. agreed to continue talks with Iran, but it will not adhere to the ceasefire anymore. Why it matters: Trump's post on Truth Social follows ongoing de-escalation efforts by regional mediators over the last 48 hours to prevent the total collapse of the U.S.-…
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh has created five task forces to rethink the central bank's policymaking process. They are likely to bring outside-the-box ideas combined with intellectual chops to an often insular institution.The big picture: The task forces consist of economists and business le…
Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections.Why it matters: The appropriations process is a slog, Sen. Mitch McConnell's absence adds a complication, and election season raises the stakes. Add to that the …
Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same problem next week that he faced last week: a bloc of Republicans willing to shut down the House floor over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act.Why it matters: It's difficult to see how Johnson (R-La.) will overcome the paralysis that has overtaken …
Apple is suing OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging the AI giant deliberately and systematically solicited and stole confidential information from the iPhone-maker's current and former employees.Why it matters: Apple has lost significant talent to OpenAI as the frontier lab prepares to unveil its…
Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. Why it matters: Platner's exit ahead of the Monday deadline clears the way for Democrats to name a replacement candidate in a race…
The Trump administration is demanding that Iran issue a public statement acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz is open and committing to stop firing on commercial ships.The message has been conveyed directly and through regional mediators, three U.S. officials said in a briefing with reporters Friday.W…
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Saturday that revenge for his father's assassination "will most certainly be carried out."Why it matters: The statement was published after the burial ceremony for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Throughout the weeklong funeral pro…
Senate GOP leaders say they have spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell in recent days, as speculation swirls online among MAGA influencers about the Kentucky Republican's health.Why it matters: McConnell has been hospitalized for roughly three weeks, with very little information about his condition.Drivi…
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 new Democratic nominee to voters on their own terms before Democrats can.Why it matters: Republicans are doing something Democrats wish they could…
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 98 fuentes📎 bien sourcedWed, 08 Jul 2026 03:16:15
The U.S. military said it struck Iranian military targets in the area of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in retaliation for renewed Iranian attacks on commercial ships. Why it matters: The exchange of fire risks plunging the U.S. and Iran into a new cycle of retaliation, threatening the fragile memo…
