Axiosadded this to AxiosThe White House House passes emergency funding bill for humanitarian aidAxios - Orion Rummler The House voted 230-195 on Tuesday evening to approve a $4.5 billion emergency funding bill for humanitarian assistance for migrants and additional …
Axiosadded this to AxiosRobert Mueller Robert Mueller agrees to publicly testify to CongressAxios Former special counsel Robert Mueller agreed to testify before Congress on Tuesday evening, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and House …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Survey: Millenials, Gen Z'ers comfort with LGBTQ people dipsAxios - Orion Rummler People ages 18 t0 34 — a mix of millennials and Gen Z'ers — feel less comfortable around LGBTQ people than their older counterparts, new polling from …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsC-Bo U.S. debt set to soar to "unprecedented levels" over next 30 years, CBO warnsAxios - Rebecca Falconer Large budget deficits would see the U.S. federal debt swell to "unprecedented levels" over the next 30 years if current laws remain unchanged, the …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsRepublican Party Two GOP senators want more information about E. Jean Carroll's rape accusation against TrumpAxios - Orion Rummler Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) have both called for additional questioning, and more information about, E. Jean Carroll's …
Axiosadded this to AxiosBusiness Apple acquires self-driving startupAxios - Ina Fried, Apple bought Drive.ai, an autonomous driving startup once valued at $200 million, and has hired dozens of Drive.ai engineers, Apple confirmed to …
Axiosadded this to EnergyEnergy How America’s biggest renewable-energy power line project failedAxios - Amy Harder America was “tantalizingly” close to building what would have amounted to a superhighway power line sending renewable energy across the country, but …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsCigarettes San Francisco is first U.S. city to ban e-cigarettesAxios - Orion Rummler San Francisco banned e-cigarettes on Tuesday, citing a "growing health epidemic of youth vaping." The big picture: This marks the first major U.S. …
Axiosadded this to ImmigrationWayfair Wayfair employees to walkout over bed sales to migrant child detention centersAxios - Ursula Perano Employees from the furniture company Wayfair are set to walkout Wednesday in response to the company's unwillingness to stop selling beds to the …
Axiosadded this to WorldIran Report: U.S. cyber targets included Iran-backed militiaAxios - Joe Uchill The United States attempted to use a cyber attack to disable the communications networks of the Iran-sponsored militia Kata'ib Hezbollah last week as …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsOregon Legislative Assembly Pivotal carbon capping bill dies in Oregon SenateAxios - Ursula Perano Oregon's Senate president said Tuesday that a landmark climate bill to enact carbon capping is dead after Republicans fled the state to avoid a vote, …
Axiosadded this to AxiosU.S. Politics Migrant kids crisis reaches new heights as Trump threatens veto of emergency aidAxios - Zachary Basu The fallout over reports of migrant children being housed in squalid conditions at a detention center in Texas reached new heights today, with a …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsChristopher Wray Trump says he has confidence in FBI Director Christopher WrayAxios - Orion Rummler President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has confidence in FBI Director Christopher Wray, following a Monday interview where he reportedly …
Axiosadded this to WorldJared Kushner Kushner opens Bahrain conference with speech aimed at PalestiniansAxios - Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news Manama, Bahrain — Jared Kushner used the opening speech of the Bahrain conference on President Trump's Middle East peace plan to speak directly to …
Axiosadded this to ScienceRichard Branson Virgin Orbit is closer to launching a rocket to space for the first timeAxios - Miriam Kramer Virgin Orbit is moving ever closer to launching a rocket to space for the first time. Why it matters: The company is one of a number of private …
Axiosadded this to ScienceComets New project will try to get an up-close look of a comet in deep spaceAxios - Miriam Kramer A newly selected European Space Agency mission expected to launch in 2028 is designed to get up close and personal with a comet. Why it matters: If …
Axiosadded this to ScienceAliens The project dedicated to finding extraterrestrial life has only scratched the surfaceAxios - Miriam Kramer The most comprehensive search for signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe has come up short so far, despite generating more than 1 …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsDuncan Hunter Federal prosecutors accuse Rep. Duncan Hunter of using campaign funds to bankroll affairsAxios - Ursula Perano In an ongoing saga, federal prosecutors accused Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) of diverting campaign funds to finance extramarital affairs and other …
Axiosadded this to AxiosU.S. Politics Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders resignsAxios - Alayna Treene John Sanders, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, announced in an internal email Tuesday that he had handed in his resignation …
Axiosadded this to BusinessJerome Powell Fed chairman talks up importance of apolitical FedAxios - Courtenay Brown Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell laid out the importance of the Fed's political independence during a speech at the Council on Foreign …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsStephanie Grisham Melania Trump spokeswoman Stephanie Gresham to be next White House press secretaryAxios First Lady Melania Trump tweeted Tuesday that her spokeswoman Stephanie Gresham will be the next White House press secretary and communications …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsIllinois Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize marijuanaAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Tuesday making Illinois the 11th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana use for …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Elizabeth Warren's 2020 plan to increase voting access and securityAxios - Marisa Fernandez 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) released a policy proposal on Tuesday outlining her plan to reform and secure the voting …
Axiosadded this to ScienceU.S. Politics Agriculture Secretary on climate change: "It rained yesterday, it's a nice pretty day today"Axios - Ursula Perano, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told CNN that he believes human-caused climate change is just changes in weather, stating: "You know, I think it's …
Axiosadded this to BusinessBusiness What Slack's direct listing can tell us about future hybrid structuresAxios - Dan Primack When Slack went public last week via a direct listing, it got the benefits of algorithmic market pricing, speed and lower fees. But it didn't raise …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsIran Trump threatens Iran with "obliteration" for "any attack on anything American"Axios President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that any "attack by Iran will on anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force." Iran leadership …
Axiosadded this to AxiosFacebook Policymakers dig into "how" exactly Google, Facebook collect user dataAxios - Ina Fried, Lawmakers have focused for close to a year on what consumer data platforms like Google and Facebook collect. Now, another question is becoming …
Axiosadded this to EnergyEnergy China is now the world's largest natural gas importer as demand soarsAxios - Ben Geman A short paper from an Oxford Institute for Energy Studies researcher looks at China's soaring demand for natural gas and ways it could meet growing …
Axiosadded this to AxiosBill Gates Bill Gates' climate venture fund plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion next yearAxios - Ben Geman A Bill Gates-led venture fund that invests in next-wave climate technologies wants to get bigger. The big picture: Gates, chair of Breakthrough Energy …
Axiosadded this to BusinessBusiness New ride-hail options could help Africa's traffic-clogged megacitiesAxios - Aubrey Hruby Africa is the world’s fastest urbanizing region, but limited public transit in most cities has led to severely congested roads, creating an acute …
