U.S. Politics Washington joins West Coast sanctuary statesAxios - Rebecca Falconer Democratic presidential candidate and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said Wednesday immigrants play a vital role in communities after signing into …
Missouri Severe weather outbreak hammers Central U.S., including a massive Missouri tornadoAxios - Andrew Freedman Severe thunderstorms hammered the Central U.S. on Wednesday evening for yet another day, with a large tornado passing just north of Joplin, Missouri, …
U.S. Politics HUD proposes rollback of transgender protections at homeless sheltersAxios - Gigi Sukin The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a change to its Equal Access Rule on Wednesday that would weaken Obama-era protections for …
Solitary Confinement Thousands of migrants put in solitary confinement without violating any rulesAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Over a 5-year stretch during both the Obama and Trump administrations, thousands of migrants were placed into solitary confinement while in ICE …
TD Bank Wells Fargo, TD Bank share Trump's financial records with CongressAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Wells Fargo and TD Bank have handed over thousands of pages of President Trump's financial records to the House Financial Services Committee …
Elizabeth Warren Sen. Elizabeth Warren's grassroots strategy turns her into internet sensationAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been directly calling her supporters for months, thanking them for donating to her grassroots campaign, and it's …
U.S. Politics Democrat cancels fundraiser over incumbent's anti-abortion stanceAxios - Rashaan Ayesh A senior Democratic official pulled out of a fundraiser for Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) on Wednesday following uproar over his anti-abortion stance …
Iran Report: Pentagon plan would move 10,000 troops amid Iran standoffAxios - Dave Lawler The Pentagon is expected to submit plans to the White House that would see up to 10,000 additional U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East, according …
Iran Today in Iran newsAxios Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly criticized the country's president and foreign minister for the first time over their …
Employment Facial recognition systems are under fireAxios - Kaveh Waddell Government use of facial recognition systems came under biting attack on both sides of the country today — in Congress and at one of the largest tech …
Iran Iran's supreme leader scolds top politicians amid U.S. tensionsAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Iran's supreme leader has publicly criticized the country's president and foreign minister for the first time over their roles in negotiating and …
Cities America's rat renaissanceAxios One not-fun consequence of booming cities is the scourge of rats, well fed by trash, warmed by climate change, and bringing new health threats and …
Deutsche Bank Judge rejects Trump effort to block Deutsche Bank subpoenaAxios - Zachary Basu A district judge has declined to issue a preliminary injunction preventing Deutsche Bank from complying with a congressional subpoena for President …
Millennials Millennials want a Trump challenger in 2020Axios - Alexi McCammond By the numbers: A majority of them (76%) want to see other Republican candidates challenge Trump in 2020, according to a new survey from the …
Justin Amash Big GOP donors turn on Justin Amash over Trump impeachment commentsAxios - Gigi Sukin Michigan's influential and wealthy DeVos family will cease its support for Rep. Justin Amash, turning on the fifth-term Republican lawmaker after he …
Harriet Tubman Trump administration delays Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesignAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday that the addition of Harriet Tubman to the $20 …
Economy Fed will still be "patient" even if the economy continues to improveAxios - Courtenay Brown The Federal Reserve plans to remain "patient" in determining future moves in interest rates, even if "global economic and financial conditions …
Michael Avenatti Michael Avenatti indicted for allegedly defrauding Stormy DanielsAxios - Marisa Fernandez Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted lawyer Michael Avenatti with more financial crimes on Wednesday, including misappropriating money …
U.S. Politics New York passes bill allowing Congress access to Trump's state tax returnsAxios - Marisa Fernandez New York's state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday permitting tax officials to turn over President Trump's state returns to any one of three …
Qualcomm FTC wins antitrust case against Qualcomm, though appeal vowedAxios - Ina Fried A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm engaged in anticompetitive behavior and ordered the chipmaker to renegotiate its licensing deals with device …
Qualcomm FTC wins antitrust case against Qualcomm, which plans to appealAxios - Ina Fried A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm engaged in anticompetitive behavior and ordered the chipmaker to renegotiate its licensing deals with device …
Scott Gottlieb Scoop: Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb rejoins venture capital firm NEAAxios - Dan Primack Scott Gottlieb, who recently stepped down as the head of the Food and Drug Administration, has rejoined venture capital firm New Enterprise …
China China is the source of a long-banned, ozone-destroying chemical, researchers findAxios - Andrew Freedman Scientists have solved an international environmental mystery by pinpointing the source of a troubling uptick in a dangerous, ozone-destroying …
U.S. Politics Georgia's "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban sparks slow-moving boycott from filmmakersAxios - Orion Rummler Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban, the 4th of its kind in the U.S., has sparked a slow-moving protest of filmmakers in a state …
Lyft More trouble for Lyft: Its investors are suingAxios - Dan Primack Lyft last Friday was hit with a class action lawsuit by investors in its IPO, who have seen the value of their shares fall precipitously. My thought …
Xi Jinping Xi's latest leverage: U.S. imports of Chinese rare-earth elementsAxios - Graham Allison Five days after Trump moved to cut off American components to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, President Xi Jinping responded with a subtle threat to …
Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia's state oil giant plans to purchase gas from Texas LNG projectAxios - Ben Geman Saudi Arabia's state oil giant announced plans Wednesday to purchase gas from Sempra Energy's planned Port Arthur LNG project in Texas and hopes to …
Oil & Gas Industry BP agrees to look at its lobbying ties, some of which oppose mandatory emissions policiesAxios - Ben Geman BP, under pressure over climate change, is the latest oil giant to agree to review its membership in trade associations. Why it matters: Activist …
Energy Two companies want to build the world's largest facility for sucking CO2 from the sky in Texas oil countryAxios - Ben Geman Two companies together have set their sights on Texas oil country for building the world's largest facility for sucking carbon dioxide out of the …
Nancy Pelosi Trump lashes out at Pelosi, says no bipartisan policy until Democrats stop investigatingAxios - Zachary Basu President Trump told reporters at an impromptu press conference on Wednesday that he will not negotiate with Democrats in Congress on an …
