Elliott Abrams Venezuela: Maduro's fall is inevitable, says U.S. envoy Elliott AbramsAxios - Dave Lawler The Trump administration's special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, insisted on Thursday that the fall of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is …
Dana Sabraw Trump administration has 6 months to identify separated migrant childrenAxios - Khorri Atkinson A federal judge in California on Thursday imposed a 6-month deadline on the Trump administration to identify potentially thousands of migrant …
Elizabeth Warren Warren's college debt plan benefits those who earn moreAxios - Rashaan Ayesh The Brookings Institution released an analysis of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren's student debt-forgiveness plan, …
U.S. Politics The U.S. incarceration rate has fallen more than 10% in the last 10 yearsAxios - Stef W. Kight In the past decade, prison and jail incarceration rates fell by more than 10%, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Why it matters: …
Bitfinex New York attorney general says stablecoin company Bitfinex covered up $850 million lossAxios - Kia Kokalitcheva According to the New York attorney general's office, Bitfinex, the parent company of Tether, a so-called "stablecoin," used more than $700 million of …
Tesla How Tesla's new chip could increase the value of its carsAxios - Sudha Jamthe Tesla's new proprietary chip for self-driving software is key to CEO Elon Musk's promise of a driverless robotaxi fleet by 2020. The chip alone won't …
Facebook Facebook’s collection of 1.5 million users’ email contact databases under investigationAxios - Sara Fischer New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that she would open an investigation into Facebook’s collection of 1.5 million Facebook users’ …
U.S. Politics Hispanic-American voter participation rates spiked 50% during the 2018 midtermsAxios - Stef W. Kight Voter participation rates for Hispanic Americans in the 2018 midterms increased by 50% compared to the last midterm cycle, with more than a third of …
Greenland Greenland melting nearly 6 times faster than in 1980sAxios - Andrew Freedman A rare, long-term record of Greenland ice melt reveals the world's largest island shed ice nearly 6 times faster in the past decade when compared to …
Joe Biden A cheat sheet to the launch day of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaignAxios Joseph Robinette Biden is running for president for the 3rd time in 4 decades, with an announcement video focused on President Trump's response to …
Employment New device translates brain activity into speech, but with limits: studyAxios - Eileen Drage O'Reilly Scientists have developed a tool that decodes brain signals for the speech-related movements of the jaw, larynx, lips and tongue and synthesizes the …
Amazon Amazon handily beats Wall Street's earnings expectationsAxios - Erica Pandey Amazon reported $7.09 in earnings per share for the first quarter of 2019, plowing through analysts' expectations of $4.72. The big picture: The …
Joe Biden Anita Hill says she's not satisfied with Biden's private apologyAxios - Gigi Sukin Former Vice President Joe Biden has spoken with Anita Hill and expressed his regret about how she was treated during Supreme Court Justice Clarence …
Antarctica Second largest penguin colony in the world sees "catastrophic" breeding failureAxios - Rebecca Falconer, A "catastrophic" breeding failure has devastated the emperor penguin colony at Halley Bay in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica, with no chicks surviving …
Michigan Federal judges rule Michigan's voting maps illegally gerrymandered to favor RepublicansAxios - Khorri Atkinson A panel of 3 federal judges on Thursday struck down Michigan’s congressional and state legislative districts, ruling that they were …
Business Bill McGlashin, accused college bribery parent, stripped of millions of dollarsAxios - Dan Primack Private equity investor Bill McGlashan, already facing criminal charges for his alleged role in the college bribery scandal, now stands to lose tens …
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Democrats open investigation into Trump's firing of top Homeland Security officialsAxios - Rashaan Ayesh House Democrats are launching an investigation President Trump's "unprecedented" decision to remove much of the top leadership at the Department of …
Massachusetts Massachusetts judge charged for helping undocumented immigrant elude ICEAxios - Orion Rummler A Massachusetts judge and court officer were charged with federal obstruction of justice by the Boston U.S. Attorney's Office for helping an …
Notre-Dame Fire Here comes the Notre Dame fire investigationAxios - Marisa Fernandez It's been more than a week since Notre Dame caught fire, and French investigators said they have yet to rule out any potential causes of the blaze, …
Andrew Napolitano Andrew Napolitano says Barr was "wrong" to absolve Trump of obstruction in Fox News op-edAxios - Orion Rummler Andrew Napolitano, a former judge and Fox News' senior judicial analyst, said that Attorney General Bill Barr was "wrong" to absolve President Trump …
Otto Warmbier Report: North Korea issued U.S. a $2 million bill before returning comatose Otto WarmbierAxios - Orion Rummler North Korea issued the U.S. a $2 million hospital bill before releasing then-comatose American student Otto Warmbier, according to 2 anonymous …
Saudi Arabia Saudi oil boost to help Trump on Iran won't kill OPEC–RussiaAxios - Phillip Cornell The announcement that the U.S. will not extend waivers for Iran oil export sanctions beyond May 2 sent oil prices up, though President Trump and …
U.S. Politics 2016 redux: News outlets will struggle with how to handle document leaks in 2020Axios - Joe Uchill Many media organizations that eagerly trumpeted coverage of the hacked Democratic campaign files in 2016 have made little or no effort to strategize …
Measles Pro Rata Podcast: How measles came back and what Trump should be doing about itAxios Dan talks with Axios Science editor Andrew Friedman about the growing number of measles cases in the U.S., nearly 20 years after the disease was …
Travis Kalanick Travis Kalanick and Uber's other co-founders may not help ring the NYSE's IPO bell next monthAxios - Dan Primack When Uber rings in on the New York Stock Exchange next month, expect to see a balcony peppered with longtime executives, drivers and couriers. But …
Joe Biden Biden hires Bernie Sanders’ 2016 press secretary to advise campaignAxios - Marisa Fernandez Former Vice President Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a political strategist and the former press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential …
Catherine Pugh Baltimore’s mayor urged to resign after FBI and IRS raidsAxios - Orion Rummler Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) called on Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign for the first time on Thursday, after FBI agents and members of the …
Trump Tower Hacks threaten 2020 campaigns, just as in 2016Axios - Joe Uchill For all the energy the U.S. has spent determining whether Donald Trump broke any laws when he enthusiastically welcomed hacking efforts against his …
Snapchat Snapchat hires its first chief marketing officer as part of executive rebuildAxios - Sara Fischer Snapchat has hired McDonald's VP of Marketing Kenny Mitchell to leads its marketing efforts. Mitchell will report directly to CEO Evan Spiegel …
David Beckham Startup behind viral David Beckham deepfake video raises $3.1 millionAxios - Dan Primack Synthesia, a London-based developer of video synthesis technology, raised $3.1 million co-led by LDV Capital and Mark Cuban. Why it matters: This is …
