College loses its monopoly on the American Dream
Whether framed on an office wall, collecting dust in a box or still a distant dream, the college diploma is getting a…
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"There's no point": AI forces college students to rethink their major
Students — and their parents — are searching for future-proof college majors for an AI-powered world. Why it matters:…
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Trump shrugs off concerns about dismal conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
President Trump said Friday that he isn't concerned about the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln, despite calls from…
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO, admits killing him
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 broad daylight killing of…
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Americans' wanderlust hits new heights
Data: International Trade Administration; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios Even as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C.,…
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Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not.
Dorm rooms are tiny. The dorm decor economy is not. The big picture: College dorms are becoming customized,…
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Retail sales slump in July
Data: Census Bureau; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios American consumers have powered the economy forward this year. In July,…
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Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans
Data: University of Michigan; Note: August 2026 number is preliminary; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios Public opinion about the…
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OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh
A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief…
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America has more majority-minority rural counties than urban and suburban ones
Data: U.S. Census, USDA; Note: Census data and BLS rural designations are released in different years; Chart: Erin…
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Data center backlash echoes fossil-fuel politics
Willie Nelson has become an unlikely barometer of America's biggest infrastructure fights. He once protested the…
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AI scrambles the political map
The search for a winning message on AI is pushing candidates and lawmakers into unexpected political territory. Why it…
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GOP finds its next progressive target in Minnesota
Republicans have a new name on their growing list of progressive midterm targets: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan,…
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A convergence of biological risks
What's the common thread connecting AI advances, biological breakthroughs, a preponderance of high-risk-high-reward…
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Scoop: Key W.H. national security aide Andy Baker is departing
White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks. Why it…
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Trump stops short of endorsing Bibi as his campaign falters
When Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump met in the Oval Office two weeks ago, the president asked the Israeli prime…
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"Rubio Realizing" memes become a White House birthday gift
Photo: Marc Caputo/Axios Marco Rubio has three official Trump administration jobs and a fourth unofficial title: Viral…
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Scoop: Trump team tells GOP to lean in on health care
President Trump's top political hands had some surprising advice for Senate Republicans last week: Talk more about…
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"It is despicable": House Democrats rage over Republican stock trading "set-up"
House Democrats went into the vote on the Stop Insider Trading Act last month groaning that it was all a big Republican…
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Kushner set to visit Israel, Egypt next week for Gaza talks
Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation…
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Kennedy Center board restores Trump's name, testing judge
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the…
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Trump wins legal battle to keep cheap imports subject to tariffs
A federal trade court ruled Thursday that President Trump can block cheap imports — including from Chinese retailers…
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Trump's White House remodel tab keeps growing
The East Wing is gone, a new helipad is spreading across the lawn, and scaffolding wraps the White House's front…
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Maggie Haberman says 70% of Trump's attention goes to monuments, renovations and legacy
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his…
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Musk and Zuckerberg claw back into AI race with new model momentum
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have muscled their way back into AI's elite ranks, defying early obituaries to close the…
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Pollsters missed again in Wisconsin. Here's why.
Pollsters appeared to blow another high-stakes Midwest election Tuesday, as center-left Democrat David Crowley stunned…
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Youth poll: Thumbs down on everything
Data: Generation Lab; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios More than a quarter of younger Americans (27%) believe they or…
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Why House Dems may go easy on one of GOP's most vulnerable members
Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-N.Y.) fight to hold on to a key battleground seat is getting a behind-the-scenes assist — for…
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Congressional campaign stars
It's August, which means lawmakers are fanning out across the country to campaign for themselves and their colleagues.…
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Karoline Leavitt stepping down as White House press secretary
Karoline Leavitt will be stepping down from her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month, President…
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Trump's ballroom costs are rising. What we know about the secret underground bunker
The development costs of President Trump's White House ballroom keep rising — as does speculation about what the…
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ICE plans to put electric-shock gloves on officers' hands
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin using electric shock gloves designed to cause pain and disrupt a…
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Quantifying the AI boom crowding-out effect
When investment on the scale of the current AI boom occurs, it inevitably has to come at the expense of something. All…
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Diesel desperation is mounting globally
The state of the global diesel market is getting even more precarious as the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iran crisis…
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Socialist fever breaks: Takeaways from Crowley's win
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated socialist Francesca Hong by about 3,000 votes, dealing a…
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AI brings savings to clinical trials: study
Artificial intelligence isn't just speeding up early-stage drug development, it's starting to unlock millions of…
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