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Axios @axios.com · 8h

Speaker Mike Johnson told Axios today that "of course" Congress will ensure furloughed federal workers get back pay once the government reopens.

Mike Johnson: "Of course" we'd give back pay to federal workers

The White House has made clear that back pay isn't a guarantee.

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Axios @axios.com · 8h

President Trump is temporarily barred from sending the National Guard to Illinois to aid his immigration crackdown after a federal judge in part granted the state a temporary restraining order against the deployment.

Judge rules against Trump's federalization of National Guard in Chicago

A U.S. judge says the president can't federalize the National Guard just because of political conflict.

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Axios @axios.com · 8h

New York Attorney General Letitia James responded to her indictment today, calling her charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution "baseless."

Letitia James responds to indictment: "I am not fearful, I am fearless"

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system," she said.

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Axios @axios.com · 9h

READ: New York Attorney General Letitia James was criminally indicted on two counts by a grand jury on today. Read the indictment in full here.

Read: N.Y. AG Letitia James' indicted on 2 charges

"We will fight these baseless charges," James said on X.

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Axios @axios.com · 10h

The Trump admin has resumed a key student-loan forgiveness program impacting about two million borrowers. Here's who's eligible, and who's likely getting relief first.

Student loan forgiveness resumes for 2 million people. Here's who is eligible.

The move by the Department of Education affects borrowers on Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plans.

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Axios @axios.com · 11h

BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted for alleged fraud

New York AG Letitia James indicted for alleged fraud

James successfully prosecuted Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit for improper business practices.

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Axios @axios.com · 13h

SCOOP: Dominion Voting, the voting machine behemoth that Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election, has been sold to a company run by an ex-GOP election official.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

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Axios @axios.com · 13h

Exclusive: Nearly all federal employees will be furloughed Monday for Columbus Day

Those in critical roles who would normally be working on a holiday — air traffic controllers, say — will still have to work.

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Axios @axios.com · 14h

NEW: An appeals court appeared skeptical of Oregon's bid to block Trump's National Guard orders

Oregon bid to block Trump's National Guard orders hits skeptical appeals court

"What I'm struggling with is, the president gets to direct his resources as he deems fit," a judge said.

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Axios @axios.com · 15h

Turning Point USA says it will host a rival event to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

Turning Point USA will host a rival to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

One of its music genre choices was "anything in English."

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Axios @axios.com · 15h

Exclusive: U.S. trails China and Russia on hypersonic weapons, task force finds

Exclusive: The hypersonic weapons "asymmetry" plaguing the U.S.

The document lands as Trump 2.0 begins cobbling together Golden Dome, a $175 billion missile shield.

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Axios @axios.com · 17h

The Bank of England is sounding alarms the Fed isn't, warning investors they are underpricing large risks to this bull market.

This central bank says what the Federal Reserve won't

It is unusual for one major central bank to flag risks in another economy so explicitly.

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Axios @axios.com · 21h

Chicago has become the ultimate proving ground for President Trump's domestic military experiment, pitting armed federal forces against a Democratic-led city determined to resist them.

How Chicago became ground zero for Trump's military crackdown

"This has never happened before," said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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Marc Caputo @marcacaputo.bsky.social · 21h

The White House isn't just standing by its view that federal law doesn't guaranteeback pay for furloughed workers: It has emails showing this belief dates back to the 2019 shutdown.

Here’s what they said. Read it first in @axios

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2019 emails boost White House's view that furloughed workers aren't guaranteed back pay

The OMB's interpretation of the law has roiled Congress, outraged labor unions and added a layer of tension to the federal shutdown that began Oct. 1.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

The Department of Defense plans to enforce new policies that "appear designed to stifle a free press," the Pentagon Press Association said today.

New Pentagon policy sends "message of intimidation," press group says

"Access to the Pentagon is a privilege, not a right," a Defense Department spokesperson said.

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President Trump told Axios he is "likely going to Israel in the coming days" to address the country's parliament in the wake of the Gaza peace deal.

Trump tells Axios he's "likely" going to Israel for speech after Gaza deal

"It is a great day for Israel and for the world," he said in a call with Axios.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

“The war is over. The live hostages will be released Monday,” a U.S. official told Axios.

GAZA PEACE DEAL REACHED: TRUMP

The announcement comes two years after Oct. 7, with 67,000 Palestinians killed.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of its agents to help ICE locate and arrest people

FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents to help ICE locate and arrest people

FBI Director Kash Patel has also had agents shift focus to investigating local violent crime.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

BREAKING: TRUMP SAYS GAZA DEAL REACHED

GAZA DEAL REACHED: TRUMP

The announcement comes two years after Oct. 7, with 67,000 Palestinians killed.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

NEW: President Trump said "we are very close" to a deal to end the war in Gaza and he may travel to Egypt on Saturday or Sunday if one is agreed.

Gaza peace deal may be imminent

The issues under debate are enormously sensitive, but officials remain optimistic.

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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 1d

Chatted with some air traffic controllers about the shutdown, sickouts, delays, etc: www.axios.com/2025/10/08/s...

How air traffic controllers could help end the shutdown

Controller and TSA "sick-outs" played an under-appreciated role in ending the last major shutdown.

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

JUST IN: IRS tells employees furlough backpay guaranteed, after the White House argues the opposite

IRS tells employees furlough backpay guaranteed, while WH counters in memo

That comes after Axios reported on a White House memo saying workers weren't guaranteed compensation.

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Federal authorities in L.A. arrested a man they accused of igniting January's Palisades wildfires, and prosecutors say he used ChatGPT to confide an obsession with fires and indulge it.

Prosecutors arrest man for Palisades fire, allege he used ChatGPT for planning

ChatGPT tied to Uber driver accused in deadly L.A. wildfire

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Axios @axios.com · 1d

JUST IN: Fed minutes show some officials were cautious about the recent rate cut, showing larger divisions among officials than previously known.

Fed minutes show some officials cautious about recent rate cut

A few officials said they could have supported keeping interest rates on hold last month.

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Herb Scribner @herbscribner.bsky.social · 1d

When reached for comment Wednesday, the DHS pointed to a statement from assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin: "Stick to Pink Skies, dude," she said, referencing another Bryan song.

DHS escalates fight over Zach Bryan's controversial ICE lyric

DHS and the White House have criticized and mocked Bryan over the song.

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