Marc Caputo
@marcacaputo.bsky.social
Trump White House reporter @Axios
Rubio & El Cangrejo:
The Secretary of State has been holding secret talks with Raulito Castro who is the grandson & caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, insiders tell @axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/m...
The Secretary of State has been holding secret talks with Raulito Castro who is the grandson & caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, insiders tell @axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/m...
Exclusive: Rubio's secret squeeze on Raul Castro's Cuba
The talks show that the Trump administration sees 94-year-old revolutionary Raul Castro as the communist island's true decision-maker.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Rubio & El Cangrejo:
The Secretary of State has been holding secret talks with Raulito Castro who is the grandson & caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, insiders tell @axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/m...
The Secretary of State has been holding secret talks with Raulito Castro who is the grandson & caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, insiders tell @axios.com
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/m...
Rubio’s Make the West Great Again speech in Munich dovetailed with Vance’s a year ago
It’s another sign the 2 are on the same page and likelier than ever to run together in 2028 as Trump’s torchbearers
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/m...
It’s another sign the 2 are on the same page and likelier than ever to run together in 2028 as Trump’s torchbearers
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/m...
Rubio outlines MAGA's foreign policy doctrine in Munich
His message dovetailed with Vice President Vance's address at the same conference last year — but was softer in tone and better received.
www.axios.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Rubio’s Make the West Great Again speech in Munich dovetailed with Vance’s a year ago
It’s another sign the 2 are on the same page and likelier than ever to run together in 2028 as Trump’s torchbearers
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/m...
It’s another sign the 2 are on the same page and likelier than ever to run together in 2028 as Trump’s torchbearers
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/m...
Scoop: Cuba hardliners ask Trump's DOJ to indict Raul Castro for ordering the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue plane, killing four men
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/c...
Scoop: Cuba hardliners ask Trump's DOJ to indict Raul Castro
It would be the latest move by his administration aimed at pressuring Cuba's struggling government to change its communist leadership.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Scoop: Cuba hardliners ask Trump's DOJ to indict Raul Castro for ordering the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue plane, killing four men
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/c...
INSIDE TRUMP-SCHUMER RELATIONSHIP
One of the only Dems who can work with Trump, Schumer makes it work by leaning on shared New York ties and familiarity from a long ago alliance between the men.
w/ @stephen_neukam
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...
One of the only Dems who can work with Trump, Schumer makes it work by leaning on shared New York ties and familiarity from a long ago alliance between the men.
w/ @stephen_neukam
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...
Inside the "complicated" relationship between Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer
Schumer and Trump have each other's numbers, both literally and figuratively.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
INSIDE TRUMP-SCHUMER RELATIONSHIP
One of the only Dems who can work with Trump, Schumer makes it work by leaning on shared New York ties and familiarity from a long ago alliance between the men.
w/ @stephen_neukam
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...
One of the only Dems who can work with Trump, Schumer makes it work by leaning on shared New York ties and familiarity from a long ago alliance between the men.
w/ @stephen_neukam
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...
Reposted by Marc Caputo
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
Scoop: Kash Patel heads to Tucson to search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom
AG Pam Bondi, who has known Guthrie for 25+ years, spoke to her on the phone today & is getting constant updates, @Axios has learned
And Trump has pledged support
w/@BecFalconer
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...
AG Pam Bondi, who has known Guthrie for 25+ years, spoke to her on the phone today & is getting constant updates, @Axios has learned
And Trump has pledged support
w/@BecFalconer
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...
Scoop: FBI chief heads to Tucson as Trump pledges help to find Savannah Guthrie's mom
Trump said he's "directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement" to be at the family's and local law enforcement's disposal "IMMEDIATELY."
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Scoop: Kash Patel heads to Tucson to search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom
AG Pam Bondi, who has known Guthrie for 25+ years, spoke to her on the phone today & is getting constant updates, @Axios has learned
And Trump has pledged support
w/@BecFalconer
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...
AG Pam Bondi, who has known Guthrie for 25+ years, spoke to her on the phone today & is getting constant updates, @Axios has learned
And Trump has pledged support
w/@BecFalconer
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...
On Friday, Trump heads into talks with Iran bearing significant leverage: A massive military buildup in the Gulf that presents a credible military threat, and an Iranian regime left weaker and more isolated by massive protests
@barakravid.bsky.social & I
www.axios.com/2026/02/03/t...
@barakravid.bsky.social & I
www.axios.com/2026/02/03/t...
Trump tries gunboat diplomacy after wavering on Iran strikes
"He really does not want to do it," a Trump adviser said of bombing Iran.
www.axios.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
On Friday, Trump heads into talks with Iran bearing significant leverage: A massive military buildup in the Gulf that presents a credible military threat, and an Iranian regime left weaker and more isolated by massive protests
@barakravid.bsky.social & I
www.axios.com/2026/02/03/t...
@barakravid.bsky.social & I
www.axios.com/2026/02/03/t...
For the second time since he was impeached in 1998, questions about Bill Clinton’s penis are part of the national news cycle —this time due to a “hung like a horse” message sent by Epstein’s co-conspirator to the former president’s email
www.axios.com/2026/01/30/e...
www.axios.com/2026/01/30/e...
Scoop: Epstein files include "hung like a horse" message to Clinton email
"Sorry to hear that the Belzburg stuff is bad … I could not help myself," Maxwell wrote.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:12 PM
For the second time since he was impeached in 1998, questions about Bill Clinton’s penis are part of the national news cycle —this time due to a “hung like a horse” message sent by Epstein’s co-conspirator to the former president’s email
www.axios.com/2026/01/30/e...
www.axios.com/2026/01/30/e...
You’re fired? Not so much this go around with Trump
3 reasons why w/@nrothschild3
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
3 reasons why w/@nrothschild3
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
Trump gets shy about firing his own
There have been no high-level firings during Trump's second term.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 AM
You’re fired? Not so much this go around with Trump
3 reasons why w/@nrothschild3
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
3 reasons why w/@nrothschild3
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further "Donroe Doctrine.”
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further "Donroe Doctrine"
Removing Chinese influence in the canal zone is key to Trump's Western Hemisphere strategy.
www.axios.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further "Donroe Doctrine.”
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/29/t...
The man behind the Minnesota 'massacre' misinformation: Stephen Miller
Noem is telling others she feels hung out to dry and was just following WH direction
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Noem is telling others she feels hung out to dry and was just following WH direction
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The man behind the Minnesota 'massacre' misinformation: Stephen Miller
Noem is telling others she feels hung out to dry and was just following WH direction
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Noem is telling others she feels hung out to dry and was just following WH direction
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
“It's fucked, and POTUS knew he needed to unfuck it:” What we know about Trump’s Monday Minnesota moves
w/@brittanyagibson
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
w/@brittanyagibson
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
"It was a mess": Inside Trump's pivot on Minnesota
"It's f**ked, and POTUS knew he needed to unf**k it," an administration adviser told Axios.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
“It's fucked, and POTUS knew he needed to unfuck it:” What we know about Trump’s Monday Minnesota moves
w/@brittanyagibson
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
w/@brittanyagibson
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
'Fundamentally wrong:' Gun groups, Republicans condemn Noem, Patel statements on right to bear arms in Minnesota
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/n...
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/n...
Gun-rights group says Noem, Patel are "fundamentally wrong" on Minnesota law
Second Amendment and other allies are pushing back.
www.axios.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
'Fundamentally wrong:' Gun groups, Republicans condemn Noem, Patel statements on right to bear arms in Minnesota
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/n...
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/n...
At an airport gate last week, Lewandowski loudly talked on his phone about contracts from DHS vendors last week for all to hear
It’s a sign he’s still the full-time power broker while working under as a part-time volunteer
w/ @brittanyagibson @axiosalex
www.axios.com/2026/01/23/c...
It’s a sign he’s still the full-time power broker while working under as a part-time volunteer
w/ @brittanyagibson @axiosalex
www.axios.com/2026/01/23/c...
Lewandowski back for another year as DHS's part-time power broker
Despite being listed as a temp, Lewandowski exerts singular influence in day-to-day operations at DHS.
www.axios.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
At an airport gate last week, Lewandowski loudly talked on his phone about contracts from DHS vendors last week for all to hear
It’s a sign he’s still the full-time power broker while working under as a part-time volunteer
w/ @brittanyagibson @axiosalex
www.axios.com/2026/01/23/c...
It’s a sign he’s still the full-time power broker while working under as a part-time volunteer
w/ @brittanyagibson @axiosalex
www.axios.com/2026/01/23/c...
Vance is in Minnesota today, and he's not planning any peace offerings to Twin Cities officials and protesters opposed to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
w/@toreyvanoot
www.axios.com/2026/01/21/v...
w/@toreyvanoot
www.axios.com/2026/01/21/v...
Vance's Minnesota trip to show "unwavering support" for ICE
The administration isn't backing down from its controversial immigration raids and stops.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Vance is in Minnesota today, and he's not planning any peace offerings to Twin Cities officials and protesters opposed to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
w/@toreyvanoot
www.axios.com/2026/01/21/v...
w/@toreyvanoot
www.axios.com/2026/01/21/v...
Air Force One turned around en route to Switzerland and is heading back to the U.S. with the president aboard due to “minor electrical issue,” the White House says
Trump will board another plane and then continue on to Davos
Trump will board another plane and then continue on to Davos
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Air Force One turned around en route to Switzerland and is heading back to the U.S. with the president aboard due to “minor electrical issue,” the White House says
Trump will board another plane and then continue on to Davos
Trump will board another plane and then continue on to Davos
Trump sees his Board of Peace as a NATO alternative, and he might draw that contrast in his speech in Davos
But there’s a giant Greenland-sized wrinkle in all of this…
@BarakRavid & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/20/t...
But there’s a giant Greenland-sized wrinkle in all of this…
@BarakRavid & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/20/t...
Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever
A senior U.S. official said Davos attendees should prepare to be insulted.
www.axios.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Trump sees his Board of Peace as a NATO alternative, and he might draw that contrast in his speech in Davos
But there’s a giant Greenland-sized wrinkle in all of this…
@BarakRavid & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/20/t...
But there’s a giant Greenland-sized wrinkle in all of this…
@BarakRavid & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/20/t...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas, he said in a Friday interview with Axios’s @m_ccuri.
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/w...
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/w...
Exclusive: Wright's next steps in Venezuela
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas, he said in a Friday interview with Axios’s @m_ccuri.
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/w...
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/w...
Trump’s team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling. The results, reflected in public polls, bolstered internal concern about the administration's confrontational enforcement tactics.
@axiosalex & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
@axiosalex & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump's immigration erosion worries his team
Some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach — though it's unclear what changes Trump would embrace, if any.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Trump’s team recently reviewed private GOP polling that showed support for his immigration policies falling. The results, reflected in public polls, bolstered internal concern about the administration's confrontational enforcement tactics.
@axiosalex & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
@axiosalex & I
www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump and Rubio like to "bro out" over football and they plan to do so in the secretary's hometown of Miami on Monday night at the natty
There's some only-in-Miami Cuban American intrigue here as well
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
There's some only-in-Miami Cuban American intrigue here as well
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Trump, Rubio to attend national college football title game in Miami
A rare window into how the Cabinet secretary bonds with the president.
www.axios.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Trump and Rubio like to "bro out" over football and they plan to do so in the secretary's hometown of Miami on Monday night at the natty
There's some only-in-Miami Cuban American intrigue here as well
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
There's some only-in-Miami Cuban American intrigue here as well
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Inside Trump's $11 billion health plan to replace "neo-colonial" USAID to extend U.S. influence, particularly in Africa
Critics fear catastrophe
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Critics fear catastrophe
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Inside Trump's $11 billion health plan to replace "neo-colonial" USAID
The new program aims to boost U.S. influence and interests in developing nations without the NGOs delivered services through USAID.
www.axios.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Inside Trump's $11 billion health plan to replace "neo-colonial" USAID to extend U.S. influence, particularly in Africa
Critics fear catastrophe
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Critics fear catastrophe
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/t...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, like others in the admin, was caught off guard by news of the federal investigation of the Fed chair — & he expressed concerns to POTUS about the effects on financial markets and the internal plan to get Powell to leave
www.axios.com/2026/01/12/b...
www.axios.com/2026/01/12/b...
Scoop: Bessent told Trump that investigation of Fed chair creates a "mess"
"The secretary isn't happy, and he let the president know," one source familiar with Bessent's call to Trump told Axios.
www.axios.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, like others in the admin, was caught off guard by news of the federal investigation of the Fed chair — & he expressed concerns to POTUS about the effects on financial markets and the internal plan to get Powell to leave
www.axios.com/2026/01/12/b...
www.axios.com/2026/01/12/b...
Forget talk about elections and democracy in Venezuela (at least for now)
Trump has a simple goal there: Back a pro-U.S. government — and prop it up with millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
Trump has a simple goal there: Back a pro-U.S. government — and prop it up with millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
Trump's Venezuela oil strategy comes into focus
Such a raw exercise of U.S. imperial force hasn't been seen in modern times.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Forget talk about elections and democracy in Venezuela (at least for now)
Trump has a simple goal there: Back a pro-U.S. government — and prop it up with millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
Trump has a simple goal there: Back a pro-U.S. government — and prop it up with millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil
www.axios.com/2026/01/07/t...
Rubio’s 28-year career has led to this historic inflection point in Venezuela
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
Rubio faces ghosts of American interventions after spearheading Maduro takedown
Marco Rubio is suddenly facing his most daunting puzzle in his 28 years in politics.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Rubio’s 28-year career has led to this historic inflection point in Venezuela
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
News: The Trump Administration estimates it has about one week to go —and as many as 700,000 more pages to review— before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files
Some news about their thinking the admin & what’s coming next..
www.axios.com/2025/12/24/e...
Some news about their thinking the admin & what’s coming next..
www.axios.com/2025/12/24/e...
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
www.axios.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
News: The Trump Administration estimates it has about one week to go —and as many as 700,000 more pages to review— before it finishes releasing all the Jeffrey Epstein files
Some news about their thinking the admin & what’s coming next..
www.axios.com/2025/12/24/e...
Some news about their thinking the admin & what’s coming next..
www.axios.com/2025/12/24/e...