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SCOOP: President Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last week got tense when they discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel. @barakravid.bsky.social and I report for @axios.com

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Scoop: Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel
With the war in Gaza over, Trump had hoped for a breakthrough toward Saudi-Israeli normalization.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Trump has told advisers he's ready to talk with Nicolás Maduro —as the U.S. ramps up pressure on the Venezuelan dictator by designating him the head of a terrorist org

There are no imminent plans to strike inside Venezuela nor snatch Maduro —not yet
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...
Scoop: Trump ready to talk with Maduro over Venezuela drug strikes
It could be a sign that U.S. missile strikes or direct military action on land are not imminent, sources tell Axios.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world —the story of how the U.S. assembled and pushed its latest proposal to end the war

@BarakRavid @DavidLawler10 @demarest_colin & I

www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...
How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world
Zelensky listened on speaker phone as Witkoff and Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Zohran Mamdani stars in Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice: White House”

@axiosalex, @hollyotterbein & I

www.axios.com/2025/11/22/t...
Inside Trump and Mamdani's surprising bond of convenience
They're both populist outsiders, lovers of the Big Apple, and politicians who each want what the other has.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS on Tuesday downplayed the kingdom's role in 9/11 attacks. But a major lawsuit —and a recent judge’s ruling— implicates the kingdom

www.axios.com/2025/11/21/9...
9/11 families' lawsuit reveals new details linking Saudis to plot
It's the largest and longest-active case in the federal court system with 10,000 or so plaintiffs seeking damages in what's been called a trillion-dollar lawsuit.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Scoop: a CIA whistleblower goes public with @Axios about a secret CIA report he saw that boasted about tricking Congress in an investigation of JFK’s assassination

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Scoop: Secret CIA report boasted about tricking Congress in JFK probe, whistleblower says
"It's a blueprint of a cover-up, how to lie to Congress and the American people," former CIA-State Department historian Thomas L. Pearcy tells Axios.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Jared Isaacman’s tortured path to become the next NASA chief is entangled in Senate rules & folkways

The White House wants a quick vote

The Senate?

Eh

It’s complicated

@HansNichols, @StefWKight & I

www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Senate complicates Isaacman confirmation for NASA
It will delay his nomination and prevent him from joining a batch of nominees.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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It's too early to call President Trump a lame duck. But Congress is ready to clip his wings over the Epstein files.

Trump still thinks it’s “bullshit” the GOP is here —& he still wields great power— but he had to accept reality

www.axios.com/2025/11/18/e...
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality
Tuesday's expected vote in the House will mark the first time in Trump's second term that a GOP-led congressional chamber will so openly defy him.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.

www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Four months ago, Trump blocked the release of the Epstein files.

Wednesday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why: the disclosure shed new light on their relationship, dominated the conversation —and put Trump on defense

www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Epstein files become a fiasco of Trump's own making
Trump's reaction to the Epstein scandal is window into how he handles major controversies that invite criticism about his leadership.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Trump blames Democrats, the shutdown and media bias for his party's shellacking last Tuesday.

What he leaves out: his own role in Republicans' election wipeout and the contradictions in his policies and messaging.

www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
Trump is full of shutdown contradictions
The president ignores his own role in Republicans' election wipeout, and the contradictions in his policies and messaging during the shutdown.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's

@BerkowitzBT and I

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The affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's
You can't convince Americans your economic policies are working if they're paying 20% more for a cup of coffee.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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The Justice Department's push to investigate a progressive activist accused of doxxing top Trump adviser Stephen Miller has been stymied by two judges and a Virginia prosecutor, according to court records and state and federal law enforcement sources

www.axios.com/2025/11/07/d...
Dems' resistance stymies DOJ in Stephen Miller doxxing case
The case exposes the sharp partisan divide between Northern Virginia's Democratic resistance and President Trump's MAGA government.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Trump has raised a staggering $1.9 billion since taking office to help finance his political committees and White House construction projects —& he’s still going

“The midterms are paid for,” we’re told

And, yes, he plans to build the Arc de Trump in DC

www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge
No president has raised so much money, so quickly, for so many different reasons.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Months after abruptly canceling his nomination, President Trump ended a fierce behind-the-scenes tussle and restored @rookisaacman as his nominee to run NASA.

Here’s how he did it
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The inside story of how Jared Isaacman got his NASA nomination back
Months after abruptly canceling his nomination, Trump ended a fierce behind-the-scenes tussle.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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If the shutdown continues and Senate Republicans don’t exercise the “nuclear option” to kill the filibuster that sustains the closure, Trump is ready to go nuclear on them

w/@StefWKight & @stephen_neukam

www.axios.com/2025/11/04/t...
Scoop: Trump readying "living hell" for GOP senators over nuking filibuster
"He will call them at three o'clock in the morning," one adviser told Axios.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Scoop: Trump is directing staff to brief more members of Congress on his administration's aggressive boat bombing in Latin America

"I keep getting calls about this from congressmen," Trump explained in a recent meeting with top officials

W/ @stefkight.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2025/11/03/t...
Scoop: Trump orders more Venezuela briefings for Congress
"I keep getting calls about this from congressmen," Trump said in a recent meeting.
www.axios.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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A growing number of unions are pressuring Senate Democrats to reopen the government by voting for a clean CR

@AndrewSolender & I

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Democrats' rift with unions erupts as shutdown pain worsens
Nearly half a dozen labor leaders have now called on Democrats to pass the GOP's spending bill.
www.axios.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Earlier in the week, there were doubts Trump could find the $5.3 billion to pay the troops Friday

The White House just came up with a solution by raiding 3 accounts

Exclusive reporting here

www.axios.com/2025/10/29/w...
Exclusive: White House finds 11th-hour shutdown workaround to pay troops — for now
Otherwise Trump isn't planning to budge on the nearly month-old shutdown, even with as many as 42 million people set to lose food stamp benefits Saturday.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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The Agriculture Department says it can't use contingency funds to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown — and that states won't be reimbursed if they cover the expenses on their own, according to a new memo exclusively obtained by Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/24/g...
Exclusive: USDA says it won't use emergency funds for food stamps
States also won't be reimbursed if they cover SNAP expenses on their own, memo says.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Before his reelection, Trump demanded DOJ pay him $230m in “lawfare”damages— a demand that was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference to it last week, top officials tell Axios

Now its fate is uncertain

Here’s what we know so far 👇
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
Trump sought $230M from Justice Dept. to settle past investigations of him
The demand was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference last week.
www.axios.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the public who was killed, or on what evidence

And it’s probably going to stay that way, admin officials say

@DavidLawler10 & I

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark
32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The White House paused the judicial nomination of former Florida Deputy Attorney General John Guard due to his involvement with a charity linked to Gov. Ron DeSantis that's under criminal investigation.

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/j...
Exclusive: Trump judicial nominee "indefinitely" stalled by criminal probe
"Guard is still qualified and the White House wants to fill this spot," one of the sources said.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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The Trump administration is working to prevent the clashes between Hamas and Israel on Sunday from exploding the Gaza agreement. @barakravid.bsky.social and i write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes
"The next 30 days are going to be critical," one official said.
www.axios.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The White House sent Congress a memo Friday arguing that history shows Trump has the right to move money around for military purposes —just like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln & JFK

That’s right, the memo deep cuts to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

www.axios.com/2025/10/18/w...
Exclusive: W.H. cites George Washington for Trump paying troops without Congress
The latest in a slew of what one official called "creative" ideas by OMB Director Russ Vought.
www.axios.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM