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AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Scoop: Collins plans to grill six Cabinet officials on Trump's budget

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) will summon members of President Trump's Cabinet to testify before her committee next week, part of an ambitious push to fund the government before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. Why it matters: Collins, the only Republican representing a Democratic-leaning state , wants to show Maine voters she can still deliver ahead of November's elections, when she's seeking her sixth term. - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are set to appear before subcommittees on April 22. - "We will then go into…

AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Women snatch MAGA's megaphone

As the MAGA media ecosystem fractures , conservative women are stepping into a growing influence vacuum. Why it matters: The MAGA "manosphere" has become increasingly critical of President Trump, creating space for conservative women to expand the movement's reach to new voters. - The Democratic edge among women has also narrowed over the past few years, creating a wider audience opportunity for women focused on conservative lifestyles. Driving the news: Infighting within the MAGA media ecosystem is helping new voices break through. - Candace Owens has had the fastest-growing right-wing podcast for the past two quarters, per data from Howard Polskin, a conservative media expert and author of TheRighting blog. - Owens'…

NYTIMES (Vanessa Friedman, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov, Laura Salaberry and Bernardo Garcia Elguezabal) - Designer Fashion Hits the 2026 WNBA Draft

Fashion brands have taken note of the WNBA draft, described by Lauren Betts, the No. 4 draft pick, as the Met Gala of women’s basketball. Vanessa Friedman, our chief fashion critic, was there.

NYTIMES (J. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall) - Resignations of Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales Set Up Special Election Fights in Texas and California

Aides to Greg Abbott and Gavin Newsom were weighing whether to call quick elections to replace two House members accused of sexual misconduct.

WASHINGTONPOST (Liz Goodwin) - Woman accuses Eric Swalwell of rape in 2018, says she will report it to authorities

Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.

AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - OpenAI expands access to cyber AI as hacking risks grow

OpenAI laid out a new plan on Tuesday to expand access to AI models with advanced cyber capabilities while implementing controls on who can use them. Why it matters: The roadmap coincides with the release of a new model variant, GPT-5.4-Cyber, designed to assist with defensive cybersecurity tasks and be more permissive for vetted users. - Axios first reported on the new cybersecurity product. Between the lines: OpenAI is shifting its approach to cyber risk to focus less on restricting what models can do and more on verifying who gets access to the most sensitive capabilities. - The company says it aims to make tools "as widely available as possible while preventing misuse" through identity verification and monitoring systems, according…