The Texas Democratic Senate primary between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico has turned ugly over race and credibility, becoming a skirmish that could foreshadow tensions for Democrats nationwide. Why it matters: The primary's rapid escalation in identity-based attacks reveals unsettled fault lines that Democrats worry could derail them, again. - Back in December, Crockett had to defend comments she made a year ago to Vanity Fair , when she described how Latinos talk about immigration reminded her of the "slave mentality." - In January, Matt Rogers , co-host of the popular culture podcast Las Culturistas, apologized after he suggested Crockett wouldn't win a general election, triggering accusations of racism. -…
The Texas Democratic Senate primary between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico has turned ugly over race and credibility, becoming a skirmish that could foreshadow tensions for Democrats nationwide. Why it matters: The primary's rapid escalation in identity-based attacks reveals unsettled fault lines that Democrats worry could derail them, again. - Back in December, Crockett had to defend comments she made a year ago to Vanity Fair , when she described how Latinos talk about immigration reminded her of the "slave mentality." - In January, Matt Rogers , co-host of the popular culture podcast Las Culturistas, apologized after he suggested Crockett wouldn't win a general election, triggering accusations of racism. -…Open
Data: Morning Consult ; Chart: Axios Visuals U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, rejecting calls to resign yesterday as fallout from the Epstein files threatened to bring down the British government. Why it matters: Less than two years after the Labour Party's blowout election victory, Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister on record, according to The Economist . Zoom in: New data from Morning Consult shows he isn't even the most unpopular leader in Europe. - French President Emmanuel Macron has a putrid 16% approval rating, setting the stage for the far-right National Rally to win next year's presidential election. - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also deeply unpopular, reflecting…
Data: Morning Consult ; Chart: Axios Visuals U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, rejecting calls to resign yesterday as fallout from the Epstein files threatened to bring down the British government. Why it matters: Less than two years after the Labour Party's blowout election victory, Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister on record, according to The Economist . Zoom in: New data from Morning Consult shows he isn't even the most unpopular leader in Europe. - French President Emmanuel Macron has a putrid 16% approval rating, setting the stage for the far-right National Rally to win next year's presidential election. - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also deeply unpopular, reflecting…Open
Colorado's Democratic leaders say President Trump is on a political retribution campaign against their state and the fallout will be rural communities on everything from water to planning for disasters.
Colorado's Democratic leaders say President Trump is on a political retribution campaign against their state and the fallout will be rural communities on everything from water to planning for disasters.Open
Immigration officials testify before House as DHS funding deadline looms, Britain's prime minister faces calls to resign over ex-ambassador's Epstein tire, Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother's return.
Immigration officials testify before House as DHS funding deadline looms, Britain's prime minister faces calls to resign over ex-ambassador's Epstein tire, Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother's return.Open
AI CEOs are openly trash-talking each other, sniping over advertising and their philosophical approaches to the future. Why it matters: The squabbling is intensifying as the cost of staying competitive in AI soars — and pressure is mounting for the technology to deliver real returns. Driving the news: The fighting ramped up around the Super Bowl. - Anthropic pledged to keep its large language model, Claude, ad-free , alongside a commercial poking at OpenAI, which is testing ads in ChatGPT. - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired back with a 420-word post on X , calling the ad "dishonest." - Altman was already fending off rumors about OpenAI's relationship with Nvidia, after the Wall Street Journal reported the chipmaker was pulling back from…
AI CEOs are openly trash-talking each other, sniping over advertising and their philosophical approaches to the future. Why it matters: The squabbling is intensifying as the cost of staying competitive in AI soars — and pressure is mounting for the technology to deliver real returns. Driving the news: The fighting ramped up around the Super Bowl. - Anthropic pledged to keep its large language model, Claude, ad-free , alongside a commercial poking at OpenAI, which is testing ads in ChatGPT. - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired back with a 420-word post on X , calling the ad "dishonest." - Altman was already fending off rumors about OpenAI's relationship with Nvidia, after the Wall Street Journal reported the chipmaker was pulling back from…Open
Good Tuesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time 5:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source
The team combined event pairs a downhill skier with a slalom skier. The top U.S. duo — the slalom star Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson, who won gold in the downhill on Sunday — is a medal favorite.
Around 60 percent said they expected their lives would be significantly better in the future, roughly nine percentage points lower than during the pandemic.
“The Daily Show” host said it shouldn’t be a performer’s job to unify the country: “Isn’t there another person whose job description is much more along those lines?”