After a historic partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool called reconciliation which could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without any Democratic support.
Americans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story.
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REDFORD, Texas — The Trump administration delivered a blunt message to angry landowners at a rare in-person meeting on Tuesday: - Work with us on the border wall , or we'll build it anyway. Why it matters: The Trump administration's pressure to show progress on border wall mileage in west Texas is leading to rushed and sloppy work that's infuriating local residents, ranchers and the tourism industry. - Local residents told Axios they've heard that the goal is to finish construction as soon as December 2027. - Since the start of the year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been mailing out packages — sometimes with inaccurate survey lines or owner information — offering people between $1,000 and $5,000 for initial access,…
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration ; Chart: Amy Harder/Axios China has stashed away far more oil than any other country, according to U.S. government data released this week. Why it matters: The stockpile, which surged last year, is emerging as a strategic advantage as the world faces an oil shock with the Strait of Hormuz largely shut. The big picture: China is a huge winner in the Iran war due in large part to its positioning on energy, including its oil stockpile. - It also owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle supply chains. - Those are all seeing a boost as import-dependent countries turn from oil and natural gas to renewables. Between the lines: "The war was the stress test that Beijing's…
Buyer's remorse is hitting House Republicans over their mid-cycle redistricting war — a strategy meant to protect their majority that's now deeply in danger of backfiring. Why it matters: What began as an effort to create more GOP-controlled seats — and avoid a Democratic takeover that would weaken President Trump — now could be a wash, or even add to Democrats' edge. - At Trump's request, Republicans kicked off the unusual mid-decade redistricting push in Texas . But that effort triggered counter-moves in Democrat-led California and Virginia , where voters on Tuesday approved a new map that could leave the GOP with just one seat, down from five. - "It's not for me to say ... because really, it wasn't my decision," NRCC chair…
Anthropic is hitting turbulence at a critical moment, with a cascade of challenges converging ahead of a potential IPO that could value the company near $800 billion. Why it matters: The AI darling, whose revenue has tripled to $30 billion this year on the back of its wildly popular coding tools, has never been more valuable or more vulnerable. - Chief rival OpenAI senses opportunity in the Claude maker's recent stumbles, courting frustrated developers and pitching itself as the steadier alternative ahead of dueling IPOs. Zoom in: Anthropic's problems over the past two months span nearly every part of its business — product quality, pricing, security and capacity — and are starting to compound. 1. Model backlash: Perceived declines…
What the crypto currency promises that the dollar doesn’t.
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Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
Gov. Ron DeSantis welcomed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries intrusion into Florida’s redistricting fight, turning the New York Democrat’s challenge into a political gift. “Please. […] Source
The girl was left in her stroller just before midnight and appeared to be unharmed, according to police.
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