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@axios co-founder and co-author of our NEW book: "Simplify: Do 50% More with 50% less. 📚 Preorder it in the link below.

Arlington, Va.
Joined March 2008
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First arrival of the day @Reagan_Airport
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🚨CIA Director John Ratcliffe is advising Trump to maintain the "no war, no deal" status quo and allow the economic pressure campaign to continue, sources said 🚨Ratcliffe told Trump that prolonged economic pain will induce Iran to make more concessions — or create enough instability inside the country that citizens revolt
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷President Trump told me in a phone interview Monday he's "in no rush" to decide whether to resume fighting in Iran. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/11/02/trump-a…
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EXCLUSIVE: President Trump told Axios in a phone interview today he's "in no rush" to decide whether to resume fighting in Iran. axios.com/2026/11/02/trump-a…
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NEW: Right after Tuesday's midterms, OpenAIwill unleash a policy and PR blitz to try to get in sync with the new Washington, including an effort to rebrand data centers as "AI compute campuses." axios.com/2026/11/01/scoop-o…
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They talk all day, every day. On the Inside Blackstone podcast, @Axios's @JimVandeHei shares why his friendship with co-founder @mikeallen makes their business partnership work.
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📒 @JimVandeHei joined Bill Maher to promote his new book and discuss the midterms.
#StartTheClock: Tonight's episode of Real Time with @BillMaher feat. Sen. @TedCruz, @KidRock & @JimVandeHei is now on @HBO + @hbomax! Watch the conversation continue after the show on #RTOvertime @ YouTube.com/RealTime
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Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info to two different reporters at two different outlets, report shared with @Axios shows Bonus question: guess the Arlington diner where it happened? w/@TomNovelly axios.com/2026/10/29/fired-g…
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President Trump seems to think he can save a vulnerable Ohio Republican senator's ass by talking about how strong it is axios.com/2026/10/29/republi…
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Axios Live hosts an event in Philadelphia featuring conversations with Science Center interim president and CEO Kerry Benson, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry president and CEO Luke Bernstein and Pennsylvania state Rep. Lisa Borowski on the innovation, investment and workforce driving Pennsylvania’s life sciences future. nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1Nxarobjn…
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Rubio/State Dept outlined the reforms that need to happen in Venezuela for elections: ✅Supreme Court ✅Electoral Council ✅Debt ✅Security services "You're not going to street-protest your way into a democracy," he said in a veiled warning to Machado axios.com/2026/10/27/rubio-v…
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💸 @axiosalex joined @Boris_Sanchez to discuss his scoop on Musk's record-breaking spending spree in Texas' Senate race & the flood of last-minute midterm money.
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Love that can see the vision of where Axios is headed next and beyond. The roadmap makes everyday work easier. We know where we're going and what we want to accomplish. Read more here >
Media is changing at AI speed: the open web deteriorating, search shriveling, LLMs rising, hyper-personalization surging, old revenue models breaking. •AI threatens to finish what the algorithms started: wholly upending journalism as we know it axios.com/2026/10/24/axios-a…
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THE RISK FACTORS: Anthropic's IPO outlines AI's extraordinary risks. Anthropic disclosed that four of its models gained unauthorized access to real third-party systems during cybersecurity evaluations. This comes alongside risk factors including existential risks to humanity. More here: axios.com/2026/10/26/anthrop…
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