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The Supreme Court could kill a key Voting Rights Act tenet the Trump admin is targeting, opening the door to gerrymandering in red states. Here's what to know.

Why the Supreme Court may erode a key Voting Rights Act tenet

The court's decision could gut the Voting Rights Act and reshape how race is considered in redistricting.

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Axios @axios.com · 2h

The Supreme Court seemed inclined today to at least chip away at — and maybe to fully scrap — a key tenet of the Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court signals willingness to pare back Voting Rights Act

Its ruling could open the door to a new wave of gerrymandering across red states.

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Axios @axios.com · 3h

NEW: Israel is warning that the Gaza deal could stall if Hamas doesn't return hostage bodies

Israel warns U.S. Gaza deal could stall if Hamas won't return hostage bodies

Officials close to the process are concerned Israeli hardliners will use the issue to undermine the deal.

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57% of 4,000 consumers surveyed in Deloitte's new holiday survey said they expect the economy to weaken in the next year — nearly double last year's 30%, and worse than the 54% in the Great Recession year of 2008.

Holiday survey finds the most gloomy consumers since the late 1990s

57% of 4,000 consumers surveyed said they expect the economy to grow weaker in the next year.

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Axios @axios.com · 4h

Mark Cuban says OpenAI's plan to introduce adult material to ChatGPT will backfire and potentially harm young people.

Mark Cuban slams OpenAI's erotica plan: "This is going to backfire"

"This isn't about porn. That's everywhere," Cuban said.

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Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says

That's more than twice as many terminations as the White House said it was conducting.

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NEW: Vice President JD Vance and members of the Trump family will headline Turning Point USA's campus tour

Vance, Trumps headline Turning Point campus tour

Campus stops link MAGA figures to Charlie Kirk's movement.

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Axios @axios.com · 6h

"Because of AI, we're in the midst of a huge positive supply shock," which pushes supply up in the economy and prices down, Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, said at an Axios News Shapers event this morning.

Trump's economic adviser: AI productivity surge is real, won't cause inflation

Kevin Hassett is said to be one of five finalists for the Fed chief job when chair Jerome Powell's term is up in May.

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MAGA escalated its war on "The View" after host Alyssa Farah Griffin broke her promise to wear a pro-Trump hat

MAGA escalates war on "The View" after host breaks Trump hat promise

Griffin promised to wear a red MAGA hat on air if Trump negotiated a Gaza peace deal.

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Axios @axios.com · 8h

Wall Street's belief that "Trump always chickens out" on tariff threats is keeping stocks afloat even as trade tensions with China heat up.

Why the TACO trade is riskier this time around

Tensions with China flared after it unveiled plans for new export controls on rare earths.

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Axios @axios.com · 8h

The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security, spending at least $51 million on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border.

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

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"There continues to be a heightened degree of uncertainty stemming from complex geopolitical conditions, tariffs and trade uncertainty, elevated asset prices and the risk of sticky inflation," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned.

JPMorgan CEO warns about cracks in the consumer

The bank set aside $3.4 billion for potential loan losses in the last quarter.

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Axios @axios.com · 9h

NEW: Bessent says China "can't be trusted"

China export controls "clear repudiation" of tariff talks, trade rep says

The Trump administration is signaling a new flare in the U.S.-China trade war.

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Axios @axios.com · 9h

First, it was FAANG.

Then came the Magnificent Seven.

Now, in the age of generative AI, MANGO is taking hold.

MANGO beats FAANG in battle for tech supremacy

The companies commanding attention today are the ones leading the AI revolution.

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Exclusive: "Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says

"Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says

Soybean farmers have seen their top export market — China — close completely.

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Axios @axios.com · 12h

NEW: Donald Trump is obsessing over remodeling the White House like no other president, @marcacaputo.bsky.social reports.

He's spent as many as 20 hours on projects, holding impromptu design sessions between hashing out peace deals and navigating the government shutdown.

Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover

Long after Trump has exited the presidency, his imprint will be on the executive mansion in an unprecedented scope and scale.

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“Window shopping” becomes a pain point in the ACA subsidy standoff. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/p...

Premium increases hit home for millions amid ACA turmoil

Sticker shock could lead many Americans to conclude health coverage is out of reach.

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Axios @axios.com · 17h

Racist language allegedly used by leaders of Young Republican groups in leaked chats drew widespread condemnation from both sides of the political aisle and prompted the national youth organization to demand the resignations of those involved.

Young Republicans demand leaders involved in "vile" racist chat resign

"Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican," the Young Republicans said.

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Axios @axios.com · 23h

The State Department said today it revoked the visas of 6 non-U.S. citizens who "celebrated the heinous assassination" of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

"The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans," the Department of State said.

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President Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom today, which would have been the conservative activist's 32nd birthday.

"Best birthday gift": Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

The ceremony was held on what would have been Kirk's 32nd birthday.

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JUST IN: Trump threatens cooking oil ban as China trade spat deepens

Trump threatens cooking oil ban as China trade spat deepens

It's another salvo in the resurgent conflict between the world's two largest economies.

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Trump slammed Time magazine's cover photo of him, in which he said "they 'disappeared' my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one."

Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time"

Trump said Time's photo "disappeared" his hair.

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The International Monetary Fund is skeptical that the AI boom can make up for the global economy's tariff hit — and warns that there is risk of an AI-related bubble popping.

The global economy is still on a path to slower growth, IMF says

The IMF projects the global economy will grow by 3.2% this year and 3.1% in 2026.

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Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users

In a post on X, Altman also said ChatGPT will engage more personally.

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NEW: Fox News declines to sign Pentagon's new press policy

Fox News declines to sign Pentagon's new press policy

Other conservative-leaning outlets have also indicated that they won't sign the pledge.

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