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Axios: Trump’s tipping point

Posted on April 7, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Trump’s tipping point   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Getty Images   President Trump faces a momentous decision on a tight timeline: Carry out his threat to obliterate Iran’s infrastructure beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET, or push his deadline again … Continue reading →

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Axios: NATO’s Trump-induced coma

Posted on April 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

NATO’s Trump-induced coma   Photo illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images   NATO is a promise, and now it’s broken, write Axios’ Dave Lawler and Zachary Basu. The alliance was built on the premise that an attack on one member is an … Continue reading →

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Axios: Jamie Dimon’s warning

Posted on April 2, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Jamie Dimon’s warning   Jim VandeHei interviews JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Photo: Christopher Gill for Axios JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon tells Axios CEO Jim VandeHei the U.S. is facing the most concurrent risks in 80 years — and that’s … Continue reading →

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Axios: Rubio’s heated exchange on Russia

Posted on March 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Rubio’s heated exchange on Russia   Secretary of State Marco Rubio (far right) joins a family photo at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting outside Paris yesterday. Photo: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio … Continue reading →

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Axios: Mystery trading patterns follow Trump. Personal comment: Let’s hope a band of people are now selected with the task of insider trading … highly illegal

Posted on March 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Mystery trading patterns follow Trump   Data: Yahoo Finance. Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around President Trump’s most consequential decisions, Axios’ Zachary Basu reports.  On Monday, $580 million in oil futures flooded the market roughly 16 minutes before … Continue reading →

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Berrett Koehler Staff: 31/07/25 Roy Cohn, what did he teach President Trump? Are we talking about the Dark Triad?

Posted on March 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The Six Dark Lessons Roy Cohn Taught Trump (That He Still Uses Today) Berrett-Koehler Staff Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump the six rules of managing and dominating situations and people. These are those rules and you can see them being utilized … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: No US president in living memory has gone to war with less public support than Donald Trump has for the war in Iran. Even Barack Obama’s much-maligned Libyan intervention began with 60% of Americans in support in 2011. There is no poll that shows a majority of Americans supporting the Iran war, and multiple polls showing clear majorities against it. And wars usually lose public support as they go on.

Posted on March 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement David Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their … Continue reading →

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Axios: Trump’s escalation trap

Posted on March 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Trump’s escalation trap   Photo illustration: Allie Carl/Axios. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images   For five years in office, President Trump has operated with intuition, impulse and improvisation, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a “Behind the Curtain” column. The Iran war, now … Continue reading →

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Axios: Week 1 of the war with Iran cost the U.S. $11.3 billion, the Pentagon told Congress in a closed-door briefing this week. And: Rising oil risk

Posted on March 12, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Axios AM By Mike Allen · Mar 12, 2026  Hello, Thursday! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,319 words … 5 mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole. Situational awareness:  Week 1 of the war with Iran cost the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Axios: America’s Big Lie

Posted on March 11, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

America’s big lie   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Watch TV, scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a “Behind the Curtain” column. It’s … Continue reading →

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