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Why it matters: A nominee for Pentagon chief was noticeably absent when the president-elect rolled out his national security team Tuesday. Flournoy had been widely seen as the likely pick, but Axios ...

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Why it matters: Progressives are mounting their pressure campaign after the president-elect did not include any of their favored candidates in his first slate of Cabinet nominees, and they are serious ...

Hardline on North Korea: "No nation on earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with nuclear weapons and missiles," Trump said. "The U.S. has great strength and patience but ...

Why it matters: At a time when roughly 100,000 Russian troops are massing at its border, Ukraine views Nord Stream 2 as an existential threat to its security. The pipeline would circumvent Ukrainian ...

Dems push White House to hire more tech and science advisers ...

Trump threatens funding for Nevada and Michigan over mail-in voting expansion Axios on facebook Axios on twitter Axios on linkedin Axios on email Alayna Treene Axios Sneak Peek May 20, 2020 - Politics ...

Driving the news: Kavanaugh was eating at a restaurant called Morton's last week when protesters gathered outside the venue and called the manager to have Kavanaugh, who joined the Supreme Court's ...