Jim VandeHei

Jim VandeHei: How Axios is navigating a post-news era America's information ecosystem is badly broken, deeply polluted and increasingly dangerous.

We've entered the post-news era. Your reality — how you see the world — is no longer defined by "the news." Instead, it's shaped by the videos you watch, the podcasts you listen to, the people you follow on social media and know in person, and the reporting you consume. www.axios.com/2025/12/16/a...

Behind the Curtain: Dems' dark, deep hole Both parties suffer and search for salvation. But rarely does healing seem so hard and redemption so distant.

www.axios.com/2025/03/24/d... 🚨Dems' dark, deep hole - worst numbers in 50 years…Rahm calls for emergency meeting of mayors, govs…youth conservative spike alarms liberals….⬇️

Behind the Curtain: Trump's vise grip silences appalled Republicans Most elected Republicans are staying silent on issues they find dubious, dumb or destructive.

www.axios.com/2025/03/20/t... To fully appreciate President Trump's mesmerizing control over Republicans, consider their scant public dissent over ideas many of them privately disdain

Scoop: Chuck Schumer faces growing calls from House Democrats to step down "There was desire for generational change before this ... Schumer is just fueling it," said one senior House Democrat.

www.axios.com/2025/03/19/c... Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down

Inside Trump's Supreme plot on immigration Trump's plan revolves around two cases and obscure laws that have ignited lawsuits and sent shockwaves through the immigration system.

www.axios.com/2025/03/19/t... 🚨🚨Mega-Scoop via @marcACaputo: Trump purposely pushing Supreme Court to vastly expand deportation power…5 questions he wants answered…🚨🚨🚨Next up: MAY target US citizens too. ⬇️

Behind the Curtain: Trump plays with fire — by choice "The market isn't great, not gonna lie."

www.axios.com/2025/03/11/t... Behind the Curtain: Trump plays with fire — by choice

Trump's secret power protection plan: A $500 million war chest The cash is just one piece of a bigger power play that's arguably the most powerful, well-funded political apparatus ever.

www.axios.com/2025/03/10/t... Trump's secret power protection plan

Exclusive: U.S. holding direct talks with Hamas on Gaza hostages Netanyahu is concerned about the lack of coordination with Israel

www.axios.com/2025/03/05/u... 🚨🚨🚨Exclusive: U.S. holding secret talks with Hamas on Gaza hostages

Behind the Curtain: Trump, on steroids In most cases, he's taking a more extreme approach than promised or expected.

www.axios.com/2025/03/05/t... 🚨🚨Trump, on steroids: In this city of little political agreement, there's consensus on one big thing: President Trump is picking more fights, with more action than mere words, with more lasting consequences than anyone expected.

Trump's stunning string of Putin-friendly moves Trump's latest moves could have been plucked from Putin's personal wishlist.

www.axios.com/2025/03/04/t... Trump's stunning string of Putin-friendly moves

Scoop: Some Democrats are plotting to disrupt Trump's speech to Congress Lawmakers are discussing walkouts, props and color coordination among other forms of in-the-room demonstration.

www.axios.com/2025/03/04/t... 🚨🚨Scoop: Some Dems plot to disrupt Trump's speech to Congress

Exclusive: How Congress' "Crazy Cubans" got Trump to kill oil deal To get their way, three Cuban-American House members suggested — but never explicitly threatened — to withhold votes Trump needed for the House GOP budget deal.

www.axios.com/2025/03/03/t... Exclusive: How Congress' "Crazy Cubans" pushed Trump to kill oil deal

Why government spending counts in GDP, as Trump admin considers excluding it If you exclude government spending from GDP, you aren't getting a full picture of U.S. output.

www.axios.com/2025/03/03/g... Why government spending counts in GDP

Trump to hold Ukraine meeting on next steps including possible aid freeze The meeting will take place Monday afternoon at the White House.

www.axios.com/2025/03/03/t... 🚨🚨Trump to hold Ukraine meeting on next steps including possible aid freeze, ⁦‪@BarakRavid‬⁩ reports…

Exclusive: Mary Meeker's serious warning for "USA Inc." Meeker warns of a "buildup in structural weakness that can jeopardize our country's standing in the world."

🚨🚨Exclusive: Mary Meeker's warning for "USA Inc." www.axios.com/2025/03/03/u...

America's college chaos It's total warfare on all aspects of higher education

🚨🚨Colleges have been a conservative target for years. Under President Trump, it's total warfare on all aspects of higher education — from student life to hiring to athletics. www.axios.com/2025/03/02/t...

MAGA world erupts over Andrew Tate release, Epstein stunt Trump's online base is splintering over two major news stories related to sex trafficking.

MAGA world erupts over Andrew Tate release, Epstein stunt www.axios.com/2025/03/01/t...

"Three strikes": Inside the Trump-Vance fury with Zelensky Trump advisers said Zelensky had two strikes against him before he sat down with Trump and Vance.

Privately, Trump sees Zelensky as a pro-Biden, ungrateful lightweight destined to lose to Russia. And Trump advisers believe Zelensky sees Trump as a pro-Putin, delusional fool destined to make him lose to Russia, Axios' Marc Caputo and Alex Isenstadt report. www.axios.com/2025/03/01/t...

Inside the Oval: How Trump's team sent Zelensky home with no deal and no meal Trump reached a decision: Zelensky had to go

🚨🚨Inside the Oval: How Trump sent Zelensky home with no deal and no meal www.axios.com/2025/02/28/t...

Behind the Curtain: The hard truths about Trump tax cuts The solution is always in a future that never comes.

Why it matters: Rs are trying to convince their members, and the American public, that you can take in less money (taxes), spend more on defense — and somehow reduce deficits without touching the programs that cost the most. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/t...

Behind the Curtain: Trump's media-control strategy Trump and his administration are doing this systematically, gleefully and unmistakably. But as we've written before, this unprecedented shift could set the precedent for future Democratic presidents,...

🚨🚨President Trump is setting a new precedent for tight, punitive government control over a free press -> Imagine a Democratic president renaming it the Gulf of Obama — and targeting Fox News for refusing to call it that. www.axios.com/2025/02/26/b...

Jolted Republicans beg Elon Musk to ease up with DOGE One Republican suggested Musk is disliked in Congress because "we have to deal with the ramifications of what he says."

Why it matters: Republican and Democratic congressional districts alike have been rattled by Musk's tactics for slashing government funding and terminating chunks of the federal workforce. www.axios.com/2025/02/26/e...

Behind the Curtain: Hard truths about Trump and Musk's budget cuts This is our attempt to clinically outline the facts about deficits — and efforts to reduce them.

🚨🚨 The cuts are but drips of water in our overflowing bucket of debt — $36 trillion and counting. In fact, most days, US racks up more interest on debt — $3 billion per day! — than DOGE can find in savings. That leaky bucket is the reality of US finances www.axios.com/2025/02/25/d...

Behind the Curtain: Hard truths about Trump and Musk's budget cuts This is our attempt to clinically outline the facts about deficits — and efforts to reduce them.

🚨🚨 The cuts are but drips of water in our overflowing bucket of debt — $36 trillion and counting. In fact, most days, US racks up more interest on debt — $3 billion per day! — than DOGE can find in savings. That leaky bucket is the reality of US finances www.axios.com/2025/02/25/d...

Trump's loyalty-first FBI The bureau can function effectively as Trump's private security force.

🚨🚨Trump's loyalty-first FBI www.axios.com/2025/02/24/d...

Trump uses merch to monetize agenda Trump's team is capitalizing on his loyalists' support for his early moves to help build a $500 million war chest.

🚨🚨 Trump's political operation is profiting from his flurry of executive orders by hawking gear such as "Make Greenland Great Again," "Gulf of America" and "DOGE" T-shirts, along with the black "dark MAGA" caps worn by Elon Musk.
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Zelensky's five moves that set off Trump Trump was so angry he was on the verge of withdrawing American military support from Ukraine.

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Jim VandeHei: Axios coverage in Trump era Axios CEO : We'll cover every topic — from Trump to AI — clinically and unemotionally, like a doctor.

Axios coverage in Trump era www.axios.com/2025/02/21/j...

Behind the Curtain: The Trump actions actually busting boundaries What has Trump done that truly pulls America into uncharted waters?

🚨🚨Behind the Curtain: Trump's boundary-busting provocations - a clinical guide to what’s truly unchartered waters… www.axios.com/2025/02/19/t...

Trump faces growing Republican revolt on Capitol Hill over "awful" DOGE cuts One Republican warned the administration will "get into a constitutional argument or crisis" if it tries to shut down agencies.

🚨Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers www.axios.com/2025/02/19/d...