Trump won't drop war, tariffs or monuments to save the GOP

Read the polls, watch economic indicators and talk to President Trump's inner circle in private, and the verdict on his second term seems clear:Even some longtime insiders fear he's trapped by a war he shouldn't have waged, tariffs he shouldn't have levied, monuments he shouldn't

Exclusive: GOP plans socialism telethon at midterm convention

Republicans plan to use their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas next month to mount a sweeping, made-for-prime-time case that Democrats have become captive to their activist left, Axios has learned.Why it matters: With President Trump's approval rating

Coldcard fallout shows up onchain as 210,000 bitcoin leaves old wallets

Roughly 200,000 bitcoin have moved from long-term holder wallets in the past week, suggesting a possible shift in custody rather than conventional selling

Voters face uneven AI deepfake protections

Data: NCSL; Map: Sara Wise/AxiosAmericans across the country could have very different experiences with AI deepfakes leading up to <a href

"No escape:" Inside Rubio's Cuba pressure campaign

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is waging an unprecedented economic war on Cuba — and wants to make sure the island's communist leaders know it's going to get worse."What we're trying to teach them is, there are no escape valves," Rubio told Axios.Why it matters: Cuba's economy is in a state of slow-motion collapse because of crushing U.S. <a href="https:/

July trade robust, fresh Chinese sanctions, Unitree IPO opens

China’s export growth remained robust in July, at 23.9 per cent compared to June’s 27 per cent, as manufacturers continue to benefit from rising global demand for goods to support the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Imports grew by 27.5 per cent in July, down from 36 per cent the month before, bringing the month’s trade surplus to US$112.5 billion, down from US$125.62 billion in June. The reading on exports exceeded the forecast of 22.88 per cent growth by economists polled by Chinese...

Malware Can Abuse Windows Hello for Business Keys for Persistent Entra ID Access

Entra ID researcher Dirk-jan Mollema demonstrated that malware already running in a signed-in Windows session can silently use the victim's Windows Hello for Business key to authenticate to Microsoft Entra ID. The attacker can then establish longer-term cloud access, register a device it controls, obtain a Primary Refresh Token (PRT), and add further authentication methods where tenant policies

Crypto market maker Wintermute lands SEC approval to trade equities and ETF blocks

The crypto market maker can now trade US stocks and options and support ETFs as crypto moves closer to traditional markets.

Iran war fallout fails to halt African debt issuances

Trade ties alone will not win China goodwill in the developing world

For over two decades, governments across the developing world have viewed closer economic ties with China as an essential component of their economic development strategies. As the world’s second-largest economy, China offers access to an enormous consumer market, abundant capital and an increasingly sophisticated industrial ecosystem. China is now among the top three trading partners for 157 countries and regions worldwide, while bilateral trade with many developing economies has reached record