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5 BIG THINGS

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 * Vehicles are driving past an Iranian flag in downtown Tehran, Iran, on
   February 28, 2024.
   1. OpenAI deactivates ChatGPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation
   operation
 * The bar chart shows the escalating trend of total ransom payments made to
   hackers from 2021 to 2024, with the highest payment reaching $75 million in
   2024.
   2. Ransomware on track for highest-grossing year
 * : Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds
   a news conference outside the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on August
   15, 2024 in Bedminster, New Jersey.
   3. Trump taps major donors, eldest sons to lead transition team
 * Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters hold photos of
   hostages during a demonstartion calling for a hostage deal on August 15, 2024
   in Tel Aviv, Israel.
   4. U.S. puts new proposal on table to try to close Gaza deal gaps
 * Illustration of a meeting with the missing CEO outlined with a dashed stroke.
   5. Remote work is harder to find (if you're not a CEO)


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 * Andrew Solender

1 hour ago - Politics & Policy


HOUSE REPUBLICANS TARGET TIM WALZ IN NEW PROBE

Tim Walz, wearing a gray suit and raising his pointer finger in the air while
standing in front of a blue backdrop.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at an American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) convention on Aug. 13, 2024 in Los Angeles,
California. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images.

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' candidate for vice president.

Why it matters: The panel has spent the last year and a half trying to bring to
light damaging information about President Biden. Now, it is setting its sights
on the new Democratic ticket.

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 * Erin Doherty,
 * Sareen Habeshian

3 hours ago - Politics & Policy


SURVEY: WOMEN OPPOSE LEAVING ABORTION TO THE STATES

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a
press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach,
Florida.

Former President Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate
on Aug. 8 in Palm Beach, Fla. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Former President Trump tried to avoid taking a hardline abortion stance with his
leave-it-to-the-states platform, but a new survey shows resistance from women
across the political spectrum.

Why it matters: While Trump tries to downplay abortion as a political issue, 74%
of women ages 18–49 said in a KFF survey that they "somewhat" or "strongly"
oppose leaving it up to the states to decide whether abortion is legal.

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 * Caitlin Owens

6 hours ago - Health


INVESTORS SHRUG OFF DRUG PRICE TALKS' EFFECTS

Illustration of a bottle of overturned pills spelling out the word "meh"

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Unless you were under a rock, you saw Thursday's news that Medicare negotiated a
better deal than the private market for some of the program's top-selling drugs.

Why it matters: So what? How meaningful is that difference, and what will the
longer-term effects be?

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 * Sam Sabin

7 hours ago - Technology


IRAN IS NOW THE BIGGEST FOREIGN THREAT TO THE 2024 ELECTIONS

Illustration of a computer mouse with an Army camouflage design over it

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Iran, not Russia, is proving to be the biggest nation-state threat to the U.S.
presidential election in November.

Why it matters: Russia and Iran have grown more brazen and hungrier in their
attacks on the U.S. elections, officials say, and the final stretch of the
presidential election could see even more chaos.

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 * Joann Muller

8 hours ago - Economy


SCOOP: WALMART GROUNDS DELIVERY DRONES IN THREE STATES TO FOCUS ON DALLAS

Illustration of a drone carrying a package flying quickly through the air

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Walmart and drone delivery partner DroneUp are ending drone delivery in three
states to focus on perfecting the airborne package delivery service in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Why it matters: Instant drone delivery only makes economic sense if it can be
done at scale, and Dallas is emerging as the capital of drone delivery in
America.

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 * Andrew Solender,
 * Juliegrace Brufke

9 hours ago - Politics & Policy


TRUMP'S CAPITOL HILL ALLIES FUME AT HIS UNFOCUSED CANDIDACY

Former President Trump standing next to American and Israeli flags.

Former President Trump at an antisemitism event at the Trump National Golf Club
in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 15. Photo: Adam Gray/Getty Images

Former President Trump's apparent inability to stay on message is grating on
some of his Republican allies on Capitol Hill, who worry the 2024 election is
slipping away from their party.

Why it matters: Republican lawmakers fear that an unfocused campaign could doom
their chances of winning control of Congress — a concern voiced by the leader of
the House GOP's campaign arm in a call with colleagues on Thursday evening.

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 * Ivana Saric

Updated 10 hours ago - Politics & Policy


BIBLES, CRYPTO AND LAWSUIT PAYOUTS: WHAT'S IN TRUMP'S 2024 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Donald Trump holds a news conference outside the Trump National Golf Club
Bedminster on August 15, 2024

Donald Trump holds a news conference at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on
Aug. 15. Photo: Adam Gray/Getty Images

Former President Trump's latest financial disclosure released Thursday revealed
that while he made millions from his properties and business ventures, the civil
judgements against him posed heavy financial liabilities.

Why it matters: The more than 250-page filing is the first insight into Trump's
personal finances in a year's time and comes as the 2024 presidential race is
entering its final stretch.

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 * Ivana Saric

Updated 10 hours ago - Health


WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW MPOX STRAIN AND GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY

A vial and syringes with the vaccine against smallpox and monkeypox

A vial and syringes with the vaccine against smallpox and monkeypox. Photo:
Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency as a
deadly new strain of mpox is spreading through parts of Africa.

The big picture: This is the second time in just over two years that the WHO has
declared mpox — previously known as monkeypox — to be a global emergency.

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 * Jim VandeHei,
 * Mike Allen

13 hours ago - Politics & Policy
Column / Behind the Curtain


BEHIND THE CURTAIN: TRUMP'S "CAUGHT ON TAPE" WOMEN PROBLEM

Photo illustration of a side profile of Donald Trump with graphic audio wave
lines going out his mouth and flowing towards a woman's ear on the opposite side
of the composition.

Photo illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

In an election defined by a historic gender gap, former President Trump and Sen.
JD Vance have a big gap in how they think and talk about the other gender,
compared to most men in American politics.

 * For Trump, it's his unusual vulgar and sexist language. For Vance, it's
   anachronistic-sounding views on the role of women in modern society.

Why it matters: Women are more reliable voters than men. And polls suggest
they'll reliably vote by big margins for Vice President Harris.

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 * Juliegrace Brufke

13 hours ago - Politics & Policy


DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISING SPOOKS HOUSE REPUBLICANS

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Top House Republicans warned members on Thursday that they need to ramp up their
fundraising efforts due to the influx of cash Democrats have seen since the
Biden-Harris swap, multiple sources told Axios.

Why it matters: Leadership told GOP lawmakers they need to present a unified
front, and haul in fundraising, during the final stretch of the election.

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 * Hans Nichols

14 hours ago - Politics & Policy


SCOOP: BIDEN MARRIES BIG LABOR TO BIG SOLAR

This is Joe Biden

Photo: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images

With the support of the Biden White House, the United Steelworkers Union (USW)
has established a beachhead in the domestic solar industry, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: For organized labor, it's a deeper step in unionizing an
industry that's expected to explode with new positions and products, bolstered
by billions of dollars in tax breaks from Biden's signature climate and clean
tech legislation.

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 * Zachary Basu

14 hours ago - Politics & Policy


TRUMP'S NEW DANGER: OVEREXPOSURE

Trump

Trump arrives for a news conference at his Bedminster golf club. Photo: Adam
Gray/Getty Images

Former President Trump is flirting with a familiar pattern of self-sabotage,
betting he can reverse his polling slide with one simple trick: Give the public
more Trump.

Why it matters: It's a high-risk head-scratcher for one of the most polarizing
candidates in U.S. history, four years after his 2020 re-election bid was
derailed in large part by voter exhaustion.

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 * Scott Rosenberg

14 hours ago - Technology


BREAKING UP GOOGLE IS HARD TO DO

Illustration of the Google search page breaking up into multiple pieces and
falling onto the bottom of the screen.

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

A federal judge is actively considering breaking up Google after a landmark
ruling last week that the tech giant has illegally abused its search monopoly.

Why it matters: A court-ordered Google breakup would be the U.S.'s most
consequential antitrust action in decades — but figuring out how to split up the
company could prove daunting.

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 * Alex Fitzpatrick,
 * Kavya Beheraj

14 hours ago - Energy & Climate


CLASSROOMS NATIONWIDE NEED MORE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COOLING


Data: Climate Central; Note: "Cooling degree days" represent how much daily
average temperatures in a time period need to be cooled to reach 65°F; Chart:
Axios Visuals

Classrooms nationwide need more cooling during back-to-school season now
compared to past decades, a new analysis finds.

Why it matters: Maintaining a comfortable and healthy environment in schools is
key to kids' educational success, but that's getting harder amid a warming
climate.

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 * Barak Ravid

22 hours ago - World


U.S. OFFICIALS SAY SOME PROGRESS MADE IN FIRST DAY OF GAZA HOSTAGE-CEASEFIRE
TALKS

A boy walks past mounds of trash and rubble along a street in the Jabalia camp
for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on August 14, 2024

A boy walks past mounds of trash and rubble along a street in the Jabalia camp
for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on Aug. 14, 2024. Photo:
Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images

Some progress was made on Thursday during the first day of the latest round of
negotiations on the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, U.S. officials said.
Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. mediators and Israeli negotiators decided to continue
the talks for another day.

Why it matters: The summit in Doha, which Israeli officials have said is "the
last chance" to get a deal, comes amid intense regional tensions and threats by
Iran and Hezbollah to attack Israel in retaliation for the recent assassinations
of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in Tehran and Beirut.

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 * Alex Thompson

23 hours ago - Politics & Policy


HARRIS BRINGS HER AD BLITZ TO FOX NEWS

This is Kamala Harris giving a speech

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris address the crowd at a rally at
the University of Nevada Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center on Aug. 10. Photo:
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign this week began trying to persuade a
surprise group of voters: Fox News viewers.

Why it matters: While Fox News is known for its conservative coverage, its
viewers — particularly during the daytime — are more ideologically diverse, and
the Harris team wants to reach them.

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