DARK SECRETS: 67 - The Real Truth

The turkey pardon: A quirky White House custom

Behind the scenes of a tradition shaped by protests, kids and poultry politics.

Axios · Nov 25, 2025

Scoop: Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel

With the war in Gaza over, Trump had hoped for a breakthrough toward Saudi-Israeli normalization.

Axios · Nov 25, 2025

Deepfakes are flooding retailers as part of scammers' return fraud operations

One large retailer currently averages more than 1,000 AI-generated calls per day, according to Pindrop.

Axios · Nov 25, 2025

GOP Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan

Rep. Don Bacon said he was "so angry" at Trump's proposed Ukraine plan that he "thought about" resigning in protest.

Axios · Nov 25, 2025

Scoop: Trump ready to talk with Maduro over Venezuela drug strikes

It could be a sign that U.S. missile strikes or direct military action on land are not imminent, sources tell Axios.

Axios · Nov 24, 2025

How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world

Zelensky listened on speaker phone as Witkoff and Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan.

Axios · Nov 24, 2025

Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries

It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.

Axios · Nov 24, 2025

Dem PACs gear up to battle each other for 2028

The battle will help determine how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in the 2028 campaign.

Axios · Nov 24, 2025

Ambivalence or Strategy? Whitmer retreats from 2028 spotlight

Whitmer, who many Democrats have seen as a top-tier presidential candidate, appears to have done little to raise her national profile since last spring.

Axios · Nov 24, 2025

U.S., Ukraine say they made "meaningful progress" on Trump's peace plan

Diplomacy over the plan has accelerated since Axios revealed it Tuesday.

Axios · Nov 23, 2025