2020: AXIOS (359)

JANUARY

Trump’s Twin war threats 

Drug price hikes are back for 2020

U.S. manufacturing activity hits worst level since 2009

Pivot to confrontation with Iran

Iran vows to enrich uranium “without restrictions”

Bolton says he will testify in impeachment trial if Senate issues subpoena

Prosecutors recommend Michael Flynn serve up to 6 months in prison

Trump responds to missile strikes: “Iran appears to be standing down”

Brexit is happening: U.K. Parliament gives final approval

Marianne Williamson ends 2020 presidential campaign

Trump’s national security adviser claims Iran more likely to negotiate now

Esper says he “didn’t see” specific evidence of Iranian threats to 4 embassies

Cory Booker drops out of the 2020 presidential race

Pelosi confirms House will vote to send impeachment articles on Wednesday

U.S. and China sign “phase one” trade agreement

Federal watchdog finds OMB violated law by withholding Ukraine aid

The rise of AV testbed cities

A global parental leave paradox

Trump’s concede-nothing defense

Peloton goes to court over “connected fitness”

Brazil charges American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes

Opening arguments begin in Trump impeachment trial

Democrat’s second day of opening arguments

Democrats to close out their opening arguments

Trump’s lawyers begin their presentation against impeachment

Trump approaches speedy acquittal

Trump impeachment trial recap, day 6: The looming Bolton leak

Trump’s team closes out its impeachment case

Senators to get their turn for questions

Big Tech tries to curb coronavirus misinformation

Corporate clients could provide a lower-cost path to electric vehicles

FEBRUARY

The future of moving

Trump’s sense of invincibility

Closing arguments begin in impeachment trial

Edgewell and Harry’s case against the FTC merger block

Senators continue debate ahead of Trump acquittal

Trump cuts loose at White House impeachment acquittal celebration

Trump retweets congressman calling for Alexander Vindman’s firing

The coronavirus threat to China’s grand plans

Democratic disarray, dysfunction

Trump’s budget proposal includes “wildly large” request for ICE funding

Biden to head straight to South Carolina ahead of New Hampshire results

Mobile World Congress cancelled after vendors pull out

Judy Shelton vs. Fed independence

U.S. reportedly reaches Afghanistan truce with Taliban

Donald Trump, the luckiest man

What we know: Deadly Storm Dennis whips at England, Wales and Ireland

Coronavirus cases rise, poised a growing threat to tech and biz

Situational awareness

New White House personnel chief tells Cabinet liaisons to target Never Trumpers

U.S. soybean stockpiles expected to drop as exports rebound, USDA says

Bernie’s juggernaut

Coronavirus shakes the global economy

53 people in the U.S. diagnosed with coronavirus

Census Bureau is paying Chinese state media to reach Americans

Faith in government plummets around the world

Coronavirus updates: WHO raises global threat level to “very high”

U.S. reaches “huge milestone moment” in Afghanistan peace process

MARCH

Pete Buttigieg suspends presidential campaign

Joe Biden’s sudden, shocking surge

Live results: Super Tuesday

Coronavirus updates: California declares state of emergency after virus-related death

12 coronavirus-related deaths confirmed in the U.S.

February jobs report blows past expectations by 56%

U.S. death toll hits 19

Officials warn at-risk Americans to take precautions

Oil has worst day since 1991

Michigan exit polls: Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders in electibility

Amtrak trip cancellations are up 300%

Longest bull market in history ends

Trump declares national emergency, freeing up billions

Pence tells White House to avoid physical contact

Debate night: Sanders and Biden go head-to-head

West Virginia the only U.S. state with no reported coronavirus cases

Fed says it will help business-funding market amid coronavirus outbreak

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart first Congress member to test positive for coronavirus

Africa scrambles to contain coronavirus

U.S. coronavirus cases surge by over 10,000 in three days

America’s hospitals, doctors and nurses urge Trump to ramp up medical supplies

New York has more cases than South Korea

U.K. set for lockdown as Trump suggest easing restrictions

White House and Senate reach deal on $2 trillion coronavirus relief package

Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill

GM deal for ventilators stalls as White House shops around

Scaling to meet global needs

Global death toll tops 30,000

Global death toll surpasses 34,000

The race to change how America votes

APRIL

U.S. coronavirus updates: Death toll tops 4,000

Death toll tops 5,000

Mark Meadows considers new White House press secretary

The renaissance of the American family

World coronavirus updates: Confirmed cases top 1.2 million

Fewer deaths in Italy and Spain, U.K. toll jumps

Docs: Navarro memos warning mass death circulated West Wing in January

Tariff worries hit record high amid coronavirus outbreak

U.S. coronavirus updates: Death toll surpasses 14,800

Biopharma will ensure access to COVID-19 treatments

Easter poses major social distancing test

B: Biopharma’s plan to make COVID-19 treatment available to everyone

Deadly Easter tornadoes and damaging winds pummel the South

U.S. coronavirus updates: Death toll tops 23,600

World Coronavirus Updates: Macron says U.S., U.K., China back UN truce call

Humana waives coronavirus-related member medical costs

Early signs are encouraging for potential coronavirus drug

Trump accelerates the unrest

“One World: Together at Home” raises millions for coronavirus causes

Americans rally to protest social distancing

Biden reports best fundraising month, but lags behind Trump

New data shows first U.S. coronavirus death earlier than thought

Tornadoes kill at least 4 in Texas and Oklahoma

What to make of Kim Jong-Un’s disappearance

Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings

In photos: Cities take steps toward reopening

New Zealand has “won the battle” against coronavirus community spread

Record 50 million people internally displaced

Groups protest coronavirus lockdowns across the U.S. 

Slack CEO: Leadership is getting people to believe in the possible

MAY

Capitol physician says he doesn’t have enough tests for all senators

Kim Jong-un finally reappears, according to North Korean state media

Ex-FDA head says mitigation hasn’t worked “as well as we expected”

Colleges gamble on reopening this fall

Coronavirus crisis expected to drag neighborhoods deeper into poverty

Whistleblower alleges Trump administration ignored coronavirus warnings

Why the coronavirus tears us apart

Trump officials’ dysfunction harms delivery of coronavirus drug

Tara Reade says she took Biden allegations to Warren and Harris campaigns

Tesla files lawsuit in attempt to reopen California company

Georgia attorney general asks DOJ to probe Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

NYT: Fauci to warn Senate of death risks if economy reopens too soon

Bolsonaro fights to reopen gyms as Brazil records deadliest coronavirus day

Nursing homes lobby for immunity from lawsuits amid pandemic

FDA: Abbott coronavirus test may falsely tell patients they don’t have the virus

Trump moves to fire State Department watchdog

L.A. firefighters injured in blaze and explosion at hash oil maker

Over 100 nations back Australia’s coronavirus probe call at WHO talks

Trump threatens to end WHO funding and withdraw U.S. membership

Millions seek shelter as Cyclone Amphan bears down on India and Bangladesh

Cyclone Amphan lashes India and Bangladesh

CDC is conflating diagnostic and antibody tests for coronavirus

The path to developing a vaccine for COVID-19

Hong Kong police fire tear gas during China Security law protest

Republicans sue California over mail-out ballot plan

LATAM Airlines files for U.S. chapter 11 bankruptcy

Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets at demonstrators

FEC commissioner refutes Trump’s voter fraud claims

In photos: Protests, over George Floyd’s death grip Minneapolis

In photos: Protesters clash with police nationwide over George Floyd

Massive demonstrations put police response to unrest in the spotlight

JUNE

George Floyd protests: Unrest continues for 6th night across U.S. 

Julian Castro endorses Joe Biden for president

Updates: George Floyd protests continue past curfews

Updates: George Floyd protests continue for 9th night

Trump says he will campaign against Lisa Murkowski after her support for Mattis

Biden formally secures Democratic presidential nomination

In photos: People around the world rally against racism

Black Lives Matters Demonstrators driving change in policing cities

First American woman to walk in space makes historic dive

White Men mock killing of George Floyd as protests pass in New Jersey

U.S. reaches 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Trump to accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville

Films vying for Oscars must meet diversity qualifications, Academy says

Police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks fired

Coronavirus creates bigger risks for shared mobility

North Korea has blown up South Korean liaison office, Seoul says

Fauci: U.S. still in first wave of coronavirus pandemic

The WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trials on coronavirus patients

Amy Klobuchar withdraws from consideration as Biden’s VP

Trump: Esper, Milley “should be proud” of Lafayette Square walk

Trump returns to the campaign circuit: “So far tonight I’m average”

Focus Group: Pennsylvania swing voters look to shake-up for stability

Larry Kudlow: “I don’t accept the view of systemic racism”

Senate GOP Police reform bill stalls after failing to gain Democratic support

Google will start paying publishers to license content

Scoop: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back Facebook ban

Florida reports record single-day spike in coronavirus cases

The (near) cashless society arrives

CDC expert warns U.S. has “way too much virus” to contain outbreak

JULY

Arizona announces coronavirus triage plan amid surging cases

Coronavirus cases flat or growing in 48 states

The 53 countries supporting China’s crackdown on Hong Kong 

Americans reflect on Independence Day amid racism reckoning

Sports return stalked by coronavirus

Court orders temporary shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

Mary Trump book: How she leaked Trump financials to NYT

Vindman to retire from military after “retaliation” from Trump impeachment

Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutors can obtain Trump’s financial records

Trump’s outdoor New Hampshire rally postponed due to weather

Scoop: Don Jr. plans convention-week Biden book

Florida smashes single-day record for new coronavirus cases

WHO head: There will be no return to the “old normal” in near future

Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty in Jeffrey Epstein case

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tests positive for coronavirus

850 LGBTQ people are running for office in 2020

Virus threatens food programs

Fauci: Young people are “propagating the pandemic” by “not caring”

Scoop: Trump’s license to skirt the law

Democratic mayors accuse federal agents of escalating violence against civilians

Los Angeles school superintendent on reopening remotely

Tesla manages $104 million profit in Q2 despite virus shutdown

Tech CEO hearing looks to be postponed

The blue wave keeps growing

Sinclair tells local stations not to air controversial “plandemic” interview

Senate Republicans grow weary with White House over stimulation bill

Republican leaders release $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus proposal

Barr’s time in the barrel

Tech’s major powers face heat during House anti trust hearing

Apple crushes earnings expectations

James Murdoch exits News Corp. board

AUGUST

Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva tests positive for coronavirus

Joe Biden’s painstaking path to the VP choice

In photos: Thousands evacuated as Southern California fire grows

At least 50 killed, 3,000 injured after massive explosion rocks Beirut

Beirut explosion: Death toll rises to 135; officials under house arrest

CRISPR co-discoverer on the gene editor’s pandemic push

Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to “indefinite leave of absence” 

Trump signs 4 executive actions on coronavirus aid

Protesters erupt in Belarus after “Europe’s last dictator” claims election victory

Trump says G7 summit will be delayed until after the election

13 of Biden’s former rivals to appear together at Democratic convention

Joe Biden introduces Kamala Harris in First joint appearance

Epic sues Apple over developer tax as Fortnight is pulled from App Store

Facebook goes after Apple

Postal slowdown threatens election breakdown

Trump eyes new unproven coronavirus “cure”

Trump administration finalizes drilling plan for Alaska Arctic refuge

Biden team launches fundraiser series, starting with Tom Hanks

What to expect from Kamala Harris and Barack Obama’s DNC speeches

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty on fraud charges

Democrats plan “chaos presidency” events around RNC

USPS priority mail delays got worse in early August, Internal brief for postmaster general shows

Biden: I don’t blame Trump for COVID crisis but for walking away

State Dept. memos warn employees against attending political party conventions

Jacob Blake’s mother calls for prayers, end to violent protests in Kenosha

Hurricane Laura threatens Gulf Coast with “unsurvivable” storm surge

Tom Cotton accuses Biden of aiding China’s rise for 50 years

CNN’s Brian Stelter on the Trump-Fox News “hoax”

Top Democrats fear that protests could help Trump win

Wisconsin governor urges Trump not to visit Kenosha

Facebook threatens to pull news from Australia if new law passes

SEPTEMBER

Trump defends police, dismisses “systemic racism”  in visit to Kenosha

Melania Trump used private email accounts in the White House, ex-aide tells WashPost

Trump issues memo to cut funding from “anarchist” Democratic cities

How gender stereotypes hold back equality for women

Trump: “I never got along with John McCain”

Cohen’s explosive new claims on Trump

A new era of worker malaise

The pandemic is reshaping the holiday shopping season

Zuckerberg to Axios on HBO: “Just wrong” to say Facebook driven by conservatives

At least 7 dead as scores of wildfires ravage Northwest

Biden to attend 9/11 museum ceremony

Behind the scenes of the U.S.-brokered Israel-Bahrain agreement

West Coast fires kill at least 31 as Oregon braces for “mass fatality event”

West Coast faces dense smoke and strong winds as fires rage

Dense smoke chokes West Coast as historic wildfires rage

Hurricane Sally lashes Gulf Coast: “Historic life-threatening flooding likely”

Hundreds rescued as deadly Tropical Depression Sally sweeps Gulf Coast

Scoop: How the Oracle-TikTok deal would work

Trump, McConnell to move fast to replace Ginsburg

The positions of key GOP senators on replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Wall Street: Recession is over

Texas and Louisiana face fresh flood threat from Tropical Storm Beta

Trump pushes to expand ban against anti-racism training to federal contractors

“Not Enough”: Protesters react to no murder charges in Breonna Taylor case

Trump risk rises for companies

Trump prepares to announce Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court replacement

Texas city declares disaster after brain-eating amoeba found in water supply

The childless vaccine

Kentucky attorney general to release Breonna Taylor jury deliberations

The first Trump v. Biden presidential debate was a hot mess

OCTOBER

Trump’s Debate cleanup

Trump tests positive for coronavirus

Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien has tested positive for COVID-19

Trump gives coronavirus update “I’m starting to feel good”

Walter Reed attending physician: Trump “put lives at risk” with drive-by

With Trump’s return, risks rise in the West Wing

Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until  after election

VP debate brings back normal politics

Europe’s coronavirus case counts just keep climbing

Lindsey Graham refuses to take COVID test for Senate debate in SC

Louisiana reels from storm Delta as Southeast faces tornado and flooding threat

What the White House outbreak says about the limits of testing

Georgia reports record turnout as early in-person voting begins

NASA astronaut takes off on final U.S. voyage on Russian rocket

European countries push to combat coronavirus second wave without lockdowns

America’s split screen

Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party on course to win New Zealand elections

Race and voting in America

China threatens to detain U.S. citizens if DOJ prosecutes scholars

The 2020 holiday season may just kill Main Street

Biden has huge cash advantage over Trump as Election Day Nears

U.S. officials: Iran and Russia aim to interfere in election

Finally, a real debate

Scoop: Trump’s post-election execution list

U.S.-brokered ceasefire collapses in Nagorno-Karabakh

Federal judge blocks DOJ from defending Trump in Carroll rape defamation case

Louisiana braces for 3rd hurricane in two months as Zeta closes in

Taiwan reaches a record 200 days with no local coronavirus cases

Technical glitch in Facebook’s ad tools creates political firestorm

Dunkin’ Brands agrees to $11B Inspire Brands sale

NOVEMBER

WH accuses Fauci of playing politics over bleak coronavirus assessment

The political limits of Biden’s climate agenda

Birx contradicts Trump in election eve memo urging coronavirus action

Live updates: Biden close to victory with wins in Michigan, Wisconsin

Live updates: Biden close to victory as margin narrows in Pennsylvania

Live updates: Biden takes the lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia

George W. Bush congratulates Biden on election victory

Scoop: Trump allies brace for 30-day legal war

Jon Ossoff: Dems can win Georgia Senate runoffs as a “team”

Texas becomes the first U.S. state to exceed 1 million coronavirus cases

Tropical Storm Eta brings more heavy rains and storm surge to Florida

Nuclear challenges from Russia, Iran and North Korea now fall to Biden

John Kelly: Trump’s delay in transitioning “hurts our national security” 

Race and education in America

SpaceX launches new crew of astronauts for NASA

Most powerful Atlantic hurricane of 2020 makes landfall in Nicaragua

Israel launches airstrikes on Iranian-linked sites in Syria

House Republicans call for Democrats to launch election investigations 

Joe Biden wins Georgia, AP projects

Biden aims to deflect fights over first cabinet picks

Trump campaign asks Georgia for another election recount

Republicans quietly plot to sink Biden nominees

Charles Koch is “screwed up”

Scoop: Trump tells confidants he plans to pardon Michael Flynn

Supreme Court backs religious groups on New York coronavirus restrictions

Food Banks feel the strain without holiday volunteers

Maximum pressure campaign escalates with Fakhrizadeh killing

Broncos and 49ers the latest NFL Teams impacted by coronavirus crisis

Rahm Emanuel floated for Transportation Secretary

DECEMBER

Scoop: FDA chief called to West Wing

Trump threatens to veto Defense spending bill over social media shield

Inhofe loudly sets Trump straight on defense bill

Top general: U.S. losing time to deter China

TikTok gets more time (again)

Trump tactics to fight election results go local

McCarthy says GOP leaders agree to $600 cash stimulus

Airbnb valued at $47 billion in IPO

Pentagon pick may need GOP rescue

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Deep dive on the gig economy

Vandals target historic Black churches during pro-Trump rallies in D.C.

U.S. surpasses 300,000 coronavirus deaths

Facebook lifts political ad ban for Georgia runoffs

Roku and AT&T reach agreement to distribute HBO Max

Trump’s judicial legacy will block Biden’s

FDA authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Giuliani asks DHS about seizing voting machines

CDC panel says adults over 75, essential workers should be next in line for vaccine

Biden receives COVID-19 vaccine on live television

Israel’s government collapses, with yet another election due in March

Trump pardons Paul Manafot, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner

Black Santa, Latino Jesus: How holiday icons are changing in 2020

Voice boomed before Music City explosion

Authorities investigating over 500 leads, tips after Nashville explosion

“Too many people are relying on this”: Lawmakers urge Trump to sign COVID relief bill

‘Trumptalk’ may outlast Trump

Louisville police move to fire 2 officers over Breonna Taylor shooting

Scoop: Trump admin declassifies unconfirmed intel on Chinese bounties

In pictures: The world rings in the new year amid a pandemic

News Source: Axios

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