What does the US election look like - from the outside and the inside?

I had a great conversation with my friend Michael Steele on the latest episode of his podcast.

Take a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4rYYR2…

'Ms. Lake herself had praised the 160-year-old ban during her 2022 run for governor, calling it a “great law,” 'via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/…

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This is a big challenge for Biden team - undecided voters say they prefer Trump on economy and high food prices are a major reason. But they also want interest rates down. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/live/2024/04/1…

I can confirm that Kharkiv is very much teeming with activity. The cafes are full, restaurants buzzing. But attacks on electrical plants & nightly drones are taking a toll. Air defense is needed ASAP. My favorite cafe now has “Gen” next to menu items it can cook on the generator.

.SBA Pro-Life America president Marjorie Dannenfelser: “We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position.” Her full reaction 👇

It's one of the most successful influence campaigns of all time. And it wasn't even particularly secret.

Remember the French bed-bug scare last Autumn? Senior French officials tell me a concerted Russian on-line bot campaign “massively amplified” the issue - one prominent example of Russia's disinformation campaign against France...

Fabulous 😂

What is your opinion of Emmanuel Macron?
Positive:
🇷🇴 57%
🇬🇷 55%
🇩🇪 53%
🇩🇰 52%
🇳🇱 50%
🇫🇷 ............28%

Yes please. Such a smart country! Japan’s answer to seasonal allergies: A subsidized tropical escape washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

Israel and the US's relationship is 'in a bad state', according to the BBC's Katty Kay

Listen to analysis on the latest #Americast

Is America about to fundamentally change its relationship with Israel?

I joined BBC's Americast podcast to talk about the White House at a tipping point.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4PFxdV…

In France it's common to hear that our working less has taught/forced us to be more effective workers and I thought this was just nationalistic cope until I worked internationally and discovered that it is just 100% true. French workers are binary; they are not always 'on' but…

NEW for POLITICO Magazine: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Doom Biden With Latinos in Nevada and Arizona

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I am extremely excited and thankful for this acknowledgment. This award is also thanks to the work of my great editors at Axios who supported me and made my stories better. I want to thank you - my readers and followers. I hope my reporting helped you know more and understand…

Food is still super expensive here. Everyone talks about it. Gas prices are largely down but this is why Americans still don't feel good about the economy....From beef to mayo, consumers continue to spend more to buy less. wsj.com/business/retai… via The Wall Street Journal

Biden administration rule makes firing federal workers harder as Trump promises 'deep state' revamp trib.al/wW5np93

Kamala Harris to make fourth trip to North Carolina of the year on April 4 | Click on the image to read the full story wxii12.com/article/north-…

The murder of seven heroic World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza should be a bright red line. Israel has the right to defend itself against barbaric acts of terrorism, not to indiscriminately kill innocents or valiant men and women who are working to save them from starvation.