Rishi Sunak is facing questions after it emerged his wife is a shareholder in a childcare agency that will directly benefit from policies announced in the Budget. Akshata Murty, the fashion-designer daughter of a billionaire, was listed as a shareholder in Koru Kids as recently as 6 March 2023 and has been since March 2021, according to Companies House. The […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is calling for the creation of a joint tribunal in which Ukraine and international allies would try Russian leaders for crimes of aggression, but some human rights lawyers worry the plan has a fatal flaw: It might shield President Vladimir V. Putin from prosecution. Beth Van Schaack, the State Department’s ambassador at large for global […]

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios A July 2021 message from U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan warning that Kabul could collapse if American troops withdrew is the focus of a fight between House Republicans who want a copy of the message — and the State Department, which doesn't want to give it up. Why it matters: The flap over the cable message pits Republicans' […]

Illegal migrants could be housed on barges in a bid to slash the bill from putting people in hotels. The hotel cost reached £3.5billion last year, figures have revealed. Arrivals into the country will stay in stationary vessels with basic beds, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is set to announce today. Barges are commonly used in offshore construction and the oil […]

The suspected shooter who killed six people at a Nashville school on Monday is believed to have bought seven guns legally, including three used in the attack. The big picture: From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters purchased at least some of the weapons used in the shootings legally, per data compiled by the National Institute of Justice, a […]

A small vigil set up across the street from a Tops grocery store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, where a heavily armed 18-year-old white man entered the store in a predominantly Black neighborhood and shot 13 people, killing 10, on May 14. Photo: Matt Burkhartt for The Washington Post via Getty Images A retired police officer, grocery store employees and […]

A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial for victims outside the Covenant School building on March 28. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The Metro Nashville Police Department on Monday released the names of the six victims, including three children, killed in a school shooting earlier that day. The big picture: The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, […]

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About one in three Americans prefers strong unelected leaders to weak elected leaders and says presidents should be able to remove judges over their decisions, according to the latest findings from our Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index. Why it matters: The findings from this poll shatter the myth that Americans overwhelmingly agree on a common set of democratic values around checks […]

Map, Source: White House The head of Building Back Together, a "dark money" group designed to highlight President Biden’s accomplishments, is leaving the organization, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The departure of executive director Danielle Melfi signals a new mission for the nonprofit organization — which accepts unlimited contributions from anonymous donors — as President Biden prepares to announce […]