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🚨 OUT TODAY: One of the most infamous journalist assassinations in U.S. history, revisited. Axios’@jeremyduda's Murder in the Fourth Estate unpacks the 1976 car bombing of Don Bolles -- and the tangled investigation that followed. Order here: amazon.com/Murder-Fourth-…

Nathan Bomey joined CBS News to break down potential ripple effects of Spirit Airlines’ closure, including impacts on fares, competition, and what it means for travelers. 📺: @CBSNews | @NathanBomey | @axios

"It is clear that the path right now is towards an escalation that could undermine the ceasefire and lead to the resumption of the war." Barak Ravid with @Boris_Sanchez on the risk of a US-Iran conflict reigniting amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. 📺: @NewsCentralCNN | @BarakRavid | @axios

🚨: Today is my first day as Axios’ Fort Lauderdale & Hollywood reporter, covering Broward County. Send tips/story ideas to naomi.feinstein@axios.com (DMs open). Excited to join the Axios Local team! @axios @AxiosComms

Chicago reporter Monica Eng joined @ndblumberg's panel to discuss the SAFE-T Act debate and Mayor Johnson nominating a new inspector general. 📺: @wttw | @monicaeng | @axios news.wttw.com/2026/05/01/wee…

Alex Thompson joined @JohnBerman to discuss Trump's approval ratings and Tucker Carlson's comments on JD Vance. 📺: @NewsCentralCNN | @AlexThomp | @axios

WATCH: @JohnBerman reads @hollyotterbein and @AlexThomp's scoop to @CongBoyle on Gov. Shapiro secretly helping a GOP state treasurer’s 2024 reelection bid after the Democrat in the race knocked him as a potential VP pick.

Sara Fischer joined @AudieCornish's panel to discuss Trump's approval ratings, Iran’s conflicting reports testing faith in US media and official narratives, and the Met Gala. 📺: @CNNThisMorning | @sarafischer | @axios

ICYMI: Nathan Bomey joined @LindseyReiser to discuss Spirit Airlines going out of business. 📺: @CBSNews | @NathanBomey | @axios

The 2028 presidential pre-primary already started — most political media isn't paying attention yet. Candidates are in the early states, testing messages and building relationships. @HollyOtterbein at @Axios is one of the only reporters following it. 🎧 youtu.be/-0UmlMPSlDo

Scoop w/ @hollyotterbein Josh Shapiro secretly helped the Republican state treasurer's 2024 bid after their Dem opponent criticized Shapiro as a potential VP pick, close Shapiro ally Bob Brooks said. Brooks said he misspoke. We have the audio: axios.com/2026/05/03/jos…

Axios reporting from @BarakRavid has been all over cable news this weekend:

👏 Watch @Hadas_Gold share Axios reporting as she discusses White House's relationship with Anthropic:

CNN's @kaitlancollins and John Bolton talked about exclusive Axios reporting from @MarcACaputo about the cost of the Iran war 📺 @TheSourceCNN | @axios

An Iranian military official says further conflict is "possible" after Trump rejected the latest peace proposal. 📺 @BarakRavid spoke to @jessicadean on CNN about his latest reporting on the war:

@hollyotterbein @AxiosComms And "AI data centers are the new fracking." Democratic governors who once courted them with tax credits are now talking about them in a more measured way. Worth watching as 2028 candidates try to thread that needle. Full ep: youtube.com/watch?v=-0UmlM… 🎧

The 2028 Democratic pre-primary has already started. Candidates are traveling to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina right now. Most of the media isn't covering it — @HollyOtterbein @axiosComms is. Here's what she told me. 🧵

Kamala Harris is the most underestimated 2028 candidate — and @HollyOtterbein says a lot of DC Democrats are deliberately looking the other way. She's leading among Black Democratic voters in early polls by a wide margin. That's not nothing. Full ep 🎧 youtu.be/-0UmlMPSlDo

"I think the main issue Trump wanted to see… was a willingness to make concessions on the nuclear program. It was not there." Barak Ravid with @jaketapper on why Trump was "not satisfied" with Iran’s amended proposal. 📺: @TheLeadCNN | @BarakRavid | @axios

Barak Ravid joined @Boris_Sanchez to break down Iran's proposal. 📺: @NewsCentralCNN | @BarakRavid | @axios

New podcast is out. I talked with @HollyOtterbein at @Axios — one of the sharpest reporters covering Democratic politics right now. We went behind the headlines on the 2028 party fault lines, Kamala Harris and the AI story nobody is writing yet. 🎧 youtu.be/Cb0yfyUsg4g