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Iranian diplomats "kicked out" of U.S. after ignoring order to leave axios.com/2026/10/03/iran-un…

Iranian diplomats "kicked out" of U.S. after ignoring order to leave

It's another sign of tension as the likelihood of renewed combat rises.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent to @mikeallen on his relationship with @elonmusk after a legendary White House shouting match last year: "I am a huge Elon fan...He is amazing."
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🇨🇳 Treasury Secretary Bessent tells @mikeallen on The Axios Show that China's AI models "do industrial distillation, which is a nice word for stealing from the U.S. models." "One of their very powerful models is Kimi. Kimi thinks she is Claude. Kimi will tell you she is Claude."
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OpenAI's Altman: Ascribing religion to models a "safety issue" axios.com/2026/10/03/openai-…

OpenAI's Altman: Ascribing religion to models a "safety issue"

In recent days spirituality has become a key part of the AI safety debate.

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♠️ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to The Axios Show on managing the economy through the Iran war: "You've gotta deal with what you're dealt."
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U.S. to propose emergency AI notification system with China axios.com/2026/10/03/china-a…

U.S. to propose emergency AI notification system with China

The U.S. and China are racing to build the world's most powerful AI systems, and facing shared risks.

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Rogue AI agents expose internet's frail foundation axios.com/2026/10/03/rogue-a…

Rogue AI agents expose internet's frail foundation

AI agents don't need to invent new ways to hack the internet.

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Watch the extended Scott Bessent interview on "The Axios Show" axios.com/2026/10/03/scott-b…

Watch the extended Scott Bessent interview on "The Axios Show"

Bessent spoke with Axios' Mike Allen from the U.S. Treasury building.

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🚑 On a new episode of THE AXIOS SHOW, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent tells @mikeallen that "sometimes I feel like an emergency room doctor...the American people were backed over by the inflation Mack truck."
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Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare axios.com/2026/10/03/trump-m…

Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare

More than 20 million people will get direct deposits early this month to help pay Part B benefits.

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💵 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins @mikeallen on a new episode of THE AXIOS SHOW. In a wide-ranging conversation, they cover: • Frustration with AI leaders' warnings • Americans' rising cost of living • Telling the market "I am the house" • His relationship with Elon
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Scoop: Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen axios.com/2026/10/03/trumps-…

Scoop: Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen

The last time a meeting of this sort occurred, Israel went to war against Iran days later.

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Saudis plan major offensive against the Houthis, but U.S. won't join for now axios.com/2026/10/02/saudis-…

Saudis plan major offensive against the Houthis, but U.S. won't join for now

The Trump administration does not want to get pulled into a second front in the Middle East.

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Trump talks 2028, midterms and media woes at Murdoch dinner axios.com/2026/10/02/trump-m…

Trump talks 2028, midterms and media woes at Murdoch dinner

The group discussed the Iran war, Venezuela, Cuba, immigration, tariffs, as well as the midterms and potential 2028 presidential candidates.

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Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge axios.com/2026/10/02/judge-b…

Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge

The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage.

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New: Trump talks 2028, midterms and media woes at Murdoch dinner — Asked about WSJ subscription biz — He said it was too soon to make a decision around who he would support in 2028 @axios axios.com/2026/10/02/trump-m…

Trump talks 2028, midterms and media woes at Murdoch dinner

The group discussed the Iran war, Venezuela, Cuba, immigration, tariffs, as well as the midterms and potential 2028 presidential candidates.

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Christa Pike survived lethal injection. Here's how your state carries out executions. axios.com/2026/10/02/christa…

Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

Lethal injections are used in all death penalty states.

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DOJ says it won't reopen probe into Fed's Powell axios.com/2026/10/02/fed-pow…

DOJ says it won't reopen probe into Fed's Powell

"We're not reopening a criminal investigation," Attorney General Todd Blanche tells Bloomberg.

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Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push axios.com/2026/10/02/army-au…

Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push

"This is about combat readiness to destroy the enemy and ensure our Army never enters a fair fight."

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Change(.)org leans into AI with $100 million investment axios.com/2026/10/02/changeo…

Change.org leans into AI with $100 million investment

The nonprofit believes new tech could empower civic engagement.

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