Alex Thompson
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national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of #1 NYT bestseller “Original Sin.”
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
Thanks to everyone for reading the book and putting up with my shameless promotion. Original Sin by me and @jaketapper is an NYT bestseller: #1
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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME CHRISTIANITY: Why America’s Christian Leaders are Failing—and What We Can Do About It! Frank Turek: “Brilliant.” Alisa Childers: “Jam-packed with really practical advice… Pick up the book.” Eric Metaxas: “Every thinking Christian has an obligation to read.”
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NYT: in 2017, Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. In 2025, Trump has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 p.m. The number of Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 %. In 2017, Trump held 1,688 official events
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President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
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Kenyan McDuffie is 100% running for D.C. mayor, those close to him say, now that Mayor Muriel Bowser won't seek re-election. A mayoral race is shaping up between McDuffie, more of a business-friendly candidate, vs. Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist.
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🚨SCOOP: President Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last week got tense when they discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel. @MarcACaputo and I report for @axios
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With the war in Gaza over, Trump had hoped for a breakthrough toward Saudi-Israeli normalization.
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In Sunday's @semafor media newsletter , we reported that Trump personally lobbied the Ellisons to make Rush Hour 4. Today, @MattBelloni and others are reporting that the movie is now happening, and that Paramount will distribute it on behalf of Warner Bros...
🟡 SCOOP: Donald Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise, @maxwelltani reports. A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that the president has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's
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Beshear also endorsing Janet Mills today:
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: "What Democrats can do to win in the areas that have been slipping away is to start talking like normal human beings again."
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I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
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Pete and Newsom leading the way-too-early polling in NH.
New @SaintAnselmPoll tonight shows @PeteButtigieg & @GavinNewsom holding strong atop the potential field of #FITN 2028 Democrats #NHPolitics #WMUR
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🤞 🤞🤞oh please, oh please…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s dream wedding venue revealed as planning gets underway: report https://t.co/3MtSS1gs28
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FULL Mark Kelly statement: “If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than
The Pentagon says it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly after receiving "serious allegations of misconduct." Kelly is a retired Navy vet. He clashed with the president last week over Dems' call for troops to disobey unlawful orders
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Whitmer hasn't done as much 2028 campaign activity as others, but she has traveled to New Jersey, Virginia, Florida and Wisconsin. She also bolstered her foreign policy credentials with trips to Japan, Singapore, the UAE, Bahrain, Australia, the U.K., and Ireland. A Whitmer
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Go inside the biggest stories shaping the Democrats' quest to win back power and the forces shaping 2028. With Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein.
Outstanding Axios 2028 email tonight from @hollyotterbein & @AlexThomp on how next prez race is already developing - worth subscribing & reading whole thing Also found frm RI Gov & Biden Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s comments on tariffs are quite interesting too 👀
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Subscribe to Axios 2028 here to get these updates every Sunday night. https://t.co/Ye8GzlmW3c
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Go inside the biggest stories shaping the Democrats' quest to win back power and the forces shaping 2028. With Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein.
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What’s happened in the 2028 invisible primary this week: Pritzker’s LG says recent Newsom veto “fails women.” Jack White says Harris is “so cool” and TN state rep. calls her “auntie.” Beshear to NV Rahm on Israel Shapiro-Clyburn meeting W/ @hollyotterbein
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Subscribe to Axios 2028 below for this newsletter every Sunday night. https://t.co/Ye8GzlmW3c
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Go inside the biggest stories shaping the Democrats' quest to win back power and the forces shaping 2028. With Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein.
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.@hollyotterbein scoops: Jamie Raskin and pollster Celinda Lake met with DNC chair Ken Martin to push ranked choice voting for the 2028 primaries—similar to what they had in NYC this year that Mamdani and Lander used. https://t.co/BopEdFgyVN
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It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
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Subscribe to Axios 2028 below for this newsletter every Sunday night. https://t.co/Ye8GzlmW3c
axios.com
Go inside the biggest stories shaping the Democrats' quest to win back power and the forces shaping 2028. With Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein.
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A common theme in tonight’s newsletter: Some 2028 Dems’ teams and allies are starting to throw jabs at Newsom 👀 https://t.co/o4wF8WwNt1
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Whitmer, who many Democrats have seen as a top-tier presidential candidate, appears to have done little to raise her national profile since last spring.
But: Whitmer's pollster John Anzalone says: "Gavin Newsom is gonna be no further ahead come January 2027 than anyone else because he put out videos in 2025 that got clicks.” He adds: “If you decide that your priority is running for president, you lose sight of both your elected
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There also has been frustration about Future Forward being secretive — including how much its leaders are paid. an adviser to FF said its sr. leadership has worked w/ 25 of the top advertising agencies in Dem politics and included people from every pres campaign since 2012.
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