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New: SDF commander Gen. Mazloum speaks with Axios after 4 days of Turkish strikes.
-Turkey is preparing a ground offensive, but stronger US pressure could stop it, he argues.
-Says Biden has a "moral duty" to do more after Kurdish efforts against ISIS.
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The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of mass migration from Haiti by expanding a migrant center on Guantanamo Bay and looking into the Bahamas or Turks and Caicos for temporary holding sites, Axios has learned axios.com/2022/11/17/biden-h…
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New: Conservatives aren’t the only ones looking to leverage the potential narrow GOP majority.
Moderate Republican Governance Group spox says they “will be a big power broker.”
Main Street Partnership is "negotiating with leadership for some positions.”
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Overlooked amid frantic punditry about the "red ripple" in Congress: Democrats quietly won and defended majorities in state legislatures across the country, weakening GOP power on issues at the heart of the national political debate (w/ @alexi)
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🚨Over 18 years, three U.S. administrations told the public the U.S. was making steady progress in Afghanistan, despite knowing the war effort was failing, according to new reporting from the @washingtonpost.
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3 weeks into his premiership, Boris Johnson appears hell-bent on fulfilling the promise that paved his path to Downing Street: delivering Brexit on Oct. 31, "do or die."
Parliament, which returns from recess on Sept. 3, is plotting ways to stop him. axios.com/boris-johnson-no-d…
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My 5 takeaways so far from the European elections, with results still flowing in.
1. Record turnout
2. Europe's political center continues to crumble
3. A Green wave (of sorts)
4. Nationalists sputter
5. A mixed bag in France axios.com/european-elections…
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With Bashir's removal, 3 of the world's 13 longest-serving leaders are out in the space of 3 weeks. One by choice, two very much not.
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Heading into Hanoi summit, senior admin. official says “I don’t know if North Korea has made the decision yet to denuclearize," and there's still no shared definition of denuclearization.
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In a special edition of Axios World: Europe, beyond Brexit
-Rise of China —> fear of becoming bit players in global economy
-Trump factor —> insecurity, EU Army?
-EU elections —> massive political divides exposed
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If we do see a coup in Venezuela, it'd be a major anomaly. Great interactive from @ccanipe on how coups are becoming a thing of the past axios.com/coups-are-becoming…
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We spent a week at Davos asking an uncomfortable question: Is capitalism broken, and can we fix it before it's too late? Oddly, we didn't get invited to many parties. Video by the brilliant @elisinkus and @JimmyShelton
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Tonight's Axios World
1. Mattis gives up on Trump
2. Big @BarakRavid Russia-Israel-Syria scoop
3. Don't take your eyes off Ukraine
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We worry a lot about US-China and US-Russia. But what about the third leg in that great power triangle? A look at the warming China-Russia relationship, with @AlexGabuev axios.com/china-russia-relat…
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NEW: Theresa May has delayed a key vote on her Brexit deal out of fear of a huge, potentially government-toppling defeat, according to multiple media outlets. axios.com/brexit-deal-vote-d…
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Arron Banks, who bankrolled the Brexit campaign for Leave.EU, has been referred for criminal investigation for concealing the source of about $10.3 million in funding. axios.com/aaron-banks-brexit…
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In an expected but unprecedented step, the European Commission has rejected the budget proposal put forth by Italy — already one of the most Euroskeptic countries in the EU. axios.com/european-commissio…
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Reporting from recent Trump/Macron meeting, from the great @BarakRavid. Trump said he's done a lot for Netanyahu and isn't afraid to pressure him to back his peace plan
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We discussed the key angles and remaining questions on Khashoggi, MBS and what Trump's going to do about it all. Check it out
🎧Today's Axios Pro Rata podcast is up, focused on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi. Listen:
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