“What the fuck are you doing?!” Trump lit into Netanyahu over the Lebanon bombing: “You're fucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this." @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...

Trump’s weaponization fund looks “dead for now” —but only after ✅ bipartisan congressional opposition ✅an adverse ruling from a federal judge ✅another federal judge launching an inquiry www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...

The Trump administration is bracing for the potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government as early as this summer, and has war-gamed new military response plans in case the island descends into chaos, U.S. officials tell Axios. www.axios.com/2026/05/28/t...

NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked Cuban Independence Day on Wednesday with a Spanish-language video message to the people of the island that blamed their "unimaginable hardships" on their communist leadership www.axios.com/2026/05/20/r...

Trump will attend the G7leaders' meeting in France in June to talk artificial intelligence, trade and crime-fighting The war in Iran, of course, will hang over the talks www.axios.com/2026/05/19/t...

Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, military vessels & possibly Key West, 90 miles north of Havana Exclusive on what the Trump Admin is thinking 👇 www.axios.com/2026/05/17/u...

As fuel runs out in Cuba, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Thursday in Havana with intelligence officials —and Raul Castro’s grandson, Raulito Castro (AKA “El Cangrejo”)— to emphasize it’s time for the regime to make a deal w/@BarakRavid & @DavidLawler10 www.axios.com/2026/05/14/c...

Rep. Thomas Massie’s ex, Cynthia West, accused him of offering her $5k to drop a wrongful termination claim against his ally, Rep. Spartz Massie campaign suggested West is lying There’s an Epstein Files tie here & a looming primary w/@kate_santaliz www.axios.com/2026/05/13/t...

Philip Caputo wrote a best-selling classic about Vietnam, shared a Pulitzer for uncovering Chicago’s voting fraud, was captured by militants in Lebanon & shot by others, covered wars in Afghanistan to Africa, hunted big game & caught bigger fish RIP dad www.facebook.com/share/p/1EwY...

Rubio announces new sanctions on Cuba’s military-industrial enterprise GAESA, its leader and a state-owned mining enterprise www.axios.com/2026/05/07/r...

The U.S. is using force in the Strait of Hormuz and diplomacy in New York at the UN in an effort to break Tehran's chokehold on the vital shipping lane. @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/05/04/s...

"He wants action": inside Trump's latest Hormuz gambit @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/05/04/t...

Pentagon: blockade costs Iran $4.8b www.axios.com/2026/05/01/u...

The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions & talks about having talks. Higher energy prices appear certain for months — and a hot war could break out at any moment w/@BarakRavid www.axios.com/2026/04/28/i...

FL's constitution bans partisan gerrymandering, so lawmakers don't release maps that highlight Republican red & Democrat blue districts But DeSantis did just that Monday He says FL's law violates the US constitution's 14A w/@apantazi & @ajlotz8 www.axios.com/2026/04/27/d...

Florida’s constitution bans lawmakers from intentionally creating congressional seats to give their party an advantage. But Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly has launched a three-tiered power play to evade the ban — and create more GOP-friendly seats — in November www.axios.com/2026/04/24/d...

🇮🇷🇺🇸💣Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy laid more mines in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the issue. Read the story by @barakravid.bsky.social and me on @axios www.axios.com/2026/04/23/i...

Did you hear that a mine-sweeper en route to the Strait of Hormuz got delayed because a monkey bit a sailor in Thailand? @demarest_colin & I checked it out & found out the sailor got scratched & medevacked —but the ship wasn’t delayed Details👇 www.axios.com/2026/04/23/u...

🌊 "Phelan didn't understand he wasn't the boss." "His job is to follow orders given, not follow the orders he thinks should be given." @axios, with Colin Demarest www.axios.com/2026/04/22/n...

Scoop: Trump set to reclassify marijuana soon w/@josephine_walkr www.axios.com/2026/04/22/t...

Scoop: Trump mulls extending waiver as new data shows it has eased U.S. oil shipments to lessen Iran War price shocks www.axios.com/2026/04/22/t...

At lunch April 12, DeSantis talked to Trump about an appointment or future job Trump told others DeSantis was “begging” to be Atty General; others say that’s unlikely but War Secretary or Supreme Court could be “dream jobs” after he’s termed out Scoop👇 www.axios.com/2026/04/21/d...

From the United Nations to the Sunday news shows, Ambassador Mike Waltz has emerged as a key player in advancing the White House's Iran war policy and message. www.axios.com/2026/04/21/m...

Trump declared Monday morning that an Iran peace deal would be signed "today" in Islamabad & Vance was on his way. But Vance was actually still in DC, waiting for a signal from Tehran before leaving — a sign of the ceasefire's deep uncertainty www.axios.com/2026/04/20/t...

Scoop: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a meeting with Anthropic's Amodei to figure out how to plot a way forward as the AI company is locked in a battle w/the admini @m_ccuri @DavidLawler10 & I www.axios.com/2026/04/17/a...

🚨🇺🇸🇨🇺Scoop: U.S. State Dept officials met last Friday in Havana with their Cuban counterparts —including Raulito “El Cangrejo” Castro, the grandson of Raul Castro Here’s what we know about the historic meeting👇 www.axios.com/2026/04/17/c...

Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran as peace talks progress Whether Iran takes the offer is another matter. We might find out in Islamabad this weekend @BarakRavid w/an assist from me www.axios.com/2026/04/17/i...

Before Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte Two sources say Pulte shared the meme w/POTUS. Another says that’s false. He refused to comment www.axios.com/2026/04/15/t...

Peace talks are inching along between the U.S. & Iran, but why is the Trump Admin so confident a deal will happen? “Iran has no money. They're broke. We know it. And they know we know it," a US official told @barakravid.bsky.social & me www.axios.com/2026/04/15/i...

Scoop: The Trump Admin eased sanctions on Venezuela's state-run financial system Tuesday to try to boost the country's economy amid protests by public workers demanding higher pay. VZ’s acting prez, Delcy Rodriguez, called for the relief Monday www.axios.com/2026/04/14/v...

President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone www.axios.com/2026/04/10/t...

It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.

How the ayatollah and Trump got to a ceasefire via @barakravid.bsky.social & Dave Lawler (w/me tagging along) www.axios.com/2026/04/08/e...

Glimmers of hope for a deal with Iran —but it’s a long shot. And there’s always a chance of a delay… via @barakravid.bsky.social & me www.axios.com/2026/04/07/i...

"What do you think of Infrastructure Day?" Trump is asking advisers and confidants as he gets ready to escalate the bombing campaign in Iran to include power plants, bridges and some industrial facilities Via @barakravid.bsky.social & me www.axios.com/2026/04/07/t...

Trump's threat to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages" showed how much he's willing to escalate amid efforts to strike a deal to end the war But he sounded cool to the idea of seizing nuclear material in the meantime @DavidLawler10 & i www.axios.com/2026/04/02/t...

Trump isn't just befuddling foreign leaders and financial markets with his mixed signals on Iran. Advisers are just as uncertain. @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/04/01/t...

Vance’s Persian puzzle: making peace with Iran in a war he was skeptical about @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/03/27/v...

They'll get mowed down:” Trump rebuffed Netanyahu idea to call for Iran uprising. @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/03/25/t...

🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran suspects Trump's peace talk push is another trick. The U.S. made clear to the Iranians that Trump is serious and floated Vice President Vance's possible involvement in the talks as proof. @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/03/25/i...

International intrigue. An assassination plot. Millions of secret dollars. Code names. Secret meetings. Venezuela's shadowy dealings in the first Trump admin were laid bare by Rubio when he testified Tuesday against his longtime friend, David Rivera. www.axios.com/2026/03/25/r...

The Iran War is raging. Venezuela needs managing. A Cuba takeover is in the offing Where’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio? Testifying for the prosecution against his old close friend & adviser David Rivera, a former congressman Welcome to Miami www.axios.com/2026/03/24/r...

From “wordsmithing” Iran’s demand for reparations to U.S. insistence on missile limits, Trump’s Admin plans for potential peace talks There are no direct talks at this time, just messages relayed through 3rd parties Behind the scenes with @barakravid.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/03/21/t...

The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz No decision has been made Meantime, a steady bombing & strafing campaign is softening up Iran’s coast @BarakRavid & I www.axios.com/2026/03/20/i...

Israel. Iran. Joe Kent. Tucker Carlson. The FBI. Charlie Kirk www.axios.com/2026/03/19/j...

NEWS: James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging "grand conspiracy" case against those who had investigated & prosecuted Trump from 2017-2024, @axios sources say More than 130 subpoenas have been issued by the Southern District of FL www.axios.com/2026/03/19/c...

The U.S. & Israel have been closely aligned in their execution of the Iran war But the countries’ interests could diverge on how and when the war ends & there’s a nagging U.S. concern that Israel “doesn’t hate the chaos” in the war @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/03/18/i...

Trump is working to assemble a coalition of countries to reopen the Hormuz Strait —but if it remains closed, chances increase for a Kharg Island invasion to choke Iran’s life’s blood @barakravid.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/03/16/t...

“The Iranians fucking around with the Strait makes him more dug in,” www.axios.com/2026/03/12/t...

SCOOP: In August, Ukraine tried to sell battle-proven tech for downing Iranian drones — & made a PowerPoint showing how it could protect US & its allies in a war But the Trump adm dismissed it until now @barakravid.bsky.social @demarest-colin.bsky.social & I www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...