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5 big things

1.May's blowout report shows a boom-like new jobs pace

  • Courtenay Brown
Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana
2.Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana
Medical innovation's big moment
3.Medical innovation's big moment
Hunter Biden charms his trolls
4.Hunter Biden charms his trolls
Job market booms with 172,000 May jobs, unemployment steady
5.Job market booms with 172,000 May jobs, unemployment steady
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    6 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Senate advances ICE funding through Trump's second term
    This is John Thune

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Senate Republicans advanced ICE and Border Patrol funding through the end of President Trump's second term, after beating back multiple amendments targeting his priorities during an 18-hour "vote-a-rama."

    Why it matters: The party-line vote had been deeply in doubt over the past weeks, as senators revolted against the "anti-weaponization fund" and spending requests for the president's White House renovations.

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    • Alex Isenstadt
    7 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    China fueling U.S. data center resistance, AI groups claim
    Illustration of a megaphone with the flag of the People's Republic of China on the side and binary code in the background

    Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images

    The AI industry, battling concerns about its impact on jobs and energy costs, is accusing China-linked actors of using social media to fan opposition to the data centers powering America's AI boom.

    Why it matters: As the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, resistance to data centers is threatening the industry's massive buildout plans here — and AI leaders believe foreign actors are stoking the backlash.

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    • Maria Curi
    7 hours ago
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    Technology
    Meet the official quietly leading Trump's science and tech push
    A person with glasses gesticulates with their hands while speaking

    Darío Gil on April 17. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Energy Department undersecretary Darío Gil is taking a long-term view of science and technology.

    Why it matters: While President Trump's second term has been marked by high-drama fights over AI policy, Gil's been working behind the scenes to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in science and tech.

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