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Referee Danny Makkelie shows a yellow card during the match between the U.S. and Paraguay at the World Cup last month. (The U.S. won 4-1.) Photo: Alex Livesey; FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

5 big things

1.Jobs report gives labor market a yellow card

  • Courtenay Brown
The Supreme Court hands Trump — and itself — more power
2.The Supreme Court hands Trump — and itself — more power
The revolt against U.S. AI labs
3.The revolt against U.S. AI labs
Trump puts allies on notice: AI power comes first
4.Trump puts allies on notice: AI power comes first
July 4 gas prices will be the highest since 2022
5.July 4 gas prices will be the highest since 2022
    • Amy Harder
    8 hours ago
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    Energy & Climate
    Polis defends data centers as Colorado juggles energy demands
    Two panelists on a colorful geometric stage at the "Aspen Ideas Festival": a woman in white with a scarf on the left, a man in a blazer and glasses on the right, audience visible in foreground.

    Axios' Amy Harder interviews Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 27. Photo: Nick Tininenko/Aspen Ideas Festival

    ASPEN, Colo. — Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, defended data centers, touted oil and gas rules and bemoaned climate change in a recent interview in this mountain town.

    Why it matters: Colorado has long been a microcosm of the nation's debates on energy, AI and the effects of a warming planet.

    Go deeper (3 min. read)
    • Madison Mills,
    • Ina Fried
    20 hours ago
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    Technology
    Anthropic's Fable 5 is back online
    Illustration of a robot arm flexing

    Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images

    Anthropic's Fable 5 model came back online for users on Wednesday, after the Trump administration lifted an export control late Tuesday.

    Why it matters: It's the most powerful publicly available AI tool — so capable that the U.S. government decided Anthropic had to add further safety measures in order to make it broadly available.

    Go deeper (1 min. read)
    • Josephine Walker,
    • Avery Lotz
    20 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    John Brennan sues to preserve probe records
    John Brennan, Former CIA Director; NBC News Senior National Security and Intelligence Analyst, and moderator Chuck Todd appear on "Meet the Press" in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

    Former CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Photo: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images.

    Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Tuesday, seeking a court order requiring officials to preserve records related to investigations into him.

    Why it matters: If Brennan is later charged, preserved records could be central to any claim that the prosecution amounted to unconstitutional political retaliation.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)

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