The most popular YouTube channel in the world gets more than 250 million views a video — and loses money. For Businessweek, I spoke to MrBeast about his plans to turn his huge audience into a diversified media conglomerate. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Scoop: Pentagon restricts speaking engagements alongside media crackdown w Colin Demarest More on Axios: axios.com/2025/09/22/pen…

I don’t think Mina Kimes gets enough credit for how good she is at her job. One of the best in the business.

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Al Gore offered Amy Harder and me some quick takes on several #energy and #climate tech areas in a recent interview (see the image with this post). 1/2

Jim VandeHei joined Morning Joe to discuss his column on Trump's unprecedented presidency and Kimmel's return. 📺: Morning Joe | Jim VandeHei | Axios

A U.N. official said the UN understands that someone from the president’s party who ran ahead of him inadvertently triggered the stop mechanism on the escalator. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the White House was operating the teleprompter for Trump.

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The Justice Department's criminal probe of ex-spy chief John Brennan hit a big roadblock after Tulsi Gabbard withdrew the security clearances of potential witnesses who could have testified against him, Marc Caputo reports axios.com/2025/09/24/tul…

The prosecution of former CIA chief John Brennan in what Trump calls the “Russia hoax” became much more challenging after many of the potential witnesses in the case had their security clearances yanked by ODNI last month —without adequately informing DOJ axios.com/2025/09/24/tul…

President Trump reacts to Kimmel being back on the air, says “I think we’re going to test ABC out on this. Let’s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”

👀 "Tulsi is the right person for the job with the wrong team," a senior administration official said. "They've treated this like a PR operation to get on Fox, and not a serious intel reform process envisioned by the president."

The U.S. helped Argentina, then Argentine farmers made a deal with China Mady Mills & I axios.com/2025/09/24/tru…

Sara Fischer joined Anderson Cooper's panel to discuss Kimmel's return. 📺: Anderson Cooper 360° | Sara Fischer | Axios

Ben Carson is joining USDA as an adviser on nutrition/MAHA issues The former HUD secretary will be USDA’s “chief spokesperson” for nutrition, health and housing, per an announcement POLITICO obtained politico.com/news/2025/09/2…

🚨White House envoy Steve Witkoff said at the Concordia conference in New York on Wednesday that Trump presented regional leaders with a "21-point plan for peace in the Middle East." 🚨"We’re hopeful - and I might say even confident - that in the coming days we’ll be able to

DHS faces backlash from Theo Von and Pokémon over social media posts splicing footage of ICE arrests with Pokémon scenes and music trib.al/hWSC6R9

Scoop: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich plans to leave at the end of the month, per Alex Isenstadt. axios.com/2025/09/24/top…

Today is my first day at Axios (!!!), where I’m covering Democrats — in the wilderness, the 2026 midterms, and the 2028 presidential race. Please send me all your tips and add me to your press lists at [email protected].

Can’t wait to watch Holly Otterbein + Alex Thompson