Paths to power and winning elections inside the GOP are changing rapidly and radically, spawning a new generation of kingmakers while diminishing the clout of many who lorded over the party for years. Why it matters: Fourteen of the Republican Party’s top consultants and operatives across the country spoke in

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Schools and universities are marking Black History Month starting today, but this is the first time it will be celebrated under new restrictions on diversity education imposed by some states. Why it matters: The constraints — under the guise of banning the teaching of critical race theory — limit what

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Sunday endorsed the re-election campaign of his Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Why it matters: Murkowski is one of seven Republicans who voted to convict former President Trump in his second impeachment trial, leading Trump to lambast her as “disloyal” and

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At the moment the late Sen. John McCain green-lit Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate in 2008, he told top advisers: “F— it. Let’s do it.” The intrigue: McCain balled up a fist and shook it as if rolling dice, N.Y. Times political reporter Jeremy W. Peters reveals in

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Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, said on Sunday that “many bad advisors” made former President Donald Trump believe Pence could have overturned the results of the 2020 election. What they’re saying: “I think unfortunately, the President had many bad advisors who were basically snake oil

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday called the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection a “complete partisan scam.” Why it matters: Rubio’s comments are in line with the Republican National Committee, which this week voted to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for

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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Friday that the state’s GOP-led redistricting maps are unconstitutional and “unlawful partisan gerrymanders.” Why it matters: After North Carolina gained a 14th congressional seat post-2020 Census, Republicans drew up a plan that would have left Republicans with as many as 11 seats compared

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A Virginia judge on Friday temporarily barred enforcement of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) executive order making masks optional in schools. Why it matters: Seven school boards have sued Youngkin over the order, calling it a violation of Virginia’s constitution, which leaves school supervision up to the boards, and a state

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Nearly 70 years since Brown vs. Board of Education ended racial segregation in schools, most Black history lessons taught across America are insufficient and under attack, several presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities tell Axios. Why it matters: There’s been a renewed and fierce debate around the role of

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Reports of hate crimes skyrocketed in 2021 in more than a dozen of America’s largest cities, with a record number of Asian Americans saying they were targeted, according to a preliminary analysis of the data. Why it matters: The unpublished study by the Center for the Study of Hate and

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