Jake Wilkins
@JakeWilkns
Director of editorial communications @Axios. @GSPMgwu alum. OR born. Fan of: @packers, @caitlinclark22, and @laurennfrench. Inbox zero. Returns calls w/ texts.
News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.
GOP Rep. Warren Davidson says AG Pam Bondi should testify to “please explain” re Epstein files. "We were led to believe there were going to be some prosecutions. If we’re going to prosecute, we assume there’s going to be convictions, and I think that’s really the disconnect.”
@JimVandeHei: Why clear-eyed journalism matters axios.com/2024/11/23/jim…
Thune stuck between Trump's demands, members' recess plans axios.com/2025/07/21/joh…
I want you to put the word out there that we back up
Marc Caputo joined Morning Joe to discuss his and @BarakRavid's reporting on Trump's team slamming Netanyahu over Syria strikes, calling him “a madman." 📺: @Morning_Joe | @MarcACaputo | @axios
Epstein headlines aren’t going away. Sara Fischer joined @EricaRHill to talk about that, Harvard’s funding freeze, and Trump urging the Commanders to change their name back. 📺: @CNNThisMorning | @sarafischer | @axios
"If consumers actually start to adopt stablecoins, ... it could be really good for small businesses," Axios crypto reporter Brady Dale says. "Stablecoins give them a way to have a digital version of actual cash."
Another top Hegseth adviser is out, at least the sixth senior-level staff to leave the Pentagon in recent months. trib.al/uDEWdne
This was not preordained! axios.com/2022/01/10/tru…
Trump endorses Sen. Mike Rounds, who voted for the rescissions package last week after balking initially at broadcasting cuts. He said he got reassurances on emergency alert funding from Trump admin
White House confirms Trump objected to Israeli strikes in Syria. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/07/21/tru…
Axios reported Sunday "Israel's decision to bomb Syrian tanks and government buildings last week alarmed senior U.S. officials and deepened their concerns over Israel's policies across the region." @PressSec confirmed to me @NewsNation today that Trump was "caught off guard."
White House confirms Trump objected to Israeli strikes in Syria. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/07/21/tru…
My favorite fun fact that no one knows about this picture is that it was actually taken the night before and @kaitlancollins had to tell him it was going viral
Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.
NEWS WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration releases thousands of FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr., despite his family's opposition.
Trump “has no plans to fire the Fed chair” but “Jerome Powell should cut interest rates,” Karoline Leavitt tells reporters.
After declaring 3.5 years ago that he would "never endorse this jerk again," Trump has endorsed Sen. Mike Rounds for reelection in 2026.
Politico - White House removing Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president’s weekend trip to Scotland. politico.com/news/2025/07/2… ift.tt/M7bXrmk
Remember when Trump said his settlement deal with Paramount was actually worth 2x as much as it was announced for? Well, this morning Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Skydance CEO David Ellison asking whether there is a "secret side deal." washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
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the fastest growing political youtube channel is benny johnson's account, he grew more last quarter than the next four highest accounts combined...