
Mackenzie Weinger
Senior Editor at Axios
@axios senior policy editor | former @nationaljournal managing editor | @ucsantabarbara & @warstudies alum | history, art & LA sports
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1 day ago |
axios.com | Mackenzie Weinger
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentLutnick on June 4. Photo: Sha Hanting/China News Service/VCG via Getty ImagesCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnickthis week told Congressthat the Trump administration is renegotiating some CHIPS Act awards, and some previously approved deals likely won't survive. The big picture: Lawmakers widely see the program to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing as key to competing with China. What they're saying: "Are we renegotiating?
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axios.com | Mackenzie Weinger |Ashley Gold
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Tiffany Herring/AxiosMost Americans say they support a national AI standard and think a patchwork of state laws will make it harder for the U.S. to compete with China, according to a poll shared first with Axios today. The big picture: Congress is notoriously slow to move on tech policy and is currently considering a moratorium on state-level AI regulation in the reconciliation bill.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Ashley Gold |Mackenzie Weinger
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentPaul Dabbar on May 1. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced Paul Dabbar to be deputy Commerce secretary in a17-11 vote. Why it matters: If confirmed, Dabbar will join Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the center of major debates on semiconductors, AI, quantum, trade and more.
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1 month ago |
axios.com | Ashley Gold |Mackenzie Weinger
President Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget massively slashes funding for key science and tech agencies. Why it matters: Scientists and researchers, already severely battered down by DOGE job cuts and grant cancellations, are in for even more of a devastating shakeup if Congress adopts this budget.
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2 months ago |
washdiplomat.com | Mackenzie Weinger
The Phillips Collection’s latest special exhibition offers an immersive and deeply satisfying look at the work and legacy of Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha. “Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line” surveys his entire career, with over 100 works from the Mucha Trust Collection on display. It also catapults visitors into the 1960s and beyond, highlighting the way his work was rediscovered in psychedelic art, music and even manga.
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