Rebecca Falconer

New Zealand

Reporter and Editor at Axios

Word nerd, news junkie & journalist with @axios | https://t.co/W6jqgx2De0 social media manager (paid with ♥️ - hubby’s firm) | Life’s too short to be grumpy

Articles

Trump orders ICE to hit Democrat-run cities in expanded deportation crackdown

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

President Trump at the White House on Sunday. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesPresident Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to "expand efforts to detain and deport" undocumented immigrants in Democratic-run cities.
Trump orders ICE to step up deportation efforts in Democrat-run cities

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Falconer

1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump in a social media …
DNC member Randi Weingarten resigns in dispute with Democrats panel chair

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesRandi Weingarten, a longtime leader of a major U.S. labor union and influential Democratic National Committee member has resigned from the DNC, Politico first reported Sunday.
Read: Influential DNC member Randi Weingarten resigns

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Falconer

13 hours ago“I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” she wrote in a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin. American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten, a longtime influential member of the Democratic National Committee, is leaving the DNC, according to a letter obtained by …
Flash floods in West Virginia kill 4, others are missing after torrential downpour

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

Officials closed this stretch of road in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Saturday night "because of the high water, mud and debris," the Wheeling, W.V., Fire Department said on Facebook. Photo: Wheeling, W.V., Fire Department/FacebookFlash floods in West Virginia killed at least four people and four others were missing during torrential rains that washed out roads and damaged bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure, officials said Sunday. The big picture: State Gov.
What to know about shooting of Minnesota lawmakers that killed Melissa Hortman

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

A Brooklyn Park police officer speaks with the driver of a vehicle entering a neighborhood on June 14, 2025 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed this morning. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesA manhunt was under way in Minnesota over Saturday night for the suspect in the shooting of two state lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes that Gov.
Man "intentionally" drove SUV into crowd at Virginia "No Kings" protest, police say

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

"No Kings" activists hang banners and signs on an I-395 highway overpass in Arlington, Virginia, on Saturday before the start of President Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C., a few miles away. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesPolice in Virginia arrested a 21-year-old man they said "intentionally" drove an SUV through a crowd at an anti-Trump "No Kings" protest on Saturday.
Police make arrest after Texas capitol evacuated over "credible threat" to state lawmakers

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

People rally during the "No Kings Day" demonstration at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, June 14 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesThe Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a person in connection with threats against state lawmakers who planned to attend that saw the state capitol briefly evacuated on Saturday, the DPS said.
Trump hosts military parade amid nationwide "No Kings" protests, in photos

1 week ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer

President Trump (C-R) watches as members of the 82nd Airborne Division march past during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade from the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on June 14. President Trump is hosting the country's largest military parade in decades in Washington D.C., marking 250 years of the U.S. Army — a date that coincides with his 79th birthday. The big picture: The parade is being held as millions take part in anti-Trump demonstrations across the U.S., per "No Kings" protest organizers.
Austin overdose deaths plummet

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Rebecca Falconer |Asher Price

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 may be underreported due to incomplete data; Chart: Axios VisualsDrug-related deaths in Travis County have dropped from pandemic-era highs, but are still above 2019 levels, CDC data shows. Why it matters: Fatal overdoses initially rose during the COVID pandemic, but have been falling since 2023 as naloxone, which reverses an opioid overdose, has become more widely available. Flashback: Narcan, the best-known name brand of the drug, was made available over the counter in 2023.