Tal Axelrod

2 days ago | axios.com | Tal Axelrod

Trump looks down from the presidential box at the Kennedy Center n March 17. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesButterworth's, the MAGA-favorite watering hole on Capitol Hill, is partnering with the Kennedy Center and will offer discounts to some of its customers, according to plans first shared with Axios.

4 days ago | axios.com | Tal Axelrod

Photo: Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty ImagesMAGA influencers warned of dark forces at play — and the risk of dangerous escalation — as Ukraine celebrated a historic drone operation targeting Russia's bombing fleet. Why it matters: President Trump has not publicly commented so far on Ukraine's stunning "Spiderweb" operation, in which more than 100 drones infiltrated air bases deep inside Russia and destroyed nuclear-capable bombers.

5 days ago | axios.com | Tal Axelrod

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/AxiosMAGA media heavyweights are intervening in elections around the world, increasingly obsessed with exporting President Trump's brand of right-wing populism beyond America's borders. Why it matters: What began as a nationalist reaction to America's perceived decline has evolved into a global ideological crusade.

1 week ago | axios.com | Tal Axelrod

Photo illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios. Photo: Ira L. Black/Getty Images     The Trump administration's embrace of AI acceleration is testing MAGA's populist roots, as fears mount of a jobs apocalypse that could destabilize the movement's economic foundation. Why it matters: MAGA leaders are engaged in a high-stakes juggling act — championing American dominance in AI while sounding the alarm over its potential to wipe out millions of jobs for young and working-class Americans.

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Tal Axelrod

Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photos: Andrew Harnik and Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe MAGA masses are growing disillusioned with Justice Department officials who are failing to deliver damning information on a laundry list of hot-button issues — especially Jeffrey Epstein's suicide. Why it matters: The movement's back-against-the-wall mentality is kicking up fresh suspicions that nefarious government actors are out to stall President Trump's agenda.