Marc Caputo
marcacaputo.bsky.social
Marc Caputo
@marcacaputo.bsky.social
Trump White House reporter @Axios
Trump blames Democrats, the shutdown and media bias for his party's shellacking last Tuesday.

What he leaves out: his own role in Republicans' election wipeout and the contradictions in his policies and messaging.

www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
Trump is full of shutdown contradictions
The president ignores his own role in Republicans' election wipeout, and the contradictions in his policies and messaging during the shutdown.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's

@BerkowitzBT and I

www.axios.com/2025/11/07/t...
The affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's
You can't convince Americans your economic policies are working if they're paying 20% more for a cup of coffee.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Justice Department's push to investigate a progressive activist accused of doxxing top Trump adviser Stephen Miller has been stymied by two judges and a Virginia prosecutor, according to court records and state and federal law enforcement sources

www.axios.com/2025/11/07/d...
Dems' resistance stymies DOJ in Stephen Miller doxxing case
The case exposes the sharp partisan divide between Northern Virginia's Democratic resistance and President Trump's MAGA government.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Trump has raised a staggering $1.9 billion since taking office to help finance his political committees and White House construction projects —& he’s still going

“The midterms are paid for,” we’re told

And, yes, he plans to build the Arc de Trump in DC

www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge
No president has raised so much money, so quickly, for so many different reasons.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Months after abruptly canceling his nomination, President Trump ended a fierce behind-the-scenes tussle and restored @rookisaacman as his nominee to run NASA.

Here’s how he did it
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
The inside story of how Jared Isaacman got his NASA nomination back
Months after abruptly canceling his nomination, Trump ended a fierce behind-the-scenes tussle.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If the shutdown continues and Senate Republicans don’t exercise the “nuclear option” to kill the filibuster that sustains the closure, Trump is ready to go nuclear on them

w/@StefWKight & @stephen_neukam

www.axios.com/2025/11/04/t...
Scoop: Trump readying "living hell" for GOP senators over nuking filibuster
"He will call them at three o'clock in the morning," one adviser told Axios.
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Scoop: Trump is directing staff to brief more members of Congress on his administration's aggressive boat bombing in Latin America

"I keep getting calls about this from congressmen," Trump explained in a recent meeting with top officials

W/ @stefkight.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2025/11/03/t...
Scoop: Trump orders more Venezuela briefings for Congress
"I keep getting calls about this from congressmen," Trump said in a recent meeting.
www.axios.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A growing number of unions are pressuring Senate Democrats to reopen the government by voting for a clean CR

@AndrewSolender & I

www.axios.com/2025/10/30/d...
Democrats' rift with unions erupts as shutdown pain worsens
Nearly half a dozen labor leaders have now called on Democrats to pass the GOP's spending bill.
www.axios.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Earlier in the week, there were doubts Trump could find the $5.3 billion to pay the troops Friday

The White House just came up with a solution by raiding 3 accounts

Exclusive reporting here

www.axios.com/2025/10/29/w...
Exclusive: White House finds 11th-hour shutdown workaround to pay troops — for now
Otherwise Trump isn't planning to budge on the nearly month-old shutdown, even with as many as 42 million people set to lose food stamp benefits Saturday.
www.axios.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Agriculture Department says it can't use contingency funds to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown — and that states won't be reimbursed if they cover the expenses on their own, according to a new memo exclusively obtained by Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/24/g...
Exclusive: USDA says it won't use emergency funds for food stamps
States also won't be reimbursed if they cover SNAP expenses on their own, memo says.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Before his reelection, Trump demanded DOJ pay him $230m in “lawfare”damages— a demand that was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference to it last week, top officials tell Axios

Now its fate is uncertain

Here’s what we know so far 👇
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
Trump sought $230M from Justice Dept. to settle past investigations of him
The demand was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference last week.
www.axios.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the public who was killed, or on what evidence

And it’s probably going to stay that way, admin officials say

@DavidLawler10 & I

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark
32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The White House paused the judicial nomination of former Florida Deputy Attorney General John Guard due to his involvement with a charity linked to Gov. Ron DeSantis that's under criminal investigation.

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/j...
Exclusive: Trump judicial nominee "indefinitely" stalled by criminal probe
"Guard is still qualified and the White House wants to fill this spot," one of the sources said.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Trump administration is working to prevent the clashes between Hamas and Israel on Sunday from exploding the Gaza agreement. @barakravid.bsky.social and i write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes
"The next 30 days are going to be critical," one official said.
www.axios.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The White House sent Congress a memo Friday arguing that history shows Trump has the right to move money around for military purposes —just like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln & JFK

That’s right, the memo deep cuts to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

www.axios.com/2025/10/18/w...
Exclusive: W.H. cites George Washington for Trump paying troops without Congress
The latest in a slew of what one official called "creative" ideas by OMB Director Russ Vought.
www.axios.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Donald Trump: America First globalist

www.axios.com/2025/10/17/t...
Donald Trump: America First globalist
"It's a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are screaming."
www.axios.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The White House's political operation is telling congressional Republicans to hold firm on the government shutdown, citing internal and external polling that show Democrats' numbers are eroding.

Exclusive look at the WH poll #s & thinking here 👇

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/s...
Exclusive: Schumer-linked PAC tells Dems they're "winning" shutdown fight
According to the Hart Research poll: 52% of likely 2026 voters blame President Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 40% blame Democrats.
www.axios.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Trump is remodeling the White House & environs like no other president, gilding the Oval, planting trees, creating the Rose Garden patio & a ballroom, hanging portraits, even directing how & where new marble-tiled floors are laid

This is Don The Builder

www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover
Long after Trump has exited the presidency, his imprint will be on the executive mansion in an unprecedented scope and scale.
www.axios.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
When Trump announced a new deal Friday to lower prescription drug costs, it was the clearest sign yet that he'd paused his Lutnick’s push to slap 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals that aren't manufactured in the U.S.

@axiosalex & I

www.axios.com/2025/10/12/t...
Trump's Rx for confusion: How a push for tariffs complicated his pharma plan
The president's road to settling on a plan to lower prescription drug costs was rocky.
www.axios.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The White House isn't just standing by its view that federal law doesn't guaranteeback pay for furloughed workers: It has emails showing this belief dates back to the 2019 shutdown.

Here’s what they said. Read it first in @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/s...
2019 emails boost White House's view that furloughed workers aren't guaranteed back pay
The OMB's interpretation of the law has roiled Congress, outraged labor unions and added a layer of tension to the federal shutdown that began Oct. 1.
www.axios.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Melania Trump has now forced 3 media enterprises to apologize to her & retract content over the false claim Epstein was involved in introducing her to her husband

✅HarperCollins UK

✅Carville’s podcast

✅Daily Beast

Beware, Michael Wolff

www.axios.com/2025/10/08/h...
HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump over book's Epstein claim
HarperCollins is the third media enterprise to apologize and remove content alleging Epstein was involved in introducing her to Donald Trump.
www.axios.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The conventional wisdom is that furloughed federal workers get backpay when the shutdown ends

But a draft White House memo says that’s not the case as the Trump admin considers ratcheting up the pressure on Senate Dems to end the shutdown

News here 👇

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...
Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay
A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.
www.axios.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Why are you always so fucking negative?” Trump snaps at Netanyahu over Gaza peace plans

w/ @barakravid.bsky.social in @axios.com

www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...
Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative"
"I don't know why you're always so f***ing negative. This is a win. Take it."
www.axios.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨Scoop: On Saturday the White House was concerned Netanyahu is going to reject the plan for ending the war in Gaza. Trump then held a tough call with Netanyahu and told him: "If you leave it, we walk away from you". @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...
Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan
Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.
www.axios.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Trump's meeting today with Netanyahu could boil down to a binary choice: Accept my plan for ending the war in Gaza, or risk a public rift with the U.S. and face even worse international isolation.

@BarakRavid & I

www.axios.com/2025/09/29/t...
Trump plans to squeeze Netanyahu to sign Gaza peace deal, aides say
"Everyone — and I mean everyone — is exasperated with Bibi."
www.axios.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM