Marc Caputo
@marcacaputo.bsky.social
Trump White House reporter @Axios
Jared Isaacman’s tortured path to become the next NASA chief is entangled in Senate rules & folkways
The White House wants a quick vote
The Senate?
Eh
It’s complicated
@HansNichols, @StefWKight & I
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
The White House wants a quick vote
The Senate?
Eh
It’s complicated
@HansNichols, @StefWKight & I
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Senate complicates Isaacman confirmation for NASA
It will delay his nomination and prevent him from joining a batch of nominees.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Jared Isaacman’s tortured path to become the next NASA chief is entangled in Senate rules & folkways
The White House wants a quick vote
The Senate?
Eh
It’s complicated
@HansNichols, @StefWKight & I
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
The White House wants a quick vote
The Senate?
Eh
It’s complicated
@HansNichols, @StefWKight & I
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
It's too early to call President Trump a lame duck. But Congress is ready to clip his wings over the Epstein files.
Trump still thinks it’s “bullshit” the GOP is here —& he still wields great power— but he had to accept reality
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/e...
Trump still thinks it’s “bullshit” the GOP is here —& he still wields great power— but he had to accept reality
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/e...
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality
Tuesday's expected vote in the House will mark the first time in Trump's second term that a GOP-led congressional chamber will so openly defy him.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It's too early to call President Trump a lame duck. But Congress is ready to clip his wings over the Epstein files.
Trump still thinks it’s “bullshit” the GOP is here —& he still wields great power— but he had to accept reality
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/e...
Trump still thinks it’s “bullshit” the GOP is here —& he still wields great power— but he had to accept reality
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/e...
Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
Four months ago, Trump blocked the release of the Epstein files.
Wednesday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why: the disclosure shed new light on their relationship, dominated the conversation —and put Trump on defense
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Wednesday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why: the disclosure shed new light on their relationship, dominated the conversation —and put Trump on defense
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Epstein files become a fiasco of Trump's own making
Trump's reaction to the Epstein scandal is window into how he handles major controversies that invite criticism about his leadership.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Four months ago, Trump blocked the release of the Epstein files.
Wednesday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why: the disclosure shed new light on their relationship, dominated the conversation —and put Trump on defense
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Wednesday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why: the disclosure shed new light on their relationship, dominated the conversation —and put Trump on defense
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
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...
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
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...
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...
The affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's
@BerkowitzBT and I
www.axios.com/2025/11/07/t...
@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 affordability crisis, once Biden's, is now Trump's
@BerkowitzBT and I
www.axios.com/2025/11/07/t...
@BerkowitzBT and I
www.axios.com/2025/11/07/t...
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...
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
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...
www.axios.com/2025/11/07/d...
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...
“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
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...
“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...
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...
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
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...
Here’s how he did it
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
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...
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
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...
w/@StefWKight & @stephen_neukam
www.axios.com/2025/11/04/t...
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...
"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
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...
"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...
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...
@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
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...
@AndrewSolender & I
www.axios.com/2025/10/30/d...
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...
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
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...
The White House just came up with a solution by raiding 3 accounts
Exclusive reporting here
www.axios.com/2025/10/29/w...
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...
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
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...
www.axios.com/2025/10/24/g...
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...
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
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...
Now its fate is uncertain
Here’s what we know so far 👇
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
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...
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 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...
And it’s probably going to stay that way, admin officials say
@DavidLawler10 & I
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
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...
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 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...
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/j...
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...
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 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...
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
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...
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
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...
That’s right, the memo deep cuts to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794
www.axios.com/2025/10/18/w...
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 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
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 look at the WH poll #s & thinking here 👇
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/s...
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...
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
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...
This is Don The Builder
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
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...
@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
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...
@axiosalex & I
www.axios.com/2025/10/12/t...
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...
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
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...
Here’s what they said. Read it first in @axios
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/s...
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
✅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
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
✅Carville’s podcast
✅Daily Beast
Beware, Michael Wolff
www.axios.com/2025/10/08/h...