Biden's age would be 'major issue' if he runs again, Axelrod says
Former senior Obama adviser David Axelrod warned that President Biden’s age could be a “major issue” in the 2024 presidential election. “The presidency is a monstrously taxing job and the stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue,” Axelrod told The New York Times of 79-year-old Biden. “He looks his age and isn’t as agile in front of a camera as he once was, and this has fed a narrative about
Read MoreSenate gun deal provides nationwide funding for mental health clinics
The bipartisan Senate deal aimed at preventing gun violence includes funding for a nationwide expansion of community mental health clinics, senators said Sunday. The proposal marks a significant move on mental health in addition to the measures aimed directly at guns. The measure from Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) would provide funding nationwide for community mental health clinics that provide 24/7 mental health crisis response,
Read MoreNew AFL-CIO leader eyeing tech sector for organizing
Liz Shuler, the new leader of the nation’s largest federation of labor unions, the AFL-CIO, said in an interview published Sunday that she is eyeing the tech sector for organizing efforts amid shifts in the U.S. workforce. Shuler spoke to Axios along with Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO’s first Black secretary-treasurer, ahead of her confirmation as president at the group's constitutional convention. She has been running the organization since longtime leader Richard Trumka's de
Read MoreWhat’s at risk due to Russia's nuclear power dominance?
The impacts Western-allied countries are facing due to Moscow’s sway over global oil and natural gas markets are real and well understood by now, even if solutions remain difficult. But those nations also face another level of energy risk that has received less attention as the war in Ukraine drags on: Russia’s considerable share of the global nuclear power market. Western leaders need to immediately consider their exposure to Russian nuclear exports and take steps to reduce it or face another energy shock at the hands of Putin. There are several segments of the commerci
Read MoreSnoop Dogg gives full-time blunt roller a raise, cites inflation
(NEXSTAR) — Rapper Snoop Dogg says soaring prices are behind his recent decision to give one of his employees a raise. The employee? His full-time personal blunt roller. In a reply to UberFacts, which explained Snoop's roller makes between $40,000 and $50,000 per year, the California rap legend wrote, "Inflation. Their salary went up!!" Snoop first talked about this employee in a 2019 Howard Stern Show interview,