Ax Owe News Today

midwest. i started watching more what they did during this legislative session. i thought, man, theyve done an awful lot. maybe its that florida is the iowa of the southeast. i dont know. >> florida ron desantis laying it on thick with praise for iowa during a barnstorm trip over the weekend as he takes advantage of donald trump canceling a campaign event in that state, and that comes as theres new polling in several states with hypothetical matchups between president joe biden, trump,...

illegally. he was here in my county. five people died in my county, and thats where my heart is, in my heart is. we protect our people to the best of our ability. >> a texas sheriff reacting to the latest deadly mass shooting in america. this time its five people shot in their home by their neighbor. well have the latest on the manhunt for the gunman. plus, former president donald trump is making headlines for hugging a woman who served time in prison for taking part in the capitol i...

Joining us with a look at "axios a.m.," that guy, political correspondent for "ax owe," alex thompson. great to see you. what is the "axios" 1 big thing today? >> "axios" one big thing is we have exclusive behind the scenes reporting from the donald trump cnn town hall last week. what we know is that during the first commercial break, trump adviser jason miller was trying to pump his boss up, was trying to get him motivated. you know, his version of a halftime locker room speech was to show dona...

Owe," alex thompson. alex, good morning. what is the "axios 1 big thing" today? >> so nice for you to have me. the "1 big thing" is there is an emerging divide between house democrats and senate democrats over this debt ceiling standoff. now, democratic party has been largely echoing the white houses line, which is the debt ceiling is not negotiable. they have basically said, "were not going to talk about it until there is a clean raising of the debt ceiling." now, increasingly, youve seen a num...