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The number of unexplained flying object sightings reported to the Pentagon has risen sharply in the last year, according to a new, unclassified government report. Why it matters: Unidentified aerial phenomena “continue to represent a hazard to flight safety and pose a possible adversary collection …
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Data: Benenson Strategy Group. Chart: Axios Visuals Joel Benenson, the renowned pollster for President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns, gave a first look at the results of a question he’d never asked before: “We wanted to test QAnon’s language that the world is controlled by a secret cabal.” What …
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Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference. Photo: Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images Rudy Giuliani plans to defend himself in an upcoming legal ethics case — and he’ll have help from a number of 2020 election deniers. The big picture: Giuliani could lose his ability to …
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Data: Axios/Ipsos; Chart: Tory Lysik/Axios Nearly four out of 10 Republicans and one in four Democrats say they’ll blame election fraud if their party doesn’t win control of Congress in November, in the latest wave of the Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index. Why it matters: A month out from the 2022 …
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Data: Associated Press; Chart: Axios Visuals Michigan is among 25 states that will field at least one 2020 presidential election denier on the Nov. 8 ballot. Why it matters: Widespread election denial from GOP candidates has major implications for our democracy and shows how former President Trump …
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A federal jury on Friday convicted a QAnon believer who led a charging mob that was trying to breach the Senate chamber during the Capitol Riot, NBC News reports. Driving the news: Douglas Austin Jensen, of Iowa, was one of the first people to breach the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan. 6, …
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Axios on facebook Axios on twitter Axios on linkedin Axios on email Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios Aliens — they’re just like New Yorkers. They love to visit Florida! The big picture: The NUFORC has been around since 1974, and it’s where the FAA recommends folks report UFO sightings. An analysis …
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Anthony Fauci, who’s stepping down from his roles as NIAID director and President Biden’s chief medical adviser in December, opened up on being the target of pandemic conspiracy theories during an interview on MSNBC Monday evening. What he’s saying: “What we’re dealing with now is just a distortion …
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that there is “very little election fraud” and that he isn’t worried about threats to democracy, NBC News reports. Why it matters: His comments stand in contrast to an increasingly loud sector of far-right politicians who continue their …
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Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fired Wisconsin’s lead 2020 election investigator on Friday, potentially ending the investigation, the Associated Press reports. Why it matters: Vos’ decision comes days after former President Trump — who pressured Vos to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election …
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