Stop speculating on Trump’s plan for a second term and follow the reporting.

Here are three deeply reported pieces on how he plans to staff his administration if he wins and then manage them in the country — all based on loyalty-first vetting.

🧵: If elected, Trump would fill the most powerful jobs in government with men like Stephen Miller, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Kash Patel — with the possible return of Steve Bannon.

See the picks for Trump’s loyalty-first Cabinet: trib.al/eGSt18s

Even for Donald Trump’s tradition-wrecking era in politics, the scene today will be extraordinary:

A Secret Service motorcade will deliver an ex-president to a courthouse, where he’ll be arraigned on felony charges. trib.al/354Ojww Catch up quick: Trump is the first U.S. president — sitting or former — in history to face criminal charges.

He was indicted last week by a New York grand jury on charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. trib.al/cbTcpVO

BREAKING: Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury trib.al/t7tn3bY Trump is the first president in U.S. history — sitting or former — to face criminal charges. The indictment over a payment during his first run for president is sure to ripple through his latest campaign. axios.com/2023/03/30/tru…

.@NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson on when people will go to Mars: “Maybe 18 years. I’m saying 2040.” @axios  Nelson on SpaceX, Elon Musk and the progress of upcoming lunar-landing projects:
"Look at the results. It's been phenomenal."

WATCH: @TReedinDC and @abettel host conversations on American public health preparedness, featuring @HHSGov Asst. Sec. for Preparedness & Response @HHS_ASPR, @BioCommission executive director @DrAshaMGeorge & @JHSPH_CHS Director @T_Inglesby.

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @TreedinDC @abettel @HHSGov @HHS_ASPR @BioCommission @DrAshaMGeorge @JHSPH_CHS @T_Inglesby .@DrAshaMGeorge on pandemic preparedness legislation in the new Congress: “The concern has not been who is in charge now, but whether they're going to get organized in time to move legislation through in a timely manner.”

WATCH: The State of Play for Small Business
@nialaboodhoo & @_naomipaige in conversation with @SmallBizCmteGOP Ranking Member @SenJoniErnst, @SBAGov Adm. @SBAIsabel & @busboysandpoets founder @andyshallal on the economic factors impacting small business.

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @NialaBoodhoo @_naomipaige @SmallBizCmteGOP @SenJoniErnst @SBAgov @SBAIsabel @busboysandpoets @andyshallal .@SBAIsabel on implementing risk frameworks in response to increased claims of fraud in SBA lending throughout the pandemic: “The agency has not faced rampant fraud in its programs in its 70 year history, this is a result of the large scale, the rush to speed without certainty.”

There's a new GOP identity crisis shaping the 2024 presidential race: U.S.' continued involvement with Ukraine. trib.al/WnkXcdK Some like former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say it's not in the U.S.' interests while other GOP leaders, as well as President Biden and European allies, say it's vital to protecting democracy. axios.com/2023/03/16/ukr…

Streaming services rose to prominence with promises to help consumers “cut the cord.”

But the modern streaming landscape has fractured into so many pieces that it now resembles the very cable bundles it was supposed to replace.
trib.al/xBJ7Lrt With a watch-then-cancel approach gaining traction, managing many subscriptions has become a chore.

Axios built a tool to help you optimize your streaming subscriptions based on the shows you watch.
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NEW: A shooting at a church in Hamburg, Germany, left several people dead and wounded on Thursday, local police said. trib.al/3ZaMkCD Update: At least six people died in the shooting at a building belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses, per German outlet Spiegel.

The shooting in the country's second-largest city occurred at about 9p.m. local time, German tabloid Bild reported. axios.com/2023/03/09/ger…

WATCH: @courtenay_brown, @SophiaCai99 and @emayhawk host conversations about achieving gender equality on International Women's Day, featuring @GermanAmbUSA Emily Haber, Hawaii Senator @maziehirono & @pbs @newshour co-anchor @IAmAmnaNawaz #AxiosEvents

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @Courtenay_Brown @SophiaCai99 @emayhawk @GermanAmbUSA @maziehirono @PBS @NewsHour @IAmAmnaNawaz .@maziehirono on what compelled her to confront Trump: “The moment is when you decide that you're going to use your voice. I hate bullies, and you have to stand up to bullies. Pretty early on in the Trump presidency it was pretty clear to me that this was a bully.”

From the pandemic’s evolving impact to working conditions; former President Trump's 2024 announcement to inflation concerns; and housing design to video games.

Here are Axios’ top stories from 2022 that provide some insight for what's to come in 2023. 🪧 There were 374 worker strikes started in 2022 — a 39% increase over 2021.

Fueled partly by anger over working conditions in the pandemic and spurred on by other labor wins, all sorts of workers walked off the job.

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WATCH: Axios' @danprimack and @imkialikethecar host a conversation on the factors shaping capital markets in 2023, featuring @SapphireVC Co-founder and President @jai_das and @NYSE 's Global Head of Capital Markets, Michael Harris. 
trib.al/wYV59Vy @danprimack @imkialikethecar @SapphireVC @jai_das @NYSE Michael Harris on investor focus: "I think profits are one part of it...I think it's more about being able to talk to the marketplace about visibility into their operations and the ability to actually demonstrate that over a very uncertain business cycle their model can hold up."

WATCH: Axios' @TreedinDC and @caitlinnowens host a conversation on the post-midterm health care agenda, featuring @RepRobinKelly, @WhiteHouse Domestic Policy Council advisor Christen Linke Young and KY @RepGuthrie.

twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @TreedinDC @caitlinnowens @RepRobinKelly @WhiteHouse @RepGuthrie .@RepRobinKelly on the top health care policy priorities for early 2023: "I think we still have to work on making sure that everyone has health care, and that there is access, and there's still work to be done around how much it costs, so I think working around those issues."

WATCH: @erica_pandey and @nialaboodhoo host a conversation exploring the future of global food security featuring @ApeelSciences CEO James Rogers and @GroIntel Founder & CEO @SaraMenker.

trib.al/ejNxLD6 .@GroIntel Founder & CEO @SaraMenker says the private sector can help tackle global food insecurity "by driving investment into the right areas. But you need enabling policy ... and stable policy environments to allow for private industry to step up."

JUST IN: House passes bill to avert rail strike trib.al/2fndmvu One of the two measures passed today includes 7 paid sick days for railroad employees — a key sticking point for workers, lobby members and progressive lawmakers. trib.al/2fndmvu

New details have emerged from the recent shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia including the names and identities of the six fatal victims. trib.al/hEXL1fw Randall Blevins was a 70-year-old coin collector and father. Fellow employees said that Blevins was a kind person, NPR reports.

“There wasn’t any way anybody could have had a grudge against him,” his cousin, Virgil Wimmer, told the Washington Post. axios.com/2022/11/26/wal…

NEW: Shooting at Virginia Walmart leaves multiple people dead, police say trib.al/xGGGPk2 UPDATE: Walmart said in a statement, "We're working closely with law enforcement, and we are focused on supporting our associates" following the shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia axios.com/2022/11/23/vir…

WATCH: @NialaBoodhoo and @Courtenay_Brown host a conversation exploring the path forward for expanding economic opportunity, featuring @NatBankers1927 Pres./CEO Nicole Elam, @1863ventures founder @bradleyml and @econjared46. 
trib.al/ABWxYtA @NialaBoodhoo @Courtenay_Brown @NatBankers1927 @1863ventures @bradleyml @econjared46 Nicole Elam: “The reality is that there is a downward decline…at the peak there were 134 Black banks, today there are only 19…one of the biggest reasons is around access to capital. These banks have been historically undercapitalized, they’ve been doing more with less.”

A number of candidates across the U.S. made history with midterm election victories.

Here's a look at the newly elected officials. 👇 axios.com/2022/11/09/mid… Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican U.S. Air Force veteran, will become Florida's first Mexican American woman in Congress. axios.com/2022/11/09/mid…

The suspect — who police identified as 42-year-old David DePape — was searching for the speaker, per a source briefed on the attack. Before the attack, the intruder confronted Paul Pelosi, shouting, "Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?" axios.com/2022/10/28/nan… DePape has been charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary and "several other additional felonies," per San Francisco Police Chief William Scott. axios.com/2022/10/28/nan…

Even as pollsters and election forecasters see growing signs of a red wave, Americans' interest in topics that tend to favor Republicans are still below their peak. trib.al/wXJ1jjY With early voting well underway and Election Day quickly approaching, the issues Americans are paying closest attention to seem to be stabilizing — with a few key issues like firearms and student loan forgiveness grabbing new attention. axios.com/2022/10/27/top…