Axios Owns April. Again.

Some things are worth doing twice.

For the second time since the Friday Reporter launched, April belongs to Axios.

This month, five of their brilliant reporters will join me for conversations I’ve genuinely been looking forward to — each one bringing a different lens on the stories shaping Washington and the world right now.

But first, a moment to say something I believe: Axios figured something out before most of us did.

There was a time when more meant better in this business. Longer pieces, longer rundowns, longer everything — as if volume was proof of value. Axios saw around that corner. Their Smart Brevity format isn’t a gimmick. It’s a philosophy. Lead with what matters. Respect your reader’s time. Trust them to ask for more if they want it.

And it’s working. In an era when attention is the scarcest resource any of us have, they’ve built one of the most trusted news platforms in the country.

That’s not an accident. It’s a model.

So I’m proud to hand them April — because introducing my audience to the journalists behind the bylines is exactly what this platform is for.

Five conversations. Five reporters. Five chances to hear how the people covering history are actually thinking about it.

The April of Axios starts tomorrow.