View in browser   PRESENTED BY INSTAGRAM   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Jan 12, 2024 🍻 Happy Friday! Today's PM — edited by Noah Bressner — is 518 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Carlos Cunha for the copy edit. 🚨 Bulletin: President Biden told reporters on a trip to Pennsylvania that he still has confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin — but said it was a lapse in judgment to keep his hospitalization secret. Go deeper.     1 big thing: Wild '24 predictions Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios   The latest list of predictions from Faith Popcorn — the flamboyant futurist who introduced the world to terms like "cocooning" and "cashing out" — is as wild as it's ever been, Axios' Jennifer A. Kingson writes. Why it matters: Popcorn's firm counts a staggering number of Fortune 500 companies as clients, and her TrendBank has proved uncannily accurate.  Her predictions this year include... 📺 "Holoportation": Popcorn's eyeing a device called the Proto Hologram that lets people beam 3D images of themselves into other places. 🤖 Robot polyamory: "When you have polyamory with a robot, don't think of a robot as looking all steely — a robot can be beautiful," she said. "That entity understands how to moderate between the two of you." 🐶 Extending pet lives: Popcorn says breakthroughs are coming to make pets live longer. "I don't want to clone a dog — I want to life-extend a dog." Keep reading ... Get Axios What's Next.         2. 🫏 Democrats' big problem Data: Gallup. Chart: Axios Visuals The share of Americans identifying as Democrats hit its lowest level since Gallup started regular polling on the topic over 30 years ago, Axios' April Rubin writes. Why it matters: By a growing margin, voters say they don't identify with either party. 🧮 By the numbers: An average of 27% of adults identified as Democrats last year — down from a record 36% in 2008, according to Gallup. 43% identified as independent in 2023. 27% said they identify as Republicans. Between the lines: The share of people who say they're Republicans has traditionally been lower than those who identify as Democrats. Explore the data.         A MESSAGE FROM INSTAGRAM More than 75% of parents want to approve the apps teens under 16 download     According to a new poll from Morning Consult, more than 75% of parents agree: Teens under 16 shouldn’t be able to download apps from app stores without parental permission.1 Instagram wants to work with Congress to pass federal legislation that gets it done. Learn more.     3. Catch me up Watches, warnings and advisories issued by the National Weather Service this morning. Image: NOAA/NWS. ❄️ A massive winter storm — which could be one of the most intense on record for the Midwest in January — helped prompt watches and warnings for the entire Lower 48, Axios' Andrew Freedman writes. ⚡ President Biden is taking heat from progressives for not seeking congressional authorization before conducting airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, Axios' Andrew Solender writes. 🏈 The New England Patriots picked Bill Belichick's replacement as head coach: 37-year-old Jerod Mayo, the team's linebacker coach. More from Axios' Mike Deehan.         4. 🏀 Missing Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan talk during a 1995 game in Chicago. Photo: Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images The Chicago Bulls will honor the legendary 1995-96 team that won 72 games and a championship tonight — without Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, its superstar players. Why it matters: The team's arguably the greatest in sports history. But divisions between its stars make reunions difficult, Axios Chicago's Justin Kaufmann writes. 🐂 The intrigue: Jordan hasn't shown much love to the Bulls franchise since he left in 1999. He kept his participation in the event to a video message. Jordan's had a frosty relationship with Pippen for years, which was made worse by the 2020 ESPN mega-hit "The Last Dance." Keep reading ... Get Axios Local, now in 30 cities.         A MESSAGE FROM INSTAGRAM New federal legislation will give parents a say in teen app downloads     According to a new poll by Morning Consult conducted in November 2023, more than 75% of parents believe teens under 16 shouldn’t be able to download apps without parental permission.1 Instagram wants to work with Congress to pass federal legislation that gets it done. Learn more.