US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia
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07:49 PM Politico Top Stories Opponents of proposed California wealth tax ramp up their campaign
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06:47 PM Politico Top Stories This emerging Democratic star is embroiled in a primary fight
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05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Republicans are eyeing major election changes. Trumps mail voting crackdown isnt one of them.
GOP lawmakers prefer a more targeted approach as the president rails against mail-in ballots.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICEs mass detention policy
POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges who have ruled on the administration’s effort to systematically lock up thousands of people.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody
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05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Nigel Farage gives JD Vance ally top policy role
James Orr — who the U.S. vice president describes as his “British sherpa” — says he will help build “the most serious policy operation in British politics.”
09:32 AM Politico Top Stories The Enigma: Why JD Vance Befuddles the World
The vice president’s comments and actions have some diplomats questioning his ability to navigate global crises.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries billionaire tax
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01:13 AM ABC Politics White House names new pick for Nevada top federal prosecutor
Last week the White House announced the nomination of a Las Vegas attorney for U.S. Attorney of the District of Nevada
07:09 PM ABC Politics House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke
The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada
04:01 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces who ousted Venezuela's Maduro
President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro
04:14 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Thomas Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Epstein
Thomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and pow...
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