Trump Brushed Off His Scandals. Heres Why Platner Couldnt.
Why Democrats can't play by Trump rules.
04:00 AM Politico Top Stories Just Not Accurate: Trumps Outgoing Antitrust Chief Hits Back
In an exclusive exit interview, Omeed Assefi opens up about the Justice Department’s antitrust playbook and its most controversial decisions.
04:00 AM Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
04:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump tariff fine print reveal raft of exemptions
The carve-outs in the White House's new duties are more expansive than previous rounds of tariffs from this administration.
04:30 PM Politico Top Stories Manhattan stabbings and Mamdanis words inflame a deep rift between the mayor and Jews
The NYPD has ruled one of the attacks a hate crime.
04:17 PM Politico Top Stories Putting South Carolina First Could Mean Less Power for Black Voters
The party's latest calendar overhaul risks an unintended consequence for the voters it sought to empower.
06:13 PM Politico Top Stories What California's Latino leaders want from Xavier Becerra
The policy agenda pitched to the likely next governor, who would be the first Latino official in modern history to hold the office, includes constitutionalizing state benefits for immigrants.
09:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump returns to WHCD with measured tribute and sharp attacks after April shooting
The president briefly recognized the ordeal surrounding the shooting at the first White House Correspondents’ Dinner before attacking the press and Democrats.
10:35 PM Politico Top Stories Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.
09:00 AM Politico Top Stories Maine Democrats officially select Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner
The near-unanimous vote came at the end of a tumultuous weekslong process to pick their nominee, and one week after he dominated party conventions
10:30 AM Politico Top Stories Docs shed light on DOJ spending for Trump banners
The multistory banners of the presidential visage have also attracted congressional scrutiny.
02:38 PM Politico Top Stories Can This Man Save Democrats?
Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.
06:00 AM Politico Top Stories They Gave MAGA a Safe Haven. Now Theyre in Retreat.
Will the alliance between MAGA and Hungary’s far right survive defeat?
06:00 AM Politico Top Stories Talarico is trying to win back Hispanics along the Texas border who swung toward the GOP
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas has toured the state's southern border with Mexico to try to win support from Hispanic voters
09:53 AM ABC Politics Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
Joe Biden has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before the Delaware Democrat was elected president
09:54 PM ABC Politics Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate
President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum
07:00 PM on 07/24/2026 ABC Politics What Americans mean when they say theyre worried about a stolen election
New results from The POLITICO Poll show Democrats are worried about voter suppression while Republicans are worried about voter fraud.
09:00 AM on 07/24/2026 Politico Top Stories A circular firing squad: Senate GOP pushes back on Trumps tiff with Thune
The White House this week dialed up its rhetoric against the Senate majority leader.
06:25 PM on 07/24/2026 Politico Top Stories UK keeps cost of NHS deal with Donald Trump under wraps
The health department said disclosure would “prejudice ongoing policy development, international relations and commercial interests.”
09:54 AM on 07/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Big Tech companies defend open-weight AI models
A16z, Dell, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Palantir are among over 20 companies that signed onto the letter shared exclusively with POLITICO.
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