Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme
Everyone else: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump: Rosie O’Donnell? The Red Sox? Coca-Cola?
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02:52 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories White House dinner closes a turbulent week for governors in Washington
On Saturday, governors gather for the annual National Governors Association dinner after a tense week
08:40 AM on 02/21/2026 ABC Politics House Speaker Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in Capitol
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents
03:22 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court strikes down Trumps tariffs
It’s a rare loss for the president from a conservative-led court and a major rebuke of his economic program.
10:12 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories I feel vindicated: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson and other key GOP leaders did not immediately weigh in on the ruling Friday.
11:19 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps economy decelerated as shutdown, consumer spending drag on growth
The president blamed the soft GDP report on Democrats and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
10:18 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are ignoring Trump and holding out hope for a second megabill
The president said Republicans have “gotten everything passed that we need,” but lawmakers aren’t so sure.
04:45 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories MAHA unleashes on White House after Trump backs pesticide
MAHA advocates promptly denounced the move and said it would threaten Republicans’ chances in the midterms.
10:06 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Wants Venezuelas Oil. He Needs to Know My Family History.
My family is inextricably linked to the Venezuelan petrostate, a history that includes family pride and family trauma, corruption and exile.
05:00 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Iran buildup risks drowning out affordability message
The massive accumulation of aircraft carriers and fighter jets in the Middle East, coupled with the Pentagon’s Venezuela operation, could cost billions of dollars.
12:00 PM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump and the Wasserman scandal jolt LAs Olympics plans
In the span of a few weeks, planning for the Olympics has been buffeted by scandal and political turbulence.
02:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Can a billionaire win over Californias left? Tom Steyers betting on it
The candidate's progressive platform is generating some praise among union leaders as he works to break out of the crowded Democratic field of governor hopefuls.
08:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Facing legal troubles, Cherfilus-McCormick draws crowded field of Florida primary challengers
The district, at least under its current boundaries, is considered safe territory for Democrats in the otherwise GOP-dominated state.
05:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Filmed deposition shows Les Wexner denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes
The former Victoria Secret CEO spoke to members and investigators with the House Oversight Committee for nearly five hours.
06:22 PM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Shutdown stalemate deepens as White House, Dems dig in on DHS funding
The GOP’s domestic policy and tax legislation, passed last summer, appropriated $170 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for border security and deportations.
04:45 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Olympic freeskier Hunter Hess flashes an 'L' sign, says he stands by his statement
American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L.”
07:52 AM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Judge dismisses ex-NYPD commissioner's lawsuit alleging 'systemic corruption' in police department
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner against the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies
07:21 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Democrats say citizenship question could derail census test and deter immigrants from participating
Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question
07:05 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire
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