Why Mike Johnson and John Thune are sticking with Trump amid tariff turmoil
The top congressional leaders are tied to the president's hip as their members air public and private concerns.
07:04 PM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps firing of NSA chief is rolling out the red carpet' for cyber attacks
Gen. Timothy Haugh’s firing as head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command has left lawmakers worried about the future of the nation’s cyber defenses.
08:00 PM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories Deal or no deal? Trump ends some of the mystery on tariff compromise.
He’s ready to talk, though maybe not quite ready to cut deals.
02:08 PM on 04/05/2025 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.
05:00 AM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories April 2025Republicans play powerless as Trump tariff fears sweep across the globe
While GOP lawmakers could stop the presidential levies, they made clear they would not do so anytime soon.
08:33 PM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories The Terror Is Real: An Appalled Tech Industry Is Scared to Criticize Elon Musk
A huge swath of Silicon Valley is horrified by what Elon Musk is doing — but they’re increasingly afraid to say so.
05:55 AM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories This Economic Paradox Nearly Took Down Three Presidents. Is Donald Trump Next?
The economic crisis of the 1970s was a disaster for multiple presidents. It could be worse for Trump.
05:00 AM on 04/05/2025 Politico Top Stories NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order
New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding
12:54 PM on 04/05/2025 ABC Politics Ukraine's Shevchenko hits back at UEFA and 'political factors' for soccer election loss
Ukrainian soccer federation president Andriy Shevchenko has hit back at UEFA one day after a heavy election loss at its annual meeting
10:46 AM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics Rally and court hearing set for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
Lawyers for a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will ask a federal judge to order the U.S. to return him
07:34 AM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gears up for potential Senate run after bribery probe dismissed
After months of hinting at a run for U.S. Senate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's path has become clearer since the dismissal of a federal investigation
01:42 AM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director
Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen_ Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.”
01:10 AM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics Trump says he supports proxy voting for new parents in Congress
President Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy, rather than in person
09:58 PM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Republicans push last minute bill to limit public access to lawmaker and police records
Georgia lawmakers formed a last minute proposal to limit public access to records about state lawmakers’ communications and police reports
10:38 PM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics States sue to block Trump's election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Democratic officials in 19 states are suing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections
08:26 PM on 04/04/2025 ABC Politics I hope hes right: Markets tumble on tariffs but Trump isnt flinching
Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.
01:56 PM on 04/03/2025 Politico Top Stories This Could Get Much Uglier: The Fatal Flaw in Trumps Trade War
Trump’s radical tariff program is aimed at restoring U.S. manufacturing greatness. He’s getting in his own way.
05:00 AM on 04/03/2025 Politico Top Stories Wall Street recoils at Trump's trade war
While the new tariffs open the door to negotiations, they also assure that the U.S.’ effective rate will be in flux for weeks or more to come.
08:26 PM on 04/03/2025 Politico Top Stories Donald Trump doesnt do special relationships. Britain will keep trying anyway.
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