White House considers plan B as DOGE cuts hit a wall on the Hill
The Republican Senate has been skeptical of codifying DOGE’s massive cuts.
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Quiet resistance from top Republicans has kept Trump officials out — for now.
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Senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee were caught off guard by Medicaid provisions in their own bill.
05:15 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Dems maintain theyre 'looking forward' as questions about Biden loom
The fresh questions about the former president come just as the party seems to be coalescing on a message around the GOP's megabill.
05:18 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps Trip Lays Bare a Stark Advantage Some Arab States Have Over Israel
The dynamics are shifting in the Middle East under a U.S. president who sees the world through a financial lens.
01:30 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Senate Armed Services leader pans Trumps Qatar jet plan
“It would be like the United States moving into the Qatari embassy,” Sen. Roger Wicker said.
02:20 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Boeing signs deal in Doha against backdrop of Air Force One delays, Qatars luxury jet gift
The Qatari luxury Boeing 747 did not come up during brief remarks celebrating the separate deal between Boeing and Qatar Airways.
11:37 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Duffy defends moving wife's flight from Newark to another airport
Transportation Sean Duffy said his remarks on a recent SiriusXM show were taken out of context, and that he moved his wife's flight because of delays, not safety.
03:33 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Democrats raise alarms as National Weather Service races to fill jobs ahead of hurricane season
Internal documents reviewed by POLITICO revealed a range of open positions, from a lead meteorologist role in Fairbanks, Alaska, to meteorologist-in-charge at the NWS office in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
04:39 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories No one knows whos in charge of Trumps dramatic space policy
Space industry officials and Hill staff say there’s no one driving the massive policy shifts.
03:59 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories After handshake, Trump urges new Syrian leader al-Sharaa to mend ties with Israel
The U.S. president met the former Islamist rebel for diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia.
09:31 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Are Trumps tariffs making money? Watch this chart.
Our chart updates every weekday, giving important clues to how things are going.
10:47 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps free plane is not so free
The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.
04:30 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Rule of law is endangered, chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
07:39 PM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories There Is No Rational Basis Behind What the President Is Trying to Accomplish
Oregon’s attorney general is suing to block Trump’s tariffs — and he might win.
10:00 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups
Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0.
07:00 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories The Republican Trainwreck of the 2026 Election Cycle
John Cornyn is one of the winningest politicians in Texas history. But he might not even make it out of the GOP primary this time.
05:55 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories Opinion | There's Nothing Patriotic About Trump Celebrating Half of World War II
By ignoring the thousands who died in the Pacific, Trump shortchanges history and deprives us of lessons we need to learn.
10:00 AM on 05/15/2025 Politico Top Stories He Got Arrested for Praying at the Capitol. He Has Thoughts On Protest Under Trump.
Rev. William Barber on the future of protest politics during Trump 2.0
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