To Get to Maduro, Trump Went Through Puerto Rico
Once at the margins, the U.S. territory is now at the center of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
05:55 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Massies Venezuela criticism sets up America First test for Trump
Rep. Thomas Massie's harsh words for Trump on Venezuela sets up a test of how wedded MAGA voters are to 'America First' non-interventionism in his primary.
04:45 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump on return trip to Washington predicts demise of Cuba, warns Colombia, threatens Greenland
The comments came less than 48 hours after the American military conducted a brazen raid inside Caracas to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
09:54 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Trumps Venezuela Intervention Is Different
The episode represents a new moment in presidential power and the law.
05:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Tim Walz drops out of Minnesota governors race, Klobuchar considers jumping in
The former vice presidential nominee announced his decision on Monday.
09:17 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Pentagon moves to punish senator for anti-Trump video
The Pentagon has been investigating the retired Navy captain after he and other Democrats publicly called for troops to disobey illegal orders.
10:23 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Old headaches will plague Mike Johnson in the new year
The speaker is working to refocus Republicans on cost-of-living matters. But he will find it hard to escape nasty internal clashes.
04:45 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Big Tech won in Texas but the age-verification fight is just getting started
States are mounting a new challenge to Silicon Valley over age verification and parental consent, and while industry just scored an early win, the Supreme Court is likely to have the final say.
05:00 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confronts a rising populist tide
The Democratic governor is navigating a political world dominated by Trump and Mamdani as she runs for reelection.
05:55 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Washington is packed with Claremont fellows. Thats no accident.
At least 70 alumni of Claremont’s fellowships over the last decade serve in President Donald Trump’s administration, a POLITICO analysis found.
05:55 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Hundreds of judges reject Trumps mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight
Judges have ruled against the administration in more than 1,600 cases.
05:55 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps embrace of pot has Republicans in Congress fuming
In moving to reduce marijuana regulation, the president has defied the party’s old guard.
04:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules
He bombarded schools with a flurry of investigations and demands that they adopt policies aligned with his political agenda. His second year will focus on making them last.
02:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Heres how different US tariff revenue was in 2025
Our chart updated every weekday in 2025, showing how tariff revenue was changing.
10:47 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here’s how it went wrong.
10:00 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories 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?
05:00 AM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps dismantling of consumer bureau creates headache for small banks
The president wants to eliminate the agency. Community lenders worry that will make them less competitive.
02:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories After Venezuelas Dictator Was Ousted by Trump, an Endless Party in Doralzuela
Venezuelans in South Florida took to the streets to cheer Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture, while fretting about what comes next.
12:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories How Gettysburg Became a Refuge for Conservatives Battered by Trump-Era Strife
It might take a mock battlefield to solve America’s political divisions.
04:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Maduros case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial
When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces
08:33 PM on 01/05/2026 ABC Politics
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