25 Things Donald Trump Did This Year You Might Have Missed
The president's second first year in office has been a blitz. Here are some under-the-radar developments that might have slipped your attention.
05:55 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries billionaire tax
Bernie Sanders is coming to Los Angeles to campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats
01:13 AM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics White House names new pick for Nevada top federal prosecutor
Last week the White House announced the nomination of a Las Vegas attorney for U.S. Attorney of the District of Nevada
07:09 PM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics Thomas Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Epstein
Thomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and pow...
08:49 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces who ousted Venezuela's Maduro
President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro
04:14 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke
The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada
04:01 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration
The move comes as public opinion has turned on the administration’s hardline immigration policies.
11:01 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Youre Going to See More Defections: Thomas Massies Ominous Prediction for the GOP
In a new interview, the Republican congressman opens up about Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and his strategy to dig even deeper into the Epstein files
04:45 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Congress failed to reach an Obamacare deal
Lawmakers delayed negotiations despite a drumbeat of warnings. That was just the first problem.
04:45 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories POLITICO asked 2,000 people about data centers and made 5 charts
A new POLITICO poll shows that views about the artificial intelligence hubs swing if projects are associated with President Donald Trump.
05:55 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
07:30 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Noncitizen voting is rare. Why is Washington so focused on it?
Republicans are zeroing in on proof-of-citizenship requirements — even as critics warn federal support for election cybersecurity is quietly shrinking.
04:45 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and presidential candidate, dies at 84
His success in the 1984 and 1988 Democratic primaries ushered in a new era in Democratic Party politics.
05:10 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories NYC mayor, though battered, weathers his first major storm
Zohran Mamdani avoided a disaster, though political enemies are spoiling to capitalize on operational shortfalls.
05:55 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani rewards Working Families Party leader with international affairs appointment
The pick is a part of a broader effort by Mamdani to consolidate his influence on the Democratic Party’s left wing.
08:00 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories 5 hot files that await Canadas new US ambassador
Mark Wiseman’s top priority will be to secure a renewal of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
04:00 PM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories How Maryland Democrats are thwarting Wes Moores political ambitions
"The operations of his political tentacles are weak," says one Democratic strategist. "His inside political network is weak.”
03:40 PM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Jeffrey Epstein
Thomas Pritzker is retiring from his role as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and says he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
08:25 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Texas Republican Paxton steps up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. Cornyn ahead of early voting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary
11:37 PM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump's second year: Whiplash
"Even proposals that don’t ultimately move forward have consequences."
05:55 AM on 02/16/2026 Politico Top Stories
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