New York City lawmaker accused of using government staff for political fundraising
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The former Covid czar refused to testify at a hearing last week, exercising his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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A DC court will hear a challenge to the cuts on Thursday.
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California’s power companies are getting hit by an electoral right hook.
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Anger over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan appears to have played a role in China's decision.
03:45 AM on 08/06/2026 Politico Top Stories New Tennessee congressional map making its debut in the state's primary
A new Tennessee congressional map that carved up a majority Black district in Memphis is making its debut in primary elections Tuesday
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Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out
01:13 AM on 08/06/2026 ABC Politics ICE remains far from meeting Mullins deportation goals
Figures shared with POLITICO show that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin hasn’t managed to significantly increase the number of deportations over his predecessor.
07:50 PM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories A growing political reckoning is coming for data centers, POLITICO Poll shows
A new POLITICO Poll found that Americans’ attitudes toward data centers have grown increasingly sour and politically polarized in the past six months.
04:50 AM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Data centers have a politics problem and industry knows it
As opposition to the AI projects gains momentum, industry supporters say they have ceded the narrative to their critics.
12:45 PM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Blanche avoids taking sides in Trump-Pirro spat over Reflecting Pool
The acting attorney general praised Jeanine Pirro's overall work but he said the president "has every right" to be upset about Reflecting Pool damage.
12:36 PM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Back in action, Tom Kean Jr. faces a new source of scrutiny: His stocks
The New Jersey Republican says he has no personal involvement in any stock transactions, but that hasn’t muted Democratic criticism.
03:45 AM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Efforts to Sway Foreign Elections are Missing Something
The president is being all-too-brazen.
09:00 AM on 08/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Chuck Edwards says he will end reelection bid after censure recommendation
The Ethics Committee this week said Edwards engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.”
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The speaker made his first comments on the explosive abuse allegations in an interview with POLITICO’s “The Conversation.”
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Winners this week either want to crack down on new data centers or enact a moratorium.
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