Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe until the moment it wasnt
HHS pushed President Donald J. Trump to oust the top drug regulator, according to a White House official.
01:07 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Voters want us to do more, Republicans say. Theyre just not sure what.
Many GOP lawmakers are pressing for another budget reconciliation bill that could help address voters’ affordability concerns.
03:45 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran war
Current and former U.S. defense officials worry headwinds from the conflict with Tehran leave Beijing with the upper hand.
05:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs
The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies.
03:42 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories White Houses lack of organization has AI lobbyists fretting
The Trump administration has sent mixed signals about how tough it intends to be in vetting powerful new computer models.
04:56 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Mitt Romney is back (sort of)
Since retiring in early 2025, Mitt Romney avoided national politics — until his old friend Susan Collins needed help.
03:44 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Democrats' New York gerrymander won't be as aggressive as the GOP's efforts
Empire State Democrats aren't interested in targeting districts previously protected by the Voting Rights Act.
04:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats just lost the redistricting war
A pair of court rulings have shattered the party’s hopes of countering GOP redistricting gains before November's elections.
03:04 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas
President Donald Trump's administration is pushing federal land management officials to lift restrictions on hunting and trapping in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas
04:10 PM on 05/08/2026 ABC Politics Tennessees governor signs into law a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis
Tennessee’s governor signs into law a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis
02:39 AM on 05/08/2026 ABC Politics Federal drug raid near downtown Los Angeles spotlights public safety concerns during mayor's race
A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor
02:35 AM on 05/08/2026 ABC Politics Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting
Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state's congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts
12:35 AM on 05/08/2026 ABC Politics FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didnt get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
09:00 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul says she's cut a budget deal to confront costs and Trump
The final spending agreement will be more than a month past its due date.
09:01 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps roving censor: Top Senate Democrats demand Brendan Carr end Disney review
The outcry could signal aggressive FCC oversight if Democrats take the Senate in November.
12:31 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Shapiros coattails are about to be put to the test in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania governor is boosting firefighter union head Bob Brooks in a critical November battleground — testing his power in the process.
04:40 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories After crypto helped oust him, Sherrod Brown changes his tune
As a senator, Sherrod Brown once said the crypto industry "betrayed the public interest." Now he wants to "keep an open mind."
03:45 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Voters arent so sure about Trumps sweeping election bill
The POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans neither support nor oppose the bill, or are unsure, even as the president makes it a top priority.
03:45 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling
The map aims to give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts by fracturing Black-majority Memphis between three districts.
01:45 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Becerras rise baffles his former Biden colleagues
Biden White House alumni have been marveling at Becerra’s stroke of luck in the California gubernatorial race.
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