High risk gamble: How Trumps economic messaging is hurting Republicans
Administration officials promise that his policies will put the economy on better footing in the future, but its present state could cost the GOP control of Congress.
04:25 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Paxton win sparks GOP money panic
The challenge for both parties is that Texas is a uniquely expensive state to campaign in.
04:55 AM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories DOJ makes broad case for presidential power in Maurene Comey case
The Justice Department lawyer told the court that the government could fire the daughter of former FBI director even for political reasons.
06:54 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration defends sending Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya
It’s about expediting care, not politics, officials said.
04:23 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Factions inside the Trump administration wrestle over how to handle AI
Trump’s abandoned AI order emerged from weeks of NDA-bound talks with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
04:55 AM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories ABC blasts Brendan Carr for assault on its TV licenses
The media giant warns that the American people will bear the true cost of the FCC’s pressure on its broadcast licenses.
03:36 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll shows Becerra opening lead in California governors race
The Democratic frontrunner is in position to draw a Republican matchup in November.
11:02 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories LA mayoral poll shows Bass vulnerable in close race with Raman, Pratt
Mayor Karen Bass is struggling to hold onto voters who feel Los Angeles is headed in the wrong direction.
12:20 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani kills a controversial commission created by Eric Adams and plans to start one of his own
Uncertainty remains, as members of Adams’ zombie-like commission have vowed to sue for their survival.
04:55 AM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are gutting southern Dem districts. Dems might front-load the South in its 2028 primaries to respond.
Democrats could put up to two southern states in their early primary window for 2028 as the GOP looks to erase their power across the South.
08:00 AM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories No solace: Inflation rises and the economy slows as the Iran war drags on
The combination of forces bearing down on the economy spells trouble for Republicans in the midterm elections.
09:49 AM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Joe Bidens disastrous debate with Trump frightened Jill Biden
The former first lady said in a CBS News interview she thought her husband was “having a stroke.”
03:54 PM on 05/29/2026 Politico Top Stories Pam Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse cases
01:13 AM on 05/29/2026 ABC Politics Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won't perform at Freedom 250's National Mall shows
Milli Vanilli and Morris Day have announced they will not perform at “The Great American State Fair” in Washington's National Mall
12:43 PM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics 5 Southern Democratic chairs say South Carolina should lead off 2028 presidential primary calendar
Other southern states are advocating for South Carolina to remain the first to vote in the Democratic presidential primaries
12:06 PM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival
Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival near Washington, D.C., shortly before the midterm elections
12:06 PM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan says she won't run for president in 2028
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer says she won't be part of an expected crowded Democratic field of presidential candidates in 2028
10:31 AM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics Michigan Democrats get a chance to make their case for the Senate and their partys future
The top Democratic candidates competing for the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan are getting set for a debate at the state party’s annual policy conference
09:49 AM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting
A federal judge is declining to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible voters and limit mail voting
08:10 AM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics After protests outside synagogues, New York makes it a crime to block entry to a house of worship
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues
02:19 AM on 05/28/2026 ABC Politics
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