A mysterious, GOP-linked super PAC is roiling a Texas Democratic primary
It’s the latest in a string of interventions by the new super PAC that appears to be trying to elevate weaker Democrats against Republicans to ease the GOP’s path in November.
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The proposal to put NYPD officers on 12-hour shifts during the tournament stands to rankle Mamdani, who campaigned on curbing police overtime.
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Internal disagreements over a White House plan to allow more beef imports highlights the president's challenge to balance the interests of consumers and the cattle industry.
07:31 AM on 05/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Nicole Saphier is Trumps pick for surgeon general. Shes also a 'farmer' in New Jersey and gets a tax break.
She joins a list of well-off residents who've taken advantage of a state law allowing steep discounts for land designated for agricultural use.
04:00 AM on 05/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Colorado Democrats censure governor for conspiracy theorist sentence commutation
Colorado Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to censure the state's governor for commuting the prison sentence of an election conspiracy theorist
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The Democratic National Committee has released a controversial autopsy report on the 2024 election
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A group of young Republicans in Kentucky gather to talk politics once a month
05:40 AM on 05/21/2026 ABC Politics Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are casting a shadow over Georgia's GOP runoffs
President Donald Trump's repeated false claims about his 2020 election loss is almost certain to play a role in Georgia's four-week runoff campaign as Republican voters choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and the U.S. Senate
02:26 AM on 05/21/2026 ABC Politics Trump moves to police frontier AI models
A new directive would ask tech companies to submit their advanced AI models to a review by federal agencies, people familiar with the draft say.
03:48 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories New Pentagon task force races to bring powerful AI tools to Americas most sensitive networks
The new initiative will determine how AI models from tech giants such as OpenAI and Google can be safely deployed across Cyber Command and the NSA missions.
04:00 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Inside the next phase of OpenAIs political strategy
As Washington dithers on AI safety, OpenAI’s top lobbyist is persuading blue states to pass laws that advance his plan for a national AI framework — and he says he’s just getting started.
09:00 AM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans squirm as Trump pursues legacy, control and revenge
GOP lawmakers fear a self-interested president is needlessly risking their party’s majorities.
05:19 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Ballroom wont be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request
Multiple Republican senators objected to sending taxpayer dollars to the president’s East Wing revamp.
03:15 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Even Andy Burnham's allies don't know what he has planned for a post-Starmer UK
The mayor of Greater Manchester is bidding to replace Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street. What he does next is still being worked out.
10:22 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Bass goes easy on Pratt, not so much a fellow Democrat
The Los Angeles mayor largely avoided playing up Trump’s endorsement of her conservative rival, instead swiping at a challenger from her left.
06:16 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories LA Mayor Karen Bass warns city doesnt have enough hotel space for Olympics
Bass defended her support for a deal to delay the city’s $30 minimum wage hike for hospitality and airport workers.
07:23 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Hollywood stares down death and a series of shocks
Writer and comedian Adam Conover gives a grim assessment of a fraught moment in a signature Los Angeles industry.
06:56 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Tax world gawks at Trump audit agreement: 'Never seen anything like this'
A DOJ agreement ending any current IRS audits of the president, his family or his businesses stuns tax practitioners and could reignite Democratic lawmakers' pursuit of Trump's tax returns.
03:04 PM on 05/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump faces first big loss on Iran war
Votes in the House and Senate this week to halt the military campaign would prove a stunning embarrassment for the president.
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