RFK Jr.s department to make it easier to fire career staff
Managers received notices Friday that job classifications were changing.
07:33 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist
Tina Peters allowed a far-right activist to access her county’s election system to help efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
04:58 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Slap in the face': Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move
Army leaders also appeared taken aback by the administration’s abrupt action.
12:07 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Big promises, thin results from Trumps China trip
President Donald Trump returns from his two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with hints of deals but no progress on key issues that vex the U.S.-China relationship.
02:47 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Keisha Lance Bottoms lead is making some Georgia Democrats uneasy
The former Atlanta mayor has dominated primary polls for months, but Democrats are concerned her political baggage will tank their chances this fall.
04:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works
Ottawa and Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a pact to fast-track a pipeline carrying more than 1 million barrels of oil a day to the Pacific.
03:55 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories From JFK to Trump, a Veteran Republican Reflects on the Party He Once Knew
Ahead of his new memoir, the former senator looks back on nearly 60 years of public service, the presidents he’s served and Trump’s GOP.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Acting FDA leader tries to explain past Planned Parenthood work to abortion opponents
Kyle Diamantas, who was elevated to FDA acting commissioner earlier this week, is telling anti-abortion groups he asked to be taken off a case defending Planned Parenthood due to moral objections.
12:05 PM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
04:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Silicon Valley Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain
A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Politics Is Breaking Us Just Ask These Therapists
The political therapy boom has arrived.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories SCOTUS Preserved Abortion by Mail. Opponents Already Know Their Next Moves.
The mifepristone ruling reveals how conflicts over abortion are still evolving after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President.
What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.
02:00 AM on 05/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district
Democratic Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection
11:42 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling
Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics
08:00 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots
Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so
08:02 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions
The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions
08:02 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary
A top California Democratic political aide has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary
08:01 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics Newsom outlines his final budget proposal with no deficit, new major spending
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled his final budget proposal
08:01 AM on 05/15/2026 ABC Politics Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
Democratic leaders are embracing independent candidates in red states where their party brand struggles
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