'Im super-Republican, but you got my vote': The Democratic deer hunter setting his sights on flipping Iowa
Democrats are desperate to find locally authentic candidates after 2024. They think people like Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand might help.
02:00 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump-Xi summit on hold until Iran conflict ends, people briefed say
The U.S.-China meeting is in limbo as the White House dispatches thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf.
11:05 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Israel, Iran launch fresh attacks as Trump floats winding down Mideast operations
Tehran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, the joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, but did not hit the base.
10:10 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats pile on Trump for post celebrating Muellers death
The president has long attacked Robert Mueller and Democrats, whom he says perpetuated a Russia collusion hoax.
03:34 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Robert Mueller, former FBI director who led Trump investigation, dies at 81
He had a long record of public service before becoming a special counsel for the Department of Justice in 2017.
02:02 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories 'This is about attention': Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy
The Utah Republican’s crusade for the SAVE America Act has strained his relations inside the Senate GOP.
07:00 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump threatens to send ICE to airports amid DHS standoff
It’s his latest bid to push Democrats, who have refused to greenlight DHS funding without changes to how it carries out immigration enforcement.
01:58 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.
Traders are placing wagers on the likelihood of disasters, activists being jailed and oil depots exploding.
10:00 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories UN secretary general says hes cooperating with Trumps Board of Peace in Gaza but doesnt want it in Hormuz
In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, António Guterres said the Board is not an effective way to manage crises.
11:05 PM on 03/21/2026 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.
05:00 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories The Campaign to Take Down Alex Bores Is Just the Beginning
A leading AI industry-backed Super PAC is targeting a pro-regulation candidate — and building a strategy that other politicians will have to contend with.
05:00 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Look how much Canadians hate the United States now
It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.
05:55 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Big money flows into state attorney general races as legal battles shape American politics
There are races in 30 states this year for attorney general, and groups that support those candidates prepared for the elections by raising record amounts in 2025
11:16 AM on 03/21/2026 ABC Politics Tom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776. Is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?
Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House
11:16 AM on 03/21/2026 ABC Politics Meet the Kurdish guerillas hoping America will support them blazing a path to Tehran
President Donald Trump has ruled out enlisting Kurdish militias to invade Iran, but at least some of the fighters are betting that as the war drags on, the U.S. may still come calling.
01:00 PM on 03/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump stretches America First on Iran. His voters are going along with it.
Still, his hold could grow more tenuous if the number of U.S. casualties rises and the war stretches into the summer.
05:00 AM on 03/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Hormuz has to reopen: Why the oil industry cant help Trump tame rising gasoline prices
Oil industry executives say much of the administration’s messaging on supply disruptions from the Iran war has discouraged drilling.
11:19 AM on 03/20/2026 Politico Top Stories The states where higher gas prices could shape the midterms
The map of price hikes shows highest increases are mostly in states that lean Republican.
01:06 PM on 03/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Putin offered to stop sharing intel with Iran if US cuts off Ukraine
The U.S. rejected the Russian proposal, which has nonetheless sparked concerns in Europe amid growing transatlantic tensions.
12:57 PM on 03/20/2026 Politico Top Stories UK allows US to use bases to bomb Iranian sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz
Ministers agreed Friday that permissible actions include degrading missile sites being used by Tehran to attack ships in the Strait.
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