Trump, atoms, AI and the Texas data center gusher
Fermi America wants to build a massive private nuclear-powered energy grid for artificial intelligence. Can the brassy avatar of Trump’s risk-taking tech economy survive?
07:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories When they go low, we go viral
Millennial and Gen Z Democrats are running on something their predecessors can’t quite figure out — the social media algorithm.
07:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories The text of Trumps October deal with Xi Jinping is still MIA
The president called his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea a "massive victory," but the lack of details on what was agreed to raise the potential for more friction in 2026.
04:00 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Federal judges strike down California open-carry ban
The California Department of Justice is reviewing the opinion and “considering all options,” a spokesperson said.
08:40 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories What are the odds? Analyzing 6 global scenarios for 2026.
A series of inflection points await the world. Here’s our view of what might happen next year.
10:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don't agree on whether it was worth it
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress
01:05 AM on 01/04/2026 ABC Politics Trump takes victory lap after U.S. raid capturing Maduro
The president said early Saturday that the U.S. carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and captured the country’s leader.
10:37 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Prosecutors charge Maduro, along with his wife and son, with drug trafficking
Prosecutors also charged the Venezuelan leader with narco-terrorism.
10:10 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories World leaders largely express concern, some praise, about US capture of Maduro
The early morning strike against military and political targets in Caracas prompted expressions of concern from critics of the White House in the Western Hemisphere.
09:02 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Iraq 2.0: Democrats seethe at Trumps surprise Venezuela strike
The operation quickly united rank-and-file lawmakers behind a message that the president illegally bypassed Congress and has no plan for the aftermath.
10:05 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Florida Republicans quickly back Trump after Maduros capture in Venezuela
Hill Republicans from the Sunshine State, which boasts the largest population of Venezuelans of any state, rushed to applaud the move after weeks of calls for action.
09:33 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories A month out, no one looking to repeat Octobers historic shutdown
Government funding runs out on Jan. 30.
07:00 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
02:00 PM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories 15 Scenarios That Could Stun the World in 2026
Futurists, political analysts and other forecasters on the possible “Black Swan” events of the new year.
12:00 PM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani defends eliminating executive orders on antisemitism, boycotting Israel
The mayor incurred criticism from local Jewish organizations and the Israeli government over the move.
05:10 PM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump warns Tehran that US is locked and loaded to support Iranian protesters
Trump pledges to come to the “rescue” if Iranian authorities kill peaceful protesters.
09:08 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories December 2025
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
09:52 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Russians Mean Something Different When It Comes to 'Peace'
It isn’t just the absence of war.
05:00 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Data centers have a political problem and Big Tech wants to fix it
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?
04:45 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories I Drove 700 Miles Through Californias Absurd New Congressional District
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