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06:03 PM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence
The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
09:49 AM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Online Brawler Is Trying to Keep MAGA Cool
Alex Bruesewitz went from volunteer online hatchet man for Donald Trump to his lead impresario. What will he do if pop culture decides MAGA is no longer cool?
05:55 AM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Indiana primary will test Trump's control over Republican Party
Indiana's primary on May 5 has become an unlikely test.
05:59 PM on 04/18/2026 ABC Politics Obama meets Mamdani in New York City before reading to preschoolers
Former President Barack Obama has met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx
04:42 PM on 04/18/2026 ABC Politics GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: The clock is ticking
“I think our members are going to be very interested in what next steps are,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
04:24 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters arent buying it.
A majority say the war is not in the national interest, and many lack confidence in the president’s goals — including some 2024 supporters.
05:38 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world
The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.
04:45 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories We are not going back: Iran war forces global energy shift
Nations split over doubling down on fossil fuels or accelerating renewables.
10:00 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Anthropic and Trump: Is a truce near?
Two months ago, the president denounced the AI startup as a "woke" company run by "leftwing nut jobs." But the sides are talking again after Anthropic's new cyber tool sparked fears across the government.
08:24 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories White House meets with Anthropic CEO amid hopes for a truce
The "introductory meeting" came as the Trump administration is considering how to deploy a groundbreaking new Anthropic model amid its feud with the leading AI company.
02:59 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Theyve been detained by ICE and ordered deported. Judges are releasing them from custody.
Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have found that some detainees have been illegally held despite their deportation orders.
03:30 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump to release reading of scripture days after angering many Christians
The president has prepared an Old Testament reading for an event at the Museum of the Bible.
08:57 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So.
Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.
05:55 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Senate sends spy law extension to Trump amid GOP fight
The measure would renew the warrantless surveillance program through April 30.
11:20 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Chris Wright faced a big test this week. Republicans say he passed.
Republicans are standing by the Energy secretary, who was on Capitol Hill answering for the fallout from the Iran war.
10:31 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Strait of Hormuz reopening for commercial traffic, Trump and Iran say
The president said the U.S.'s blockade on Iranian shipping in the region will remain in effect, and lambasted allies for their lack of support.
09:35 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms
Campaign finance reports show how new industries are preparing to spend big on elections.
05:56 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories An unabashed progressive dominates in New Jersey, another midterm warning sign for Republicans
Analilia Mejia, a former top Bernie Sanders staffer, convincingly won a House seat despite "radical" label.
01:42 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories When the World Stops Syncing
The global trade war that Donald Trump launched one year ago didn’t just temporarily raise tariffs. It may have also broken the global system that lets technologies like Bluetooth work everywhere.
04:45 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories
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