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Trump threatens to block opening of new Michigan-Canada bridge
The president fumed about the project in a social media post, demanding “Fairness and Respect” from Canada.
07:51 PM Politico Top Stories White House eyes data center agreements amid energy price spikes
A draft pact, obtained by POLITICO, seeks to help ensure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water resources or undermine grid reliability.
05:20 PM Politico Top Stories The NY congressional race on the frontlines of an AI industry civil war
Top artificial intelligence executives are spending big against Democratic House candidate Alex Bores. But his campaign is also raking in donations from AI experts and tech employees.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Poll shows Democrats hold edge over Trump in energy cost battle
Energy affordability is expected to play a role in the midterm elections this year.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Meet Americas most and least impactful voters
A new initiative breaks down which zip codes have the most competitive elections in America.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Maxine Waters is the newest target in Democrats intergenerational war
Waters has been in Congress for 35 years, but Myla Rahman says the district needs fresh representation.
08:55 AM Politico Top Stories Now were in a power struggle: Europes resentment grows over Trumps newest provocations
President Trump has backed off his threats toward Denmark's territorial sovereignty, but he and aides have continued to irritate much of Europe.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Georgia Republicans allow RNC to break party neutrality to support Burt Jones
Any move to intervene in Georgia could reshape a crowded race for an open governor’s seat in a premiere battleground state.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories How ICE defies judges orders to release detainees, step by step
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price.
Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts.
02:00 PM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows callous disregard for constitutional rights
A Trump-appointed judge set a Tuesday deadline to disclose justification for the raid.
07:02 PM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories The Midwestern Congressman Whom Washington Should Remember
An appreciation of the late Rep. Lee Hamilton by a veteran congressional reporter.
04:00 PM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Washingtons all-in on smart rings
Finland's Oura is telling lawmakers and Trump officials it's got a solution to systemic health care challenges.
05:55 AM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories New York GOPs midterm problem: No money, no bench and Trump
The hard-knock life of a blue-state Republican looks even worse this midterm.
05:55 AM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump bashes Bad Bunnys halftime spectacle
The president had already blasted the NFL for choosing the Puerto Rican recording artist, who performed his show in Spanish.
11:04 PM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Energy secretary plans visit to Venezuela but says Trump isnt focused on its oil riches
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to be the highest-level Trump administration official to set foot in Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
05:01 AM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories How cigars, whiskey and an old-school Oklahoman got the government funded
From his clubby Capitol office, the 76-year-old Appropriations chair managed demanding colleagues and political headwinds — and pulled off a seemingly impressive feat.
04:45 AM on 02/09/2026 Politico Top Stories It sucks: Crypto gets a rude awakening to kick off Trumps second year
Bitcoin has plunged from an all-time high of more than $126K in October by nearly 50 percent, even as the president has paved a new era for the industry in Washington.
11:22 AM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories A MAGA push to erase a Dem House seat is triggering accusations of fraud and violence in Utah
Assault allegations, potential fraud and a roster of Trumpworld supporters are rocking the Beehive State.
12:00 PM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The curious case of Newsoms singing French grasshoppers
An odd turn-of-phrase from the governor at a press conference left linguists and a reporter scratching their heads.
04:00 PM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Georgia Republicans are walking a tightrope in the race to replace MTG
Hugging the former MAGA acolyte could hurt Republicans with Trump, but bashing her could alienate the voters who are sad to see her go.
12:00 PM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories ICE surveillance concerns shift Democrats demands for body cameras
Critics fear the cameras could be used to feed video of protesters into facial recognition tools.
02:00 PM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Amazon of South Korea becomes a flashpoint in Trumps trade talks
An e-commerce company little known to U.S. consumers has big allies in Washington.
10:00 AM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Bad Bunny created a cultural phenomenon. Can he spark a political one?
The Puerto Rican superstar’s music has brought Latinos together. Democrats are jealous.
10:00 AM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Legal, funding concerns loom over HUDs relocation to VirginiaTrouble in paradise? Trumps free-bus broadside muddles Mamdani bromance
If their relationship deteriorates, there are many ways to inflict pain on NYC.
07:00 AM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The sugar high will be short lived: Trumps big bet on tax refunds might not pay off
While Trump and his top advisers have been banking on the increased refunds as a pocketbook proof point to voters, skeptics caution the money could be quickly swallowed up by stubbornly-high prices elsewhere.
07:00 AM on 02/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The AI Doomsday Machine Is Closer to Reality Than You Think
The Pentagon is racing to integrate AI into its weapons system to keep up with China and Russia. Where will that lead?
05:55 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The Tech CEO Making No Apologies for the Work With ICE
A conversation with an author who had a six-year-long window into the most interesting MAGA conversion in Silicon Valley.
10:00 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Economy Is Looking More and More Like Saudi Arabias
Top-down state capitalism is on the rise in both countries.
05:00 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Gabbards seizure of voting machines heightens concerns of midterm meddling
“They seem to be laying the seeds to contest the next election, terrified that they are going to lose — and lose big,” said Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
04:40 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Canada plants a flag in Greenland
Foreign Affairs Minister Anand insists Nuuk is a long-term Arctic play — with Anchorage up next.
04:05 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump deletes racist video depicting Obamas as monkeys after bipartisan backlash
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called it "the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House."
11:05 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories White House excluding Dems from its annual governors meetingTrump administration must unfreeze Gateway funds, federal judge orders
The ruling comes on the day the rail tunnel shut down construction due to lack of funds.
09:00 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Appeals court backs Trumps mass detention policy
The ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals contradicts thousands of lower-court rulings.
09:30 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Its pissing people off: Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco
AIPAC spent $2 million attacking moderate-leaning Tom Malinowski in a House special election — and may have handed the race to progressive Analilia Mejia.
03:30 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Inside Mamdanis talks with Trump about NYCs arcane land use process
The president’s long history in New York City real estate looms large over the ongoing conversation with Mamdani.
10:00 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Massive Risks of a US-China Fight on AI
In a new interview, the journalist Yi-Ling Liu argues an AI arms race between the United States and China can be avoided.
10:00 AM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories White House frustrations with Venezuelas Machado grow after elections comments |