Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
How John Thune is trying to save the Senate for Republicans
The Senate majority leader appeared at the U.S.-Mexico border to rekindle interest in the GOP’s legislative accomplishments.
10:00 AM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps plan to strong-arm insurers into lower prices is met with skepticism
There are reasons to be skeptical that voluntary cuts by insurance companies could bring significant, lasting health care savings for Americans.
07:00 AM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories The Trump era, stitch by stitch
How one Canadian artist is using needlepoint to process politics through art.
12:00 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Highly problematic: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response
Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.
05:59 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories 'They're ready for us to walk': Nurses at top NYC hospitals prep for historic strike
Approximately 16,000 nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai and New York-Presbyterian have yet to agree on new union contracts.
10:00 AM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says he will temporarily cap credit card rates
He said there would be a one-year cap on credit card rates as of Jan. 20.
09:01 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories With Greenland push, Trump once again thinks he's got the cards
The president's already gotten Europe to submit to him on NATO spending, Ukraine aid and tariffs.
04:05 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Uninvestable: Trump pitch to oil execs yields no promises
The CEOs heaped praise on the president’s actions in Venezuela but made no firm commitments to put money into restoring the country’s oil production.
04:12 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans need Susan Collins to win reelection. Trump keeps going after her.
The Maine senator has consistently won reelection in a blue state thanks to support from independents and some Democrats.
02:51 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories As soon as possible: GOP hawks want faster timeline for elections in Venezuela
Administration officials have argued the South American country needs to stabilize before elections can occur.
06:50 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani, a day later, weighs in after NYPD shoots two people
The NYC mayor let more than 12 hours pass before commenting on the deadly incidents.
04:48 PM on 01/10/2026 Politico Top Stories We Learned Something Fascinating About Trumps Foreign Policy This Week
POLITICO reporters break down Trump’s escalating approach to U.S. power.
05:55 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump claims he canceled 2nd wave of strikes against Venezuela
His statement comes a week after American forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.
09:00 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Venezuela strike hands GOP a midterms messaging test
Republicans say they need to connect Trump’s policy in the Western Hemisphere to domestic issues around high prices, drug trafficking and border security.
05:55 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says oil companies pledge to spend $100B in Venezuela
The White House is scrambling to expand a Friday meeting with oil executives because of skepticism from the top oil majors.
10:48 PM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Oregon to investigate CBP shooting in Portland amid turmoil over immigration crackdown
It comes as Minnesota officials say that the federal government is blocking them from an investigation into a Minneapolis ICE shooting.
10:14 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Border Patrol agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, amid tension over immigration enforcement
The shooting comes a day after a Minnesota woman was killed by an ICE agent.
08:24 PM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories The housing crisis isnt inevitable: NYC planning chief Dan Garodnick reflects on four tumultuous, eventful years
Garodnick shepherded through major changes to zoning and land use that will impact housing production for years to come.
05:00 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories In early test for Mamdani, NYPD fatally shoots man inside Brooklyn hospital
Officers shot and killed a man who police said had barricaded himself in a room with a weapon.
10:29 PM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Bruce Blakemans campaign hits turbulence from the right
The Nassau County executive has a clear shot to the GOP nomination, but is yet to lock down key support from right-leaning voters.
05:55 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Donald Trump cant count on Congress to have his back any more
Republicans dealt the president a series of rebukes Thursday that cast fresh doubt about his sway on Capitol Hill.
06:48 PM on 01/09/2026 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 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories He Feels Personally Jilted: Gavin Newsoms Grudge
It’s risky when CEOs play politics. General Motors may learn the hard way.
05:00 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Californias homeless numbers drop in boost for Gavin Newsom
The governor on Thursday will tout this sign of progress on an issue that has long bedeviled California politicians.
10:01 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories How Marco Rubio is tamping down the Venezuela backlash in Congress
The secretary of State has used his old relationships to help sell the administration’s audacious strategy for the Americas.
04:45 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories US could run Venezuela for years, Trump says
“We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.
09:22 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories People would attempt to flee: Concern grows over possible Cuba collapse
The Trump administration is expressing confidence Cuba will fall, but there are concerns the US doesn’t have a plan.
05:44 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP reckons with support for foreign oil amid Venezuela tensions
Some Republican lawmakers have begun sounding the alarm about Venezuelan oil hurting American producers.
10:41 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Shapiro launches reelection bid in Pennsylvania as 2028 looms
The popular governor is kicking off a consequential campaign that will test his strength in a key presidential battleground.
05:01 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The Supreme Court may leave alone the Voting Rights Act just long enough to keep the GOP from House control in 2026
Republicans’ hopes that a Supreme Court redistricting ruling will boost them in 2026 are fading as election deadlines close in.
05:55 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Minnesota leaders call for ICE to leave the state after agent shoots, kills woman
The Minnesota officials denied claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the shots were “defensive.”
12:37 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul to unveil child care expansion plan alongside Mamdani
The moderate Democratic governor and left-leaning New York City mayor have a common interest in child care policies.
07:00 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump team drafting executive order on affordability
Trump’s stance on housing-price issues could scramble Democrats’ messaging heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
08:33 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress
The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.
09:31 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Venezuela strike marks a turning point for US cyber warfare
The large-scale operation shows the U.S. has the cyber skills to inflict serious damage — and is no longer quiet about using them.
05:55 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Colombia's president remains defiant amid Trump's threats
“It's time to defend our national sovereignty,” he wrote Tuesday night on X.
10:52 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Q&A: John Bolton on Trumps Venezuelan oil grab
“The idea that American oil companies are just lining up to go invest in Venezuela is just flatly wrong,” he told POLITICO's E&E News.
11:00 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump triggers a renaissance for grand juries
Grand juries have increasingly become a headache for prosecutors trying to advance controversial Trump policies.
05:55 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories How Jan. 6 was remembered and rewritten on its 5th anniversary
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
06:51 PM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The House GOP confronts a shocking loss and a difficult road ahead
Members who gathered for a pre-midterm policy retreat were stunned by the death of longtime colleague Doug LaMalfa.
06:05 PM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories |
