Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
Judge dismisses Trumps lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter
Trump came “nowhere close” to alleging malice by the newspaper, ruled Judge Darrin Gayles.
10:23 AM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories From transit to TV signals: How hackers could disrupt the World Cup
Federal, state and local agencies are preparing for a wide range of cyberattacks across major U.S. cities hosting the games.
02:00 PM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories How Orbn lost the Hungarian election
For two years, the Hungarian leader watched his support slip away.
08:42 AM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Orbns Defeat Shows What Trumps Opponents Keep Doing Wrong
The Hungarian election was a setback for MAGA. But the winner’s campaign should be a wake-up call for Trump’s opponents.
12:01 AM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Mark Carney Is on the Verge of a Big Election Win
Canada’s prime minister is poised to seize an outright majority. Then he’ll have to deliver.
05:55 AM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories The reviews are in. It's not looking good, America.
Allies are giving the U.S. one-star and two-star ratings on its efforts to protect democracy and dependability in a crisis.
10:00 AM on 04/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell suspends governor campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations
His exit came after allies and staffers abandoned him en masse.
08:48 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Orbns 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat
The loss is a setback for President Donald Trump.
03:02 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Vance, Putin Zelenskyy: The losers and winners of Hungarys seismic election
Here who’s fuming at the result — and who’s breathing a sigh of relief.
07:39 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade after Iran talks collapse
In a pair of Truth Social posts, he also said the Navy would intercept any vessel that has paid tolls to Iran to transit the strait safely.
09:58 AM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The War With Iran Offers a Snapshot of Trump World. Its Not a Pretty Picture.
In a roundtable discussion, POLITICO reporters detail how the war in Iran pulled back the curtain on the Trump administration.
10:00 AM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories It would be catastrophic: A Supreme Court decision could upend Alaskas crucial Senate race
A Supreme Court decision could bar late-arriving mail ballots and potentially disenfranchise thousands of Alaskan voters in a race that could determine Senate control.
12:00 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Cowboy: Michael Selig, a top Trump Wall Street regulator, comes out swinging
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig’s agency is locking horns with states, lawmakers and potential 2028 president contenders.
04:00 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The other US-Iran standoff
Can FIFA keep Iran in a Trump-hosted World Cup?
02:00 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The Trump ally cracking down on immigration in Washington and bringing in foreign workers back home
Rep. Andy Harris is wielding his clout to expand the number of seasonal workers allowed into the U.S. as he also backs the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda.
07:00 AM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Why MAGA has a problem with Maria
María Elvira Salazar's Dignity Act is sparking major backlash among the MAGA wing of the Republican Party.
12:47 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories DHS probing Swalwell over allegations he illegally employed nanny
The probe comes as the California Democrat is in a political tailspin from unrelated allegations of sexual misconduct, which he says are false.
03:23 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans break with Trump in California governors race
The party declined to endorse his preferred candidate on Sunday, a rare rebuke of the president in the nation’s largest state.
03:01 PM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Every High School Student in Latvia Is Learning to Shoot a Gun
While the U.S. focuses on Iran, Latvia’s gaze is firmly on Russia.
07:00 AM on 04/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The fight for control of an iconic Florida fish scales up
Florida has applied for state management of red snapper, a well-loved Southeastern fish. Commercial fishers and environmentalists say the move isn’t supported by science.
04:00 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump is still trying to DOGE the NIH. Republicans are tired.
The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency.
12:00 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Kamala Harris draws the most buzz at Dems first 2028 cattle call
A bevy of 2028 hopefuls went to kiss Al Sharpton’s ring and woo Black voters. Kamala Harris got the warmest reception from the crowd.
05:34 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Fears over who can win in 2028 are already surfacing among Democrats
Black voters wondered what it’ll take to clinch the White House as big names like Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg gather in New York this week.
07:00 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts a GOP Bloodbath in the Midterms
In a new interview, the conservative hardliner lets loose on Trump and the Republican Party.
10:00 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories No deal: Vance and Iranians fail to reach agreement after marathon session
Vance said the Iranians refused to give assurances that they would not seek to obtain or develop a nuclear weapon.
10:24 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell staffers in unsigned statement: Were horrified by accusations
Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign is reeling from accusations of sexual misconduct.
05:48 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell vows to fight sexual misconduct allegations, apologizes to wife for unspecified mistakes
He said he’ll spend the weekend with family and friends and provide an update “very soon.”
12:08 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell under investigation by Manhattan district attorney
Some of the congressmember’s top allies are now calling on him to exit the California governor's race.
03:54 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. has turned corporate Americas name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now.
07:00 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Kennedy Center nixes top lawyers cover band from venue
Elliot Berke’s cover band the DePlorables was rejected.
09:59 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. Hes been talking war instead.
In January, Trump was speaking about affordability far more often than he talked about war and conflict, a POLITICO analysis found. By March, that trend had flipped.
07:00 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories AI use in housing is booming. The rules to keep it fair are shrinking.
The Trump administration is rolling back civil rights protections that have been used to challenge bias in housing.
02:00 PM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdanis administration scrambles on key appointment
Pushback over the mayor’s Department of Investigation pick, Nadia Shihata, is part of a widening spat with the City Council.
09:01 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories 'The plan is working': Trump's trade chief brushes off economic fears in Rust Belt tour
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reiterated the administration's commitment to tariffs and other industrial policies as he touted manufacturing gains.
10:55 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Hitting the Streets With the MAGA Youth of South Korea
Here’s what happens when MAGA goes global.
05:00 AM on 04/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Jeffries, Pelosi and other Democrats call on Eric Swalwell to end governor campaign
The former speaker said the sexual assault allegations “must be appropriately investigated with full transparency and accountability.”
08:06 PM on 04/11/2026 Politico Top Stories A former Swalwell staffer agreed not to disparage him in discrimination settlement, document shows
The California Democrat has claimed that no one on his staff signed an NDA during his tenure.
06:34 PM on 04/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell campaign imploding after new sexual assault allegation
Multiple people resigned in advance of a report that an ex-staffer accused him of sexual assault.
04:41 PM on 04/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028 presidential bid
She has toyed with the idea before, but her comments Friday took on a new meaning in front of an audience full of Black power brokers.
12:19 PM on 04/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Israels new strategy: Lean on Trump, pressure Iran, keep the military option
Israeli officials say the real test is whether military pressure and nuclear talks can produce a more durable outcome with Iran — and avoid another costly cycle of escalation.
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