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How Gettysburg Became a Refuge for Conservatives Battered by Trump-Era Strife
It might take a mock battlefield to solve America’s political divisions.
04:00 PM on 01/05/2026 Politico Top Stories What a Former Trump Official Would Worry About in Venezuela
Former State Department official Carrie Filipetti discusses the future of Venezuela and what the United States should do next.
07:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories The hawks are winning
The Trump White House has so far dodged a revolt from the MAGA base which has been skeptical of sustained U.S. engagement abroad.
05:00 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans drop support for Afghan wartime allies after National Guard shooting
Once-stalwart GOP backers of programs for Afghans who helped the war effort are hedging their support after the Nov. 26 National Guard shooting.
11:27 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump adds Syria to entry ban after attack on US troops
The U.S. is also imposing additional entry restrictions on citizens from 15 other countries.
05:23 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction
The designation could have sweeping impacts on U.S. policy toward China as well as the Trump administration’s military buildup in the Western Hemisphere.
05:32 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Offers Venezuela a Fork in the Road
The administration sees Venezuela as a test case for the idea that toppling dictators can work.
07:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play
With brash threats aimed all around the region, the president and his team made it clear Venezuela might be just the beginning, sparking fear across the Western hemisphere.
06:28 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Attack on Venezuela Could Change the World. Heres How.
13 experts on what comes next in Latin America and beyond.
10:00 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
02:35 PM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Rubio remains vague on transition plan for Venezuela
“We want Venezuela to move in a certain direction, because not only do we think it's good for the people of Venezuela, it's in our national interest,” he says.
10:41 AM on 01/04/2026 Politico Top Stories 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 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
I drove the 15-hour and nearly 700-mile journey across the state, traversing mountain ranges and rock slides, dirt roads and agricultural checkpoints, from Marin to Modoc County.
05:00 AM on 01/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Mighty mad: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
06:00 AM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Medicaid, ICE and a ticking clock for undocumented Californians
An enrollment freeze and immigration officials' push to access health data are forcing undocumented Californians to weigh free health care against deportation risks.
04:00 PM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats return to democracy messaging in NJ special election
In one of the first major races of 2026, some candidates are focusing on an issue that has proven to motivate their base but has not been as effective with swing voters.
10:00 AM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani takes office, promising sweeping change for New York City
The democratic socialist largely struck a collaborative tone — except when it came to the rich — at a frigid celebration in lower Manhattan.
04:49 PM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Maduro says US invented accusations of Venezuelan drug trafficking amid Trump pressure campaign
Caracas is ready to come to the negotiating table, he told state media this week.
10:18 AM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories How budget bickering and Dolly Parton politics warped Californias Google news deal
There’s still no word on when journalists will receive money, more than a year after the deal.
10:00 AM on 01/02/2026 Politico Top Stories People Are Taking the Wrong Lessons From His Victory
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Zohran Mamdani’s election to lead New York City — and what comes next.
01:55 AM on 01/01/2026 Politico Top Stories The Mamdani era begins
The new mayor of New York City took the oath of office shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve.
01:13 AM on 01/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says construction of the Triumphal Arch to begin in 2 months
The monument would be a centerpiece of the White House’s plans for America’s 250th birthday.
11:53 AM on 01/01/2026 Politico Top Stories 7 takeaways from Jack Smiths congressional testimony
The New Year’s Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump.
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