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Trump ends National Guard deployment in 3 cities after Supreme Court loss
The president said troops will no longer be in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland.
04:48 PM on 01/01/2026 Politico Top Stories The plot to redraw America
How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off.
07:01 AM Politico Top Stories 16 Predictions for American Politics in 2026
This multiple-choice look at the year ahead offers predictions on Trump, Congress, the courts and the political surprises of 2026.
08:55 AM Politico Top Stories I Dont Regret My Vote
Trump's first year was marked by racial controversies. These conservatives of color don't care.
02:52 PM Politico Top Stories Khanna swipes at Newsom in potential 2028 preview
The Silicon Valley representative asserted widespread fraud in California’s public spending.
07:02 PM Politico Top Stories The many ways Zohran Mamdanis mayoralty could go wrong fast
The democratic socialist will need to make a good first impression. There are many obstacles standing in his way.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Bureaucracy as tragedy: The Eric Adams era draws to a close
The eccentric city executive leaves office with a tarnished legacy bound up with the future of Black political power in New York City.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories From IVF to AI: California ushers in a wave of far-reaching laws
Some of the blue state’s new policies stem from long-running battles, while others are responses to Trump 2.0.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories HHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota
The move comes as the Trump administration has accused the state’s leaders of complicity in a wide-ranging fraud scandal.
08:17 PM Politico Top Stories Court orders Vought to keep CFPB funded while case is underway
The order from a DC District Court judge also casts doubt on the Trump administration's efforts to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
12:32 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps foreign policy hangover in 2026
President Donald Trump has spent much of his first year playing peacemaker. But many foreign policy quagmires will carry over into next year.
04:21 PM Politico Top Stories News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.
U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories The turbulent trajectory of Trumps Nazi streak acolyte
Paul Ingrassia’s almost Trumpian survival demonstrates how ideological affinity and personal loyalty can outweigh all other considerations in this administration.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories The Trump administration's plan to close a 'huge loophole' in legal immigration
The effort represents the latest attempt by the Trump administration to curtail immigration and meet its ambitious annual deportation goal.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trump admin can share immigrants Medicaid data with ICE, judge rules
Blue states sued to prevent Medicaid data from being used in deportations.
05:18 PM Politico Top Stories The 2028 Race Has Begun. Heres Whos Winning.
White House hopefuls in both parties are maneuvering for the post-Trump era. Here’s where they stand at the end of 2025.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Democrats' redistricting win sparks a new party war in California
Zohran Mamdani’s lead media strategist cut an ad for a progressive running in California’s Central Valley.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Russia again appears to throw cold water on hopes for a Ukrainian peace deal
The Kremlin Monday said hostilities will continue after an alleged Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin's home, less than a day after a hopeful meeting in Florida.
01:58 PM Politico Top Stories States step into the breach as Obamacare subsidies lapse
Even state governments that want to help can’t completely cover rising insurance premiums.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trump admin doles out billions for rural health
Montana and California will receive near equal amounts in 2026, despite their massive size disparity.
12:09 PM Politico Top Stories Trump forces a rewrite of Canadas trade strategy
With U.S. ties under strain, Mark Carney has unleashed a Cabinet-wide scramble to diversify exports beyond America — even as Ottawa struggles to define its plan.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trump is unpopular in Europe even among right-wing populist supporters, POLITICO Poll shows
The U.S. president gets favorable views from only about a third of people who support the parties Trump wants to see win power in France and Germany.
11:53 AM Politico Top Stories California gives up on federal high-speed rail funding
State officials said the federal government under President Donald Trump "is not a reliable, constructive or trustworthy partner" on the controversial project.
01:05 PM Politico Top Stories Wuerker cartoons 2025
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the HUGEST of times. It was the CRAZIEST of times. People say THEY’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! 2025 was one wild year. It was wild from the start. Ranging from the calls to seize Greenland, the Panama Canal as well as annex Canada, to the declaration of a Trump Gaza Riviera, not to mention the DOGE raids, ICE raids and gold leaf raids on the Oval Office and so much more, people haven’t seen anything like it. I’ve been scratching out cartoons going back to the Carter years and I’ve never had so much material to work with. Truly, I’ve never seen anything like it. It was hard to pick out my favorites but here’s a selection of my takes on a very crazy and cartoonish 2025.
11:42 AM Politico Top Stories Shes Written Bestsellers About Appalachian Struggles. Shes Running for Office. But Dont Compare Her to JD Vance.
“Dopesick” author Beth Macy’s unlikely bid for Congress.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories The Democratic Split Over Whether to Befriend AI or Vilify It
Democratic insiders are divided on how to channel Americans’ growing fear of AI.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories We have to reject that with every fiber of our being: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic
His opposition to AI has little to do with cultural grievances or “woke” ideology — and far more to do with economic disruption, labor displacement and the scale of the technology itself.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Brilliant James: How James Blair took Washington by storm
He's running the White House's 2026 midterm strategy. The outcome will shape Trump’s final two years in office, and Blair’s reputation ahead of a potential 2028 JD Vance presidential campaign.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Zelenskyy focuses on security guarantees ahead of Trump visit
The presidents will meet Sunday in Florida for peace talks.
11:54 AM Politico Top Stories Democrats spy rare opening in rural America
President Donald Trump's unpopular tariff and health care decisions have created an opportunity for the Democratic Party to court a GOP-loyal bloc.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Dead to City Hall, but funded by the state: The high-stakes fight over a Los Angeles affordable housing project
State housing officials could limit Los Angeles' access to funds and strip it of some zoning authority over its efforts to block low-income housing in Venice.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories Troops in the Streets, Trade War Fallout and Trumps Deportation Epicenter: 25 Stories That Defined 2025
Top stories from Politico Magazine from a rollercoaster year — and get you ready for 2026.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Betting on climate failure, these investors could earn billions
Investment firms have put over $100 million into developing risky technologies that could cool the planet with unknown side effects.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trump to POLITICO: Midterm elections will be about pricing
The president also said, “If you get rid of the filibuster, you're not going to have a shutdown.”
06:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy doesnt have anything until I approve it
Trump’s comments come ahead of his Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy, who will bring with him a new 20-point plan to end the war.
03:08 PM Politico Top Stories Gavin Newsoms big dilemma: Tax the rich or defy the left
Gavin Newsom has spent his tenure resisting tax increases — but in his final year in office, that could get harder.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Embattled top Hegseth aide wins promotion
Ricky Buria had been doing the chief of staff job in an acting capacity for much of the previous year.
01:55 PM Politico Top Stories Next year is Americas 250th birthday. Meet the person behind the celebration.
Rosie Rios — the former U.S. treasurer now leading the America 250 Commission — is orchestrating an ambitious, bipartisan effort to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial.
08:30 AM Politico Top Stories 4 ways China-US relations could fracture in 2026
Dozens of lawmakers foresee a surge in tensions over trade, Taiwan or supply chain disruptions possibly scuttling the current pause in US-China economic hostilities.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories The ultraprocessed food makers have an answer for RFK Jr.
The companies behind Doritos, Oscar Mayer wieners, and Kraft Mac & Cheese are warning state regulation promoted by the health secretary is driving up your food bill.
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