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School officials wrestle with how to protect students from ICE
Educators fear immigration raids will have long-term consequences similar to the Covid-19 pandemic like increased student absences and anxiety and declining academic performance.
12:00 PM on 02/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration sues New Jersey over executive order banning ICE from some state property
It argues that Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s executive order "poses an intolerable obstacle to federal immigration enforcement."
10:41 AM on 02/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Dem AGs plot to thwart Trump election interference
They're running war-games as they brace for what Trump could do.
05:55 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Just a couple of guys: How a little-known company could score big from a Trump trade deal
President Donald Trump's levies on automobiles and auto parts were unaffected by the Supreme Court's Friday tariff decision, likely meaning Japan will stick to its pact with the U.S.
05:55 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories New education loan limits favor RFK Jr.s enemies
The Trump administration is capping student loans, but doctors and dentists opposed to the health secretary will get more than his wellness allies.
04:45 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr.s billionaire running mate is making a comedy about the pandemic
Nicole Shanahan has recruited a top screenwriter and enlisted Covid contrarian Jay Bhattacharya.
04:00 PM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Nicki Minajs social media propped up by thousands of bots, analysis finds
An analysis shared with POLITICO reveals the rap sensation’s advocacy for conservative causes has been amplified by an army of bots and coordinated activity.
05:55 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge Cannon permanently blocks release of Jack Smith report
The Trump-appointed judge said releasing the classified docs report now would “contravene basic notions of fairness and justice.”
09:41 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump continues to attack Supreme Court after tariff ruling
The president called the court “incompetent” as he appeared to brace for another legal defeat.
09:50 AM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories The College Student Who Built His Own DOGE And Cashed In
Last year, Alex Shieh was placed under review for a campus project that took on administrative “bloat.” The controversy helped launch his career.
02:00 PM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Graham Platners meteoric rise is so unexpected
The progressive oysterman is finding traction in a state that has a long track record of electing senators perceived as moderates.
10:00 AM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The gift Democrats think Trump just gave them
For Democrats, it’s not just the tariff ruling that could open a new messaging avenue — it’s also President Donald Trump’s doubling down.
11:40 AM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Voters know what the next big issue is. They dont know how they feel about it.
Our new poll reveals the early contours of an evolving political battle.
10:00 AM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Bridges from San Diego to Philadelphia are at risk from ship collisions but efforts to protect them are moving slowly
Nearly two years after the Baltimore bridge collapse raised alarms, a dozen busy bridges across the U.S. have been identified as vulnerable.
12:00 PM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The Casey DeSantis question looming over Florida's governor race
Florida’s first lady has increased her media and public appearances as part of her Healthy Florida First initiative.
07:00 AM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump is betting on DeSantis college oversight revamp. Its shaping up to be a red-state revolution.
The Florida governor’s project, which received $1 million from Trump’s Education Department, is trying to establish an accreditor more aligned with conservative values.
04:00 PM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Swalwell and Steyer are surging in California governors race
Poll after poll places them among the top three Democrats in the field.
04:44 PM on 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The Country Thats Madly in Love With AI
Who’s afraid of AI? Not South Korea.
10:00 AM on 02/22/2026 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 02/22/2026 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 02/22/2026 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 02/22/2026 Politico Top Stories President Trump Will Get a Third Term Even Without Defying the Constitution
Trumpism will shadow the next president, even if that is a Democrat.
05:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories 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 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr.s days of going wild on health may be over
After letting the health secretary have his way in 2025, Trump is reining him in now that it’s an election year.
07:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Smartphones, video games and computers: Which imports plunged following Trump's China tariffs
Chinese goods now comprise less than 10 percent of U.S. imports.
12:13 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump hikes temporary global tariff rate to 15 percent, maximizing authority in wake of Supreme Court blow
The move comes after the Supreme Court handed the White House a huge setback to one of its signature economic and foreign policy tools.
12:26 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's unlikely hero: Justice Brett Kavanaugh
“I am so proud of him,” the president said Friday.
12:15 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories The Supreme Court blessed Trumps iron grip on presidential power. Until now.
The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s tariffs after handing him an almost unbroken string of victories.
03:56 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories A high-stakes State of the Union just got harder for Trump
The president heads to the Hill for a primetime address to Congress on Tuesday amid a torrent of negative news.
07:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Top NATO allies believe cyberattacks on hospitals are an act of war. Theyre still struggling to fight back.
State-linked hackers are increasingly targeting critical sectors with no signs of stopping.
10:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Online age restrictions get the Newsom bump
The California governor is the latest politician seeking to curb kids’ online activity, an idea sweeping across U.S. states and around the world. Only the White House and Congress seem stuck.
12:00 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories DC police searched Labor Secretary's office in sexual assault investigation
The Metropolitan Police Department searched Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s office as it looks into allegations against her husband.
04:44 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans quietly celebrate the demise of tariffs. That relief might not last.
Many in the GOP, especially those in battleground states, are happy to see the blanket tariffs go in a heated election year. Trump has already pledged to bring them back.
05:00 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories What happens to billions in tariff money already paid? Supreme Court leaves refunds unsettled.
The justices did not address the issue in their majority opinion striking down some of President Donald Trump's tariffs Friday, likely leaving it up to lower courts to resolve.
01:12 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Heres how different US tariff revenue was in 2025
Our chart updated every weekday in 2025, showing how tariff revenue was changing.
10:47 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here’s how it went wrong.
10:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme
Everyone else: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump: Rosie O’Donnell? The Red Sox? Coca-Cola?
05:00 AM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories February
Politico cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
02:52 PM on 02/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court strikes down Trumps tariffs
It’s a rare loss for the president from a conservative-led court and a major rebuke of his economic program.
10:12 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories I feel vindicated: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson and other key GOP leaders did not immediately weigh in on the ruling Friday.
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