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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.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories After 20 years of Florida's gift ban, some would like to make a return
In the years since its passage, the law has either been ignored or sidestepped in various ways, while making it awkward for a legislator to accept token items such as a bottle of water.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories MAHA Is Embracing Elizabeth Holmes. Heres Why.
An alliance is building between the Trump-aligned movement and convicted Theranos founder.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories This Comedian Just Showed Democrats How to Solve Their Messaging Problems
A new comedy special captures the party’s messaging challenges — and a way forward.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
ICE ramps up its tech contracting in a year when Trump has rolled back several government oversight measures.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories What Republicans think Trump is getting wrong about nurses
GOP lawmakers are trying to get nurses added to the Education Department’s list of professionals who can borrow more money to pay for their advanced degrees.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories States see possible warning signs amid steady Obamacare sign-ups
While sign-ups are above 2024, some states are concerned about higher terminations, fewer new enrollees and more consumer calls for help. If Congress fails again to extend enhanced subsidies in January, they say enrollment could drop.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories A Holiday Season Under Watch in Caracas
Venezuelans are preparing for Christmas amid quiet fear and a government that polices dissent — while Donald Trump’s talk of war heightens the sense of peril.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz. Some Republicans are worried that could backfire.
Tim Walz wants a third term. Donald Trump and Mike Lindell want to beat him.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories DOJ says it has found more than a million additional Epstein documents
The discovery means it will take several more weeks to complete the release ordered by Congress.
03:18 PM Politico Top Stories Retailers turn to K Street to save Christmas
Trade groups and companies representing everything from Christmas trees and decor to toys and spices bolstered their lobbying operations with massive sums as they jockeyed for tariff relief.
03:42 PM Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists look back on the year that was.
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 a look back on the past year through the eyes of the cartoonists. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
11:47 AM Politico Top Stories The internal dispute that could derail the GOPs 2026 agenda
With the midterms around the corner, top Republican voices are clashing about the prospects for another reconciliation bill.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories 3 policy heavyweights endangered by redistricting
New House lines are set to reverberate through key committees where at-risk lawmakers have shaped policy for decades.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trump's 'Golden Age' has arrived for the top 10%
The robust GDP numbers reported this week mask the extent to which wealthy Americans are driving growth.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Judge sides with Trump over his $100K visa fee
The decision from Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, is the first test of the White House's H-1B policy.
10:06 PM Politico Top Stories 4 takeaways from DOJs latest Epstein files drop
Here’s what we learned in the latest release of the Epstein files.
02:10 PM Politico Top Stories This city shaped a classic Christmas carol. Now Russia has destroyed it.
Meet the history and politics of world-famous Christmas song that started as Kyiv’s a political message to the world a century ago. Same message it sends today.
05:05 AM Politico Top Stories Zelenskyy floats terms for peace plan, signaling possible withdrawal from eastern Ukraine
The Donbas region — the majority of which is currently occupied by Moscow’s troops — would be turned into a demilitarized “free economic zone” under the plan.
08:34 AM Politico Top Stories Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.
03:29 PM Politico Top Stories The NBAs billion-dollar bid to crack Europe is already hitting political resistance
Basketball is set to be the latest frontier in a clash between European and American sporting models.
09:40 PM Politico Top Stories Europes year of Trump trade trauma
The American president hurled a nonstop barrage of abuse at Europe in 2025. The EU had to suck it up — and do a one-sided trade deal.
10:44 PM Politico Top Stories These 3 Republican senators are giving John Thune headaches
Veteran hard-liners have new perches of authority and rising influence among Republican senators.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally, new POLITICO-Public First polling finds.
12:00 AM Politico Top Stories Incredibly reckless: Trumps wind halt stuns even some allies
Republican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five major projects that had already begun construction.
07:48 PM Politico Top Stories Conservative Party leaders dont foresee split with GOP over Blakeman campaign
The Nassau County executive’s position on abortion threatens to alienate parts of the right.
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