Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
Trumps economy decelerated as shutdown, consumer spending drag on growth
The president blamed the soft GDP report on Democrats and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
10:18 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are ignoring Trump and holding out hope for a second megabill
The president said Republicans have “gotten everything passed that we need,” but lawmakers aren’t so sure.
04:45 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories MAHA unleashes on White House after Trump backs pesticide
MAHA advocates promptly denounced the move and said it would threaten Republicans’ chances in the midterms.
10:06 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Wants Venezuelas Oil. He Needs to Know My Family History.
My family is inextricably linked to the Venezuelan petrostate, a history that includes family pride and family trauma, corruption and exile.
05:00 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Iran buildup risks drowning out affordability message
The massive accumulation of aircraft carriers and fighter jets in the Middle East, coupled with the Pentagon’s Venezuela operation, could cost billions of dollars.
12:00 PM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump and the Wasserman scandal jolt LAs Olympics plans
In the span of a few weeks, planning for the Olympics has been buffeted by scandal and political turbulence.
02:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Can a billionaire win over Californias left? Tom Steyers betting on it
The candidate's progressive platform is generating some praise among union leaders as he works to break out of the crowded Democratic field of governor hopefuls.
08:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Facing legal troubles, Cherfilus-McCormick draws crowded field of Florida primary challengers
The district, at least under its current boundaries, is considered safe territory for Democrats in the otherwise GOP-dominated state.
05:55 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Filmed deposition shows Les Wexner denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes
The former Victoria Secret CEO spoke to members and investigators with the House Oversight Committee for nearly five hours.
06:22 PM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Shutdown stalemate deepens as White House, Dems dig in on DHS funding
The GOP’s domestic policy and tax legislation, passed last summer, appropriated $170 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for border security and deportations.
04:45 AM on 02/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Look how much Canadians hate the United States now
It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.
05:55 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories US presses NATO for major reset, ending mission in Iraq
The push by Washington has become known internally as a "return to factory settings," four diplomats told POLITICO.
10:38 PM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Pro-Israel group wades into Democratic House primaries
The Democratic Majority for Israel PAC shared its first round of House candidate endorsements in a range of safe-seat and battleground seats exclusively with POLITICO.
05:55 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Wes Moore: 'I don't answer to the Democratic Party
The Maryland Governor addressed his clashes with state Democrats and said he's not thinking about 2028 at a POLITICO Summit.
10:48 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories In feud with Wes Moore, Trump slings feces
The president returned to his long-running gripes over all things scatological this week in his feud with the rising Democratic star.
05:00 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Cox pushes back on Trump over gambling and AI regulation
The White House recently warned Utah lawmakers against passing a bill regulating artificial intelligence.
11:01 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories UK police arrest former Prince Andrew amid Epstein fallout
Thames Valley Police say they have ‘arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.’
06:31 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories White House wants a reprieve in spy-powers fight that is splitting the GOP
The Trump administration is pushing for a clean extension of Section 702 surveillance authority ahead of an April deadline.
04:45 AM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump looms over Texas attorney general race
Rep. Chip Roy has long sparred with Trump. His breaks with the president have become a flashpoint in his run to be Texas' top lawman.
04:30 PM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Tom Steyer wants a special election to hike corporate taxes in 2027
The California governor candidate would not say whether he’d spend his personal money to finance ballot initiatives such as split-roll as governor.
04:19 PM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Bernie Sanders rallies support for wealth tax in California: Enough is enough
The progressive champion is injecting himself into a high-wattage fight over a proposed tax on billionaires.
11:03 PM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries
65 percent of Trump voters say the U.S. should take military action in at least one country, according to a new POLITICO poll.
02:00 PM on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are worried about Trumps deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why
A slim majority of voters still support Trump’s deportation agenda, but the GOP base is splintering over tactics.
10:00 AM on 02/19/2026 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 on 02/19/2026 Politico Top Stories The Enigma: Why JD Vance Befuddles the World
The vice president’s comments and actions have some diplomats questioning his ability to navigate global crises.
05:55 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Nigel Farage gives JD Vance ally top policy role
James Orr — who the U.S. vice president describes as his “British sherpa” — says he will help build “the most serious policy operation in British politics.”
09:32 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody
The agency has declined to say whether a Biden-era policy largely barring detention for pregnant and nursing mothers remains in force.
05:00 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICEs mass detention policy
POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges who have ruled on the administration’s effort to systematically lock up thousands of people.
05:00 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are eyeing major election changes. Trumps mail voting crackdown isnt one of them.
GOP lawmakers prefer a more targeted approach as the president rails against mail-in ballots.
04:45 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Hes jumping in all the way: A Trump financial regulator backs prediction markets in their clash against states
CFTC Chair Michael Selig is going on the offensive to defend his agency’s authority in a dispute that could shape the future of sports betting.
05:00 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Jesse Jackson Could Show the Way Forward for Democrats
The late civil rights icon and presidential candidate built his famous coalition because of a unique political talent.
10:13 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey
The self-assessment came amid rising concern among judges managing a flood of immigration cases.
11:02 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories This emerging Democratic star is embroiled in a primary fight
The primary in the Rio Grande Valley mirrors the battle in the state's Senate race.
05:55 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Opponents of proposed California wealth tax ramp up their campaign
Some of California’s wealthiest residents are bankrolling measures designed to undercut a tax on billionaires.
06:47 PM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy
The federal government is walking away from its tailpipe emissions rules, sparking a legal debate over whether states can now write their own standards.
07:49 PM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Carney poaches Conservative MP, putting a majority within reach
Floor-crossing hands Pierre Poilievre a fresh embarrassment — and raises new questions about his grip on Conservative caucus.
11:38 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani floats increasing New York City property taxes as part of $127B budget plan
The mayor says increased property levies could be harmful but argues they’ll be necessary if the state doesn’t enact a new tax on millionaires.
12:24 PM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories 25 Things Donald Trump Did This Year You Might Have Missed
The president's second first year in office has been a blitz. Here are some under-the-radar developments that might have slipped your attention.
05:55 AM on 02/18/2026 Politico Top Stories DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration
The move comes as public opinion has turned on the administration’s hardline immigration policies.
11:01 AM on 02/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Youre Going to See More Defections: Thomas Massies Ominous Prediction for the GOP
In a new interview, the Republican congressman opens up about Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and his strategy to dig even deeper into the Epstein files
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