Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
Victim or co-conspirator? House investigators grapple with the role of Epstein's assistant.
Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein’s onetime assistant, told prosecutors she was a victim. Now lawmakers wonder if she should be treated as an accomplice.
03:45 AM on 05/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Heres how Trumps meeting with Xi could spark a crisis over Taiwan
Trump’s domestic woes and the Iran war raise the risk that Chinese leader Xi Jinping may try to swap economic sweeteners for a backtrack on U.S.-Taiwan ties.
04:00 AM on 05/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Neal plans broad tax agenda if House control changes
The Massachusetts Democrat is unlikely to revisit the fight over Trump's tax returns, but he has a long list of more pressing issues if he reclaims the Ways and Means gavel.
03:45 AM on 05/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Top federal prosecutor in New York committed misconduct, watchdog says
The move comes after Campaign for Accountability raised concerns about John Sarcone, the top prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of New York.
01:38 PM on 05/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Gas giant met with White House about New England pipeline project
The plan to increase gas supply comes as the region's Democratic governors seek reelection, pledging to both green their states' economies and address high energy prices.
01:34 PM on 05/12/2026 Politico Top Stories Raffensperger tests the GOPs future in Georgia
He's running a campaign that’s served him and other old school Georgia Republicans well. But has the party changed too much for that old system to still work?
01:00 PM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories What Americans mean when they say theyre worried about a stolen election
New results from The POLITICO Poll show Democrats are worried about voter suppression while Republicans are worried about voter fraud.
09:00 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Oil price hikes could mean big shifts for Floridas crucial tourism industry
Budget-minded families could look elsewhere for trips, while luxury travel is still surging.
03:00 PM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Soccer finally has the only 2 teams that matter in America
The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue.
06:00 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Affection And Sympathy: Kevin Warshs Friends See Threats All Around Him
In Warsh’s intellectual stomping ground, anxiety runs high about the challenges facing the Federal Reserve.
06:00 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter
The former president is facing a deadline of Tuesday to take legal action.
10:56 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories US health agencies equipped to handle hantavirus, acting CDC director says
Jay Bhattacharya said the organization has been working closely with international health partners.
10:05 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Chris Wright: I don't know the future of gas prices'
But the Energy secretary said the U.S. is in a “tremendous position" despite rising gas prices.
10:49 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Pentagon releases swath of UFO files
The government gave no analysis of the files, suggesting it is up to Americans to draw their own conclusions.
09:04 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Heres Why.
Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.
09:00 AM on 05/11/2026 Politico Top Stories Greens disavowed RFK Jr. Now theyre rethinking his MAHA movement
Environmental groups publicly rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his presidential run. Now, some are quietly locking arms with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement the longtime environmental attorney founded.
01:00 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Mild panic will set in soon: GOP donors left to wonder about Trumps $300 million war chest
Trump's top advisers insist that it is still early to discuss battle plans for MAGA Inc.
06:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on one big election issue
As campaign spending hits record highs, voters across parties question how deeply money shapes elections.
09:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories These are the Trump officials who may inherit their agencies
Kate MacGregor? Nicholas Kent? Keith Sonderling? The little-known faces who run day-to-day agency operations.
06:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
01:00 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories State escalates trade row with China over Iran war ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Trump will depart for Beijing in just under a week, alongside a delegation of U.S. CEOs primed to stake out deals with the country’s geopolitical rival.
12:10 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories AI in the sky: Inside the FAA plan to overhaul air traffic
The agency’s new effort isn’t focused on “safety critical functions,” according to a company involved in the effort.
03:00 PM on 05/10/2026 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.
09:47 AM on 05/10/2026 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.
09:00 AM on 05/10/2026 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 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Can a Democratic Dynasty Survive in This Red State?
A race for statewide office in Indiana could chart the way forward for national Democrats.
03:45 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats just lost the redistricting war
A pair of court rulings have shattered the party’s hopes of countering GOP redistricting gains before November's elections.
03:04 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Democrats' New York gerrymander won't be as aggressive as the GOP's efforts
Empire State Democrats aren't interested in targeting districts previously protected by the Voting Rights Act.
04:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Mitt Romney is back (sort of)
Since retiring in early 2025, Mitt Romney avoided national politics — until his old friend Susan Collins needed help.
03:44 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories White Houses lack of organization has AI lobbyists fretting
The Trump administration has sent mixed signals about how tough it intends to be in vetting powerful new computer models.
04:56 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs
The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies.
03:42 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran war
Current and former U.S. defense officials worry headwinds from the conflict with Tehran leave Beijing with the upper hand.
05:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Voters want us to do more, Republicans say. Theyre just not sure what.
Many GOP lawmakers are pressing for another budget reconciliation bill that could help address voters’ affordability concerns.
03:45 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe until the moment it wasnt
HHS pushed President Donald J. Trump to oust the top drug regulator, according to a White House official.
01:07 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Ukraines Weirdest Front Line
How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine's war strategy.
02:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump gets his chance to upend FEMA
Long-anticipated recommendations to revamp the disaster agency were approved Thursday. Now, President Donald Trump has to make a decision.
09:34 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration tries to shore up its footing with immigration hardliners
Top administration officials insist that the president’s goal of deporting unauthorized migrants in large numbers remains.
04:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories The Man Trying to Make Trumps Tariffs Go on Forever
The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this “trade nerd.”
02:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Crypto giants pushed to ease rules on risky assets in Senate bill
Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini suggested earlier this year that lawmakers scrap a provision barring the listing of certain digital assets at risk of manipulation.
10:28 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories White House distances itself from tighter AI regulation
The White House is looking for “partnership” with companies rather than pursuing “government regulation,” a senior White House official said.
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