Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
Eric Swalwell Thought He Was Untouchable Until He Wasnt
The allegations that ended Swalwell’s gubernatorial bid fit a longstanding pattern of behavior.
01:00 PM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Grindrs CEO Has a Favorite in the California Governors Race
In a new interview, George Arison talks AI, California politics and where he disagrees with LGBTQ advocates.
11:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories An unmitigated s--t show fever dream: Louisiana enters election chaos
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s decision has set off a scramble among local election heads, GOP state legislators and candidates on both sides of the aisle.
02:31 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump shakes up Kentucky Senate race with endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr
The president reshuffled the race by asking MAGA-aligned businessperson Nate Morris to step aside.
06:52 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Cassidys uphill reelection race is getting steeper
Trump, who dislikes the Louisianan, says the senator’s disloyalty cost his surgeon general pick her nomination.
03:20 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown
The temporary ruling will curtail access nationwide to a drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions.
04:27 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Whats a more secure place than The Villages?: Trump finds his people again in Florida
The event had the feel of a pep rally for the president at a time when his popularity is flagging, even in Florida.
07:33 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps former lawyers land high-profile jobs in the admin or on the federal bench
At least 10 of the president’s former lawyers have landed jobs in the administration or been nominated to the federal bench, according to a POLITICO analysis.
03:30 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany
The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 33,000 troops there.
05:57 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump tells Congress the Iran war has terminated as legal deadline hits
The letter to lawmakers attempts to justify why the president is not seeking congressional authorization after the conflict reaches a 60-day threshold.
01:30 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trumps Undiplomatic Ambassador
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?
02:00 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Elon Musks Friend Thinks Hes Wrong About AI
From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.
06:16 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Americans remain deeply skeptical of war in Iran, poll shows
Sixty-one percent of U.S. adults said it was a mistake for the U.S. to use military force against Iran in a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday.
08:54 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Hard choices test breakaway climate summit
A first-of-its-kind conference that focused on phasing out fossil fuels now confronts the challenge of turning plans into policy.
11:25 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories As Trump focuses on Iran, Europe and Ukraine strengthen ties
The president’s hostility toward NATO allies is accelerating efforts to rely less on Washington.
09:00 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories May 2026
Cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
02:39 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So.
Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.
04:55 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters arent buying it.
A majority say the war is not in the national interest, and many lack confidence in the president’s goals — including some 2024 supporters.
04:38 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Your guide to whos who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means?
04:55 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Casey Means: Murkowski sank my nomination
The surgeon general nominee is a close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
06:03 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories White House presses tech companies for support on AI-driven cyberattacks
Tech and cyber companies were sent questions about artificial intelligence-led cybersecurity threats, including those posed by Anthropic’s advanced AI model, Mythos.
05:30 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
12:28 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Schumer faces renewed scrutiny after Mills meltdown
Democratic critics of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say his ill-fated backing of Maine Gov. Janet Mills shows he should stay out of the way in pending primaries.
06:47 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump bets on quick Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.
Administration officials say Tehran is days from crisis, but analysts see a slower squeeze with global price shocks already hitting U.S. consumers and reshaping the political fight.
04:19 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins
The shocking move shakes up one of the year’s most important Senate races and is a blow to Chuck Schumer.
08:02 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Israels center wants Democrats back. It may not have the cards.
The parties that once anchored Israel's ties to Democrats have collapsed electorally — and even a post-Netanyahu government may struggle to win back a Democratic Party that's already moved on.
04:55 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Thom Tillis doubles down on his latest Trump personnel ultimatum
The outgoing North Carolina senator is moving from his Fed battle to vetting the next attorney general.
03:45 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Jeffries lays out more targets for gerrymanders in response to GOPs renewed push
The House minority leader said Democrats will continue to be aggressive in their gerrymandering counterefforts after the Supreme Court opened the door to more Republican redraws.
11:45 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories A blue-state governor leans into fights with Trump and her own party
At 100 days as New Jersey governor, Mikie Sherrill has shown a more aggressive side
04:00 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories How Trump Is Sabotaging Himself on the Federal Reserve
The president wants Jerome Powell out of the way. He’s making that outcome less and less likely by the day.
04:00 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories The Voting Rights Act is now a dead letter after latest Supreme Court decision
Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision leaves the landmark civil rights law on the books — but in name only, prominent legal scholars and the liberal justices argue.
04:30 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans push to redraw maps after Supreme Court deals blow to VRA
GOP candidates and elected officials in southern states are calling for special sessions to dismantle majority-minority districts ahead of the midterms.
03:54 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Florida passes DeSantis redistricting map that could net the GOP 4 seats
Democrats called the new map a power grab by Republicans.
02:13 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE
An unrelated revolt over the farm bill almost tanked a White House-backed, two-step plan to end the 10-week-old DHS shutdown.
09:46 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Once-rising Trump aide sidelined from Iran, Ukraine work
The former top GSA procurement official, who quickly gained influence in high-level foreign policy circles, has lost favor with senior advisers and will now focus solely on Gaza through the Board of Peace.
10:18 AM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories As Iran war drags on, Hegseth labels Dems obstacle to peace
His decision to label critics as short-sighted and unpatriotic pulls a page from the Donald Trump playbook: when threatened, attack.
02:30 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Fed officials poised to dissent on rates with Warsh on verge of getting chair
Chair Jerome Powell also said he would wait to leave the Fed board until a Justice Department probe into the central bank's headquarters was “well and truly over.”
01:30 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Immigrants with temporary legal status could score slim win at Supreme Court
The justices heard oral arguments in cases challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to end deportation protections for some immigrants.
03:50 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories NJ governor put his children on state board just before leaving office
Democrat Phil Murphy's appointments are not the only controversial acts he made just before ending his two terms.
03:00 PM on 04/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani would ask King Charles to return crown jewel to India
The mayor’s remarks fit into a standoff posture toward the royal family.
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