Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
DHS watchdog details extensive probes into Trump's immigration crackdown
The investigations include reviews of hiring, interior immigration enforcement and expedited removal of individuals by ICE and CBP.
08:04 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats Confront the Partys Questionnaire-Industrial Complex
After years of tolerating advocacy-group litmus tests, some Democrats are pushing back on questionnaires they say are becoming a recurring general election liability.
05:55 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories The big split driving the tricky politics of AI data centers
Despite opposition, a new POLITICO poll suggests data centers aren’t unpopular nationwide. But that changes when one shows up in your backyard, both the AI industry and its foes say.
05:55 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories In Greenlands anxious capital, a show of solidarity from Canada and other allies
Nuuk residents say they just want a normal life back after Trump’s threats. “It's not good for us, and it’s not good for our land. It could be some bad things,” said Mayor Avaaraq Olsen. “Like Ukraine.”
08:13 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Comeback Kid no more: Dems arent protecting the Clintons from Epstein scrutiny
The party-wide reluctance to defend two former standard-bearers signals a rejection of the Clinton brand.
04:45 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats want to find out why their voters stayed home in 2024 and how to get them to show up this year
The DNC is launching an outreach campaign to win over voters who skipped the 2024 election with a new "listening first approach."
05:00 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories The Fed is more divided than ever. Enter Kevin Warsh.
If Warsh wants to “deliver significantly lower rates, he’ll need to get the votes,” said Bill English, who formerly led the Fed's monetary affairs division.
05:55 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Trumps Federal Reserve Pick May Surprise Him
A childhood job at a racetrack taught Kevin Warsh more than he realized about how to amass power.
05:55 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories With just 10 days to negotiate, a DHS shutdown appears inevitable
Democrats and Republicans can barely decide on who should be negotiating — let alone how to agree on immigration enforcement.
07:45 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch
Taxpayers may get bogged down in the complexities of claiming deductions for tips, auto loan interest and overtime pay.
04:46 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories DOT wants to prohibit free buses. That could be a problem for Mamdani in NYC.
A proposal from the Trump administration would restrict federal funding for cities that don't charge fares.
04:36 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk.
Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states.
08:35 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Renee Good's brothers deliver emotional Capitol Hill testimony as Democrats decry 'DHS brutality'
Renee Good’s death — and the subsequent fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year- old nurse — led to a bipartisan backlash against the Trump administration.
06:21 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset
Democrats flipped a deep-red state senate district over the weekend that has the party worried about November.
06:56 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump and Petro trade insults for restraint amid continued detente
The truce comes as the Trump administration asserts a more muscular role across the Western Hemisphere.
07:53 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul challenger selects India Walton as running mate
The choice reflects the long-shot candidate’s bid to shore up his left flank against Gov. Kathy Hochul.
07:00 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump prepares to let go of arms control with Russia
Russian and U.S. nuclear arsenals could expand for the first time in three decades.
05:00 AM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Golden Dome, a year in, is struggling to take shape
The president vowed to build a missile defense shield for the country in three years. It’s nowhere close to being done.
04:00 PM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Election officials grapple with a brain drain as threats rise
Two new reports portend a potentially bleak future for an American democracy that counts on its engaged citizenry to do everything from count votes to make laws.
05:45 AM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Gabbard defends presence at elections raid
In a letter sent Monday, the director of national intelligence acknowledged facilitating a phone call between Trump and FBI agents in Atlanta — but denied any wrongdoing.
11:15 PM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories House Democrats once again left complaining about a Senate spending deal
A bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend Homeland Security funding is rekindling tensions between the two chambers.
09:58 PM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Congress is about to overhaul the drug market. Consumers may never feel it.
The industry that negotiates drug prices for employers has worked to stay ahead of the game.
04:45 AM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories 'Efficacy will be secondary': RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers have a new mission
The new mandate, the chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel told POLITICO, is to pay more attention to harms caused by vaccines.
05:00 AM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories 3 Florida House Republicans are exiting Congress. Now the mess begins.
The Sunshine State is expecting to see three open House seats heading into the 2026 cycle.
06:00 AM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories A 'mediocre' comment has put Talarico's Texas Senate campaign in the hot seat
An influencer said Senate candidate James Talarico called former opponent Colin Allred a 'mediocre Black man.' He insists he was only talking about Allred's 'method of campaigning.'
06:58 PM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Bill and Hillary Clinton now agree to testify before Congress
It's a stunning change of heart for the former first couple as a contempt vote loomed.
06:41 PM on 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says Republicans should nationalize elections
The comments come less than a week after the FBI raided an elections facility in Georgia.
01:38 PM on 02/03/2026 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 02/03/2026 Politico Top Stories She Ran DHS. Now Shes Watching It Mishandle Minnesota.
Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano offers a candid take on recent events and the path forward.
05:00 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Cassidy took on RFK Jr. over vaccines. Now Kennedy's followers are out to defeat him.
Devotees of the health secretary’s Make America Healthy Again movement say they oppose the Louisiana senator’s reelection.
04:45 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdanis surprising spirit animal: Mike Bloomberg
The new mayor puts in long hours and is laser focused on public relations.
05:55 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Big donors had access to Mikie Sherrill at inaugural ball. But the public won't have access to the donor list
Through a loophole, a comprehensive list of their identities and donations may never be public.
10:00 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Michigans 3-car pileup of a primary has Senate Democrats worried
The race is a crucial test for what the next generation of Democrats will look like — and whether they can prevail in a must-win race for their Senate chances.
10:00 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories House Republicans rake in funds as they seek to stave off midterm headwinds
New campaign finance filings show vulnerable GOP members proved strong fundraisers at the end of 2025.
05:22 PM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats post early fundraising edge in marquee 2026 Senate races
Competitive primaries in a few key states have helped Republicans maintain a cash advantage, according to new filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
11:08 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Canadas Conservative leader echoes Reagan as his party regroups
A year out from a bruising loss to Mark Carney, the opposition leader is betting the next election on a simple test: are voters better off?
04:46 PM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories The wildest stories in Gavin Newsoms new memoir
“Young Man in a Hurry” is full of eyebrow-raising anecdotes, including an extended cameo by Donald Trump.
01:00 PM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories A startup falsely blamed for triggering floods pitches cloud seeding to lawmakers
Rainmaker Technology is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lobbying and gold-framed Metro ads in a play for national attention.
10:00 AM on 02/02/2026 Politico Top Stories 'Theres something bigger going on': State election chiefs rebuff Trump bid to seize voter rolls
Roughly two dozen states have rejected the Trump administration’s request, prompting an unprecedented legal clash between the Justice Department and state election officials.
02:30 PM on 02/01/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. is now a wellness guru for Republicans in Washington
Conservatives in the capital are taking up the health secretary’s advice, eating their vegetables and eschewing pharmaceuticals.
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