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The Epstein scandal is taking down Europes political class. In the US, theyre getting a pass.
As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
06:16 PM on 02/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The quiet force influencing Trumps and Vances confrontational Europe policy
You might not have heard of Andy Baker. But he's a leading NSC intellectual whose moves could dictate the future of the GOP's foreign policy.
07:00 AM on 02/07/2026 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 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories We Go to the Same 12-Step Meetings: Why This Kennedy Cousin Isnt Ripping RFK Jr.
Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy is teaming up with his cousin on a new mental health initiative, even as many in his family want HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign.
01:51 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories My survival guide to the Kremlins winter of terror in Kyiv
POLITICO’s Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.
04:33 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories President Trump Will Get a Third Term Even Without Defying the Constitution
Trumpism will shadow the next president, even if that is a Democrat.
05:00 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories February
Politico cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
02:52 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme
Everyone else: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump: Rosie O’Donnell? The Red Sox? Coca-Cola?
05:00 AM on 02/06/2026 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.
10:00 AM on 02/06/2026 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.
10:47 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Lindsey Graham is bringing main character energy to the DHS debate
Over the course of a decade, the South Carolina Republican has transformed into an outspoken advocate for hard-line border and enforcement policies.
04:45 AM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories DHS problems go farther than Minneapolis. Republicans are noticing.
From disaster response to bungled leadership at the nation’s cybersecurity agency, some Republicans are finding a lot more to critique than DHS’ immigration response.
05:00 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says he wont extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The New START deal was the last vestige of arms control between the world’s largest superpowers.
03:14 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories TrumpRx debuts with several dozen discounted drugs
Drug pricing experts have questioned whether the effort would benefit most Americans.
08:30 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
08:38 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's geopolitical tensions spill into the Winter Olympics
Beating the Americans will feel even sweeter for the U.S.' top allies.
04:00 PM on 02/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Irresistible stage: Olympic authorities on high alert for cyberattacks as winter games kick off
Officials have already stopped attempted Russian-linked cyberattacks on Italian embassies and Olympic-related venues.
09:00 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 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 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 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 Elections overhaul takes center stage in House as hard-right pressure mounts
The SAVE America Act, up for a vote next week in the House, has been a rare rallying point for a divided GOP.
04:45 AM on 02/06/2026 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 '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.
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