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Summers banned for life from prestigious economics group
Summers has retreated from public life following the release of emails showing that he sought advice on a romantic matter from Epstein.
06:40 PM Politico Top Stories Incoming New Jersey governor will work with Trump if he gets on the team
The comments from the Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's top aide contrasts with the advice of two predecessors.
07:56 PM Politico Top Stories Progressive topples former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey in Jersey City mayoral runoff
James Solomon will lead the second largest city in the Garden State.
09:03 PM Politico Top Stories New Jersey has to be open to mid-decade redistricting, Sherrill adviser says
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has said that she is open to the prospect of mid-decade redistricting as other states push to redraw maps.
08:09 PM Politico Top Stories Why Trump Couldnt Stop the Electric Vehicle Dream
We never got those promised EV chargers — but we did get a future for EVs.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Top Jewish donors take stock of GOP infighting over Israel and antisemitism
They hope they can quell the tide of antisemitism in their party’s ranks, but a clear consensus on how to beat it back has yet to emerge.
02:02 PM Politico Top Stories White House says admiral approved second deadly boat strike
Karoline Leavitt defended the killings — and seemed to deflect any blame away from Pete Hegseth.
04:06 PM Politico Top Stories White House defends pardon of ex-Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
“He was opposed to the values of the previous administration and they charged him because he was president of Honduras,” Leavitt said.
04:03 PM Politico Top Stories Microsofts Nadella: AI needs social permission to consume so much energy
The tech CEO said companies still need to prove that AI will spark widespread economic growth.
05:06 PM Politico Top Stories What makes you special?: Raucous New Jersey hearing ends in petty attacks against Andy Kim, other state officials
Democrats testified against a party-driven bill to strip the state comptroller of key powers and transfer them to another agency.
07:13 PM Politico Top Stories Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as New Jerseys top federal prosecutor
The ruling further stymies the Trump administration’s use of unusual tactics meant to quickly put or keep largely unqualified U.S. attorneys in place without Senate confirmation.
09:16 AM Politico Top Stories News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.
U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats
The proposed map still faces a number of obstacles in order to pass.
10:25 AM Politico Top Stories Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Jersey City runoff tests Democratic machine politics vs. rebel progressives
An exiled former governor tries to make a comeback against a young liberal promising change. Sound familiar?
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories From power brokers to protesters: NYC landlords prepare for battle under Mamdani
Landlords have been screaming about their impending demise for years. Will a socialist championing a rent freeze listen?
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps pick to replace DeSantis faces a Republican pile-on in Florida
It now appears Byron Donalds will be forced to grind it out in a race that could turn bitter and nasty quickly.
09:00 AM Politico Top Stories Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy and Trump
As Trump’s return to office brought an increased and forceful presence of federal agents to states across the country, some local officials now argue the cameras themselves pose the bigger danger for their cities.
11:00 AM Politico Top Stories Ukraine fears being ignored in US plan to end Russias war
The U.S. is keen to finalize Ukraine’s position on territorial issues and security guarantees in ongoing talks in Florida.
01:18 PM Politico Top Stories Lawmakers warn Hegseth may have committed war crimes following second-strike report
Democrats and even some Republicans said Hegseth’s orders may have been illegal if a report on his commands to kill survivors of a boat attack are true.
03:20 PM Politico Top Stories Motive behind National Guard shootings remains unknown, Noem says
But the Homeland Security secretary said the alleged shooter was "radicalized" in the U.S.
10:14 AM Politico Top Stories White House bullish on economic growth as Thanksgiving spending rises
Economic adviser Kevin Hassett dismissed economic bedwetters, saying strong spending bodes well for the economy.
01:30 PM Politico Top Stories The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department
Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats bet on a Trump slump to take back Nevada
National Democrats see incumbent Gov. Joe Lombardo as the top governor to unseat in the midterm elections.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
12:15 PM Politico Top Stories Trump orders the closure of Venezuelan airspace
The president's action comes amid a massive buildup of American military in the region.
10:52 AM Politico Top Stories Seton Hall abuse investigation stalls after ex-presidents aborted interview
An attorney for former president Joseph Nyre said the New Jersey school is trying to “silence the truth.”
09:00 AM Politico Top Stories The big dreams behind 'Trump accounts'
The new savings plan for kids is just being set up, but advocates already have ideas for fixing shortcomings they see and expanding the program.
03:00 PM Politico Top Stories The next big battleground test: A Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans
Republicans and Democrats have each poured tens of millions into the state's recent Supreme Court races — and the GOP has gotten crushed.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories How Trump's base could break
A significant portion of 2024 Trump voters — more than a third — do not consider themselves to be MAGA Republicans, according to The POLITICO Poll.
11:00 AM Politico Top Stories Pipeline deal is not a baked cake, Canada's energy minister says
Tim Hodgson urges patience as critics pan a plan that lacks a route, an investor and support from key players.
04:08 PM Politico Top Stories Forget Mamdani. New Yorks real political shift happened everywhere else.
Democrats flipped over 50 county legislative seats across the state. Republicans flipped one.
09:00 AM Politico Top Stories More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admins mass detention policy
The number has skyrocketed in recent weeks and includes at least 20 judges appointed by Trump himself.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories A conservative media war erupts. Both sides hope Trump is in their corner.
Republican figures are locked in a fight over how big a TV broadcaster can get — with Trump and his regulator Brendan Carr in the middle.
10:45 AM Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Is it AI or a plane crash?
In the age of artificial intelligence, a top federal accident investigator worries about the technology’s potential influence on the public following disasters.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight
The meeting is an escalation of the speaker's involvement.
10:15 AM Politico Top Stories I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men
Democrats stormed back with young men in off-year elections. But the biggest test will come next year.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories National Guard member dies after ambush shooting
Sarah Beckstrom, 20, who was shot near the White House on Wednesday, did not survive her injuries, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening.
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