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Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Pollution from coal plants was dropping. Then came Trump and AI.
Data centers’ hunger for electricity is prompting some states to keep their coal-burning power plants from closing — while DC relaxes air pollution limits.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Pipeline pledge anchors Carneys sweeping deal with Alberta
Ottawa pulls back from Trudeau-era climate policy in a landmark deal with Premier Danielle Smith.
01:01 PM Politico Top Stories Carney loses Cabinet minister over pipeline push
Trudeau-era climate minister says Alberta energy deal betrays “environmental issues.”
06:17 PM Politico Top Stories White House presses Congress for drone powers ahead of World Cup, Olympics
The administration is facing resistance from GOP leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee.
08:46 PM Politico Top Stories Hes Actually Weakening the Economy: Why Trumps Strategy May Fail
A top economist says Trump is doing industrial policy all wrong.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories How Trump targeting these Democrats could backfire
The administration’s attacks have elevated the six moderate lawmakers who cut an anti-Trump video urging troops to disobey illegal orders.
06:03 PM Politico Top Stories Pete Hegseth is a no-show in Ukraine. That suits the White House just fine.
The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.
02:05 PM Politico Top Stories US demands peace deal before security guarantees for Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety later.
04:26 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps Mamdani embrace roiled his base. Then he issued the Muslim Brotherhood order.
Trump allies, who felt the executive order didn’t go far enough, say it underscores the White House’s sensitivity to MAGA blowback.
06:13 PM Politico Top Stories Judge dismisses Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
It was the last remaining prosecution he faced over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
11:28 AM Politico Top Stories Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
The judges ruled that the president’s arguments “were indeed frivolous.”
10:47 AM Politico Top Stories Why voters may not buy Trump's messaging on food prices
The president says Thanksgiving food prices are down. But Americans are still feeling stretched thin by their grocery costs.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories 2 National Guard troops critically wounded in shooting near White House
A suspect has been detained, according to local police.
03:10 PM Politico Top Stories Nobody will ever believe it: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation
The House Oversight chair fears “so many conspiracy theories” will haunt any findings he ultimately releases.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Republicans clash over drone crackdown
Many Republicans fear the Chinese-made product is a major threat to national security.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trump backs Witkoff after leak reveals he advised top Putin aide on Ukraine deal
“That’s a standard thing,” shrugs U.S. president.
05:27 AM Politico Top Stories How the Kremlin gets Ukrainians to betray their country
Two young people were desperately short of cash. Then the Kremlin stepped in to help.
05:20 PM Politico Top Stories MAHA Is Embracing Elizabeth Holmes. Heres Why.
An alliance is building between the Trump-aligned movement and convicted Theranos founder.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories This Comedian Just Showed Democrats How to Solve Their Messaging Problems
A new comedy special captures the party’s messaging challenges — and a way forward.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump wants peace in Ukraine, no matter what a deal looks like
Trump’s overriding desire to stop the bloodshed helps explain why the details of the plan remain fluid.
12:10 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats say they are subjects of FBI probe after filming anti-Trump video
Six lawmakers with nation security backgrounds are being criticized by the Trump administration for telling troops to disobey illegal orders.
03:04 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps CMS touts $12B savings from Medicare drug price negotiations
The second round of Inflation Reduction Act negotiation prices, which includes 15 brand-name drugs, will kick into effect in 2027.
06:20 PM Politico Top Stories Inside lobbying efforts to make the Mar-a-Lago foreign worker visa a staple of MAGA
The group’s visa push is the latest in the tug-of-war between business interests that need foreign labor and immigration hard-liners who say foreigners are taking American jobs — with Trump straddling an uncomfortable middle.
03:20 PM Politico Top Stories Utahs GOP-controlled Legislature to appeal new congressional map
A state court instituted a map that created one blue seat in the state.
11:40 AM Politico Top Stories Jim Justice to pay more than $5M in back taxes
The freshman senator has long been dogged by reports of financial troubles.
10:30 AM Politico Top Stories Lindsey Halligan is out but there are major questions about what comes next
Here’s a look at the most pertinent questions following the dismissal of the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — and what might come next.
06:46 PM Politico Top Stories Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
12:49 PM Politico Top Stories Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
06:32 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans face a health care backlash in Georgia as subsidies set to expire
Rocketing health care costs are fast becoming the new affordability frontier in next year’s midterms.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Rubio changes the tack of Trumps Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
The administration’s shifting messaging on Ukraine underscores Trump’s preference for non-traditional policy coordination
06:59 PM Politico Top Stories Trump directs science agencies to embrace AI
The Department of Energy will open up its data sets and equipment to outside researchers looking to tinker with AI tools.
05:03 PM Politico Top Stories Why Mike Johnson is losing control of the House
Thanks to a coalition of Democrats and disgruntled Republicans, more discharge petitions have succeeded in the past two years than the prior three decades combined.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories No Ones Going to Get Out of This Moment Intact by Keeping Their Head Down
How a powerhouse liberal legal group is challenging Trump 2.0.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
The unprecedented move comes after the retired Navy captain advised troops they don’t need to obey unlawful orders.
01:30 PM Politico Top Stories You cant just talk about gas and groceries: GOP grapples with housing affordability message
As Republicans look to catch up on cost of living, some eye housing as a messaging blind spot.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s responsibilities to other agencies.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Too many cooks, not enough cash: Lack of a master plan muddies Los Angeles fire rebuild
With federal dollars stalled and local efforts splintering, wildfire survivors are left wondering who is in charge.
08:55 AM Politico Top Stories Russia trashes Europes peace plan but likes Trumps Ukraine proposal
Top Kremlin aide scoffs that the European counterproposal “constructively doesn’t fit us at all.”
10:28 AM Politico Top Stories Why Is Indiana Resisting Trumps Redistricting? The Senate President Explains.
Rodric Bray is doing what he thinks is right, even when the president calls him a “RINO.”
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