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Big sigh of relief: Republicans finally get some good news. Can it last?
The trick now, Republicans say, is keeping the distractions to a minimum.
07:00 AM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories As wars throttle gas, Japan is embracing nuclear
The country is rapidly moving to restart reactors as artificial intelligence increases electricity demand and foreign wars choke gas supplies.
04:00 PM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani brings Obama to NYC for meeting
The meeting, held at a child care center in the Bronx, comes after Obama offered to be a “sounding board” for the mayor.
12:36 PM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories April
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
06:03 PM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence
The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.
09:49 AM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Online Brawler Is Trying to Keep MAGA Cool
Alex Bruesewitz went from volunteer online hatchet man for Donald Trump to his lead impresario. What will he do if pop culture decides MAGA is no longer cool?
05:55 AM on 04/19/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: The clock is ticking
“I think our members are going to be very interested in what next steps are,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
04:24 PM on 04/18/2026 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.
05:38 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world
The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.
04:45 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories We are not going back: Iran war forces global energy shift
Nations split over doubling down on fossil fuels or accelerating renewables.
10:00 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Anthropic and Trump: Is a truce near?
Two months ago, the president denounced the AI startup as a "woke" company run by "leftwing nut jobs." But the sides are talking again after Anthropic's new cyber tool sparked fears across the government.
08:24 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories White House meets with Anthropic CEO amid hopes for a truce
The "introductory meeting" came as the Trump administration is considering how to deploy a groundbreaking new Anthropic model amid its feud with the leading AI company.
02:59 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Theyve been detained by ICE and ordered deported. Judges are releasing them from custody.
Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have found that some detainees have been illegally held despite their deportation orders.
03:30 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump to release reading of scripture days after angering many Christians
The president has prepared an Old Testament reading for an event at the Museum of the Bible.
08:57 PM on 04/18/2026 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.
05:55 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Senate sends spy law extension to Trump amid GOP fight
The measure would renew the warrantless surveillance program through April 30.
11:20 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Chris Wright faced a big test this week. Republicans say he passed.
Republicans are standing by the Energy secretary, who was on Capitol Hill answering for the fallout from the Iran war.
10:31 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Strait of Hormuz reopening for commercial traffic, Trump and Iran say
The president said the U.S.'s blockade on Iranian shipping in the region will remain in effect, and lambasted allies for their lack of support.
09:35 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms
Campaign finance reports show how new industries are preparing to spend big on elections.
05:56 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories An unabashed progressive dominates in New Jersey, another midterm warning sign for Republicans
Analilia Mejia, a former top Bernie Sanders staffer, convincingly won a House seat despite "radical" label.
01:42 PM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories When the World Stops Syncing
The global trade war that Donald Trump launched one year ago didn’t just temporarily raise tariffs. It may have also broken the global system that lets technologies like Bluetooth work everywhere.
04:45 AM on 04/18/2026 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?
05:55 AM on 04/18/2026 Politico Top Stories More compromises: Trump wants an end to Iran war
While the president claims he's got the cards, he may have to give ground to get a deal.
05:56 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Now its Republicans blaming American companies for inflation
Trump Cabinet members RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins joined GOP lawmakers Thursday in pillorying onetime allies.
05:43 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Gabbard raised issues with spy law Trump is pushing to renew
The director of national intelligence told Trump she had concerns about reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without adding safeguards to protect Americans’ privacy.
05:21 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories House Republicans blame White House for Hill FISA mess
President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.
08:38 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Progressive Analilia Mejia coasts to victory in New Jersey special House election
The Democratic will fill the seat held by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
08:18 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Top ICE official leaving Trump administration
Acting director Todd Lyons will leave his role at the end of May.
09:45 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories A depleted Space Force races to prepare for Trumps spending spree
The six-year-old service is hiring like "there’s never been a tomorrow" to execute a potential budget boon.
06:31 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Tom Steyer is running the most expensive campaign in America. It might win him the California governorship.
The Democratic billionaire is moving quickly to take advantage of a wide-open California governor’s race.
08:55 AM on 04/17/2026 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.
05:00 AM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump wants a Tax Day victory lap in Las Vegas. The citys economy isnt cooperating.
The president is pitching no taxes on tips and big refund checks as economic wins. But Las Vegas — ground zero for the working-class voters core to his MAGA base — is still waiting to feel it.
04:45 AM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Student loan collection expected to target thousands of people this summer
The Trump administration’s move would mark the first step in transferring the student loan portfolio to Treasury and the latest action to dismantle the Education Department.
02:18 PM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Epstein files revive clash over Trumps college sexual misconduct rule
Epstein’s messages offer a rare window into how powerful figures viewed President Donald Trump’s Title IX regulation as leverage in defending against sexual harassment claims.
10:00 AM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Think Everybody Dead: How the Threat of AI Is Fueling a New Political Alliance
A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?
10:00 AM on 04/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans worry White House nonsense is hurting midterm prospects
Trump’s weaves and fights come at an increasingly inconvenient time for a party clinging to razor-thin margins in Congress.
06:00 PM on 04/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Johnson backs Trump, Vance in criticism of pope
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was “taken a little bit aback” by recent comments from the pope.
02:10 PM on 04/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Tillis holds the cards in Trump Fed clash and wont fold
The outgoing North Carolina Republican isn't relinquishing his leverage as he pushes the DOJ to drop its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
06:45 PM on 04/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans, White House considering warrant-related amendment in high-stakes FISA talks
There’s growing acknowledgment that the clean reauthorization the White House desires is a no-go.
05:17 PM on 04/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans reject Iran limits as war powers milestone nears
The Middle East conflict faces a ticking war powers clock for lawmakers to authorize continued operations that could be a bigger political headache for Trump and Republicans.
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