Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
TikTok lands $14B deal to avoid US ban
The new owners will include Oracle, a tech giant co-founded by Trump ally Larry Ellison.
07:25 PM on 01/23/2026 Politico Top Stories 5 things to know about the TikTok deal
TikTok released some information about the deal Thursday night, but it remains unclear if it complies with a 2024 law.
10:14 PM on 01/23/2026 Politico Top Stories House approves DHS funding, other final spending bills amid ICE uproar
Only seven Democrats joined most Republicans in approving the Homeland Security bill ahead of a Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
04:44 PM on 01/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge rejects criminal charge against journalist Don Lemon over church protest
Justice Department officials announced at least three arrests related to a disrupted religious service Sunday.
02:35 PM on 01/23/2026 Politico Top Stories The U.S. couldnt track billions in Iraq. Now, its controlling Venezuelas oil cash.
Unanswered questions and a lack of oversight hang over the U.S.’s use of Venezuela’s oil funds, according to former U.S. officials.
10:00 AM on 01/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Jack Smith, who quietly worked to convict Trump, is ready for his close-up
Republicans and Democrats are hoping for a blockbuster hearing from the former special counsel, who is testifying publicly for the first time about his efforts to charge the president.
04:45 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Top federal prosecutors crushed by Epstein files workload
Even the most senior attorneys have been assigned to help review millions of documents.
05:55 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Congress health deal still has hurdles
The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.
04:45 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington
Whether it’s diplomats or professors, people following Trump’s global moves are starting to lose it.
08:02 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
The president’s effort to acquire Greenland, even with the threat of force off the table, has changed the way allies see the U.S.
03:34 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Europe Could Kick Trump Where It Hurts: The World Cup
Soccer chiefs may control Europe’s real anti-coercion instrument.
04:30 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories A US return to the World Health Organization could hinge on whether Trump approves of its next leader
The disease-fighting alliance will select a new leader next year who could make the case for reuniting.
05:00 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories New York court ruling scrambles Staten Island House map in win for Democrats
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' district will be redrawn if Democrats win expected appeals.
06:14 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories 9 Democrats vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for evading Epstein testimony
The House will now have to decide on whether to refer contempt charges against the ex-president, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the DOJ.
04:06 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Newsom administration alleges State Department pressure in Davos cancellation
The California governor’s planned appearance at a Wednesday event was canceled at the last moment.
12:01 PM on 01/22/2026 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 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
01:43 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories 92-year-old judge handling Maduro case doesnt give a s--t what anyone thinks about him
Lawyers who have practiced before the Clinton appointee say he’s known to operate a bit differently.
01:03 PM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Economy Is Looking More and More Like Saudi Arabias
Top-down state capitalism is on the rise in both countries.
05:00 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The Tech CEO Making No Apologies for the Work With ICE
A conversation with an author who had a six-year-long window into the most interesting MAGA conversion in Silicon Valley.
10:00 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The AI Doomsday Machine Is Closer to Reality Than You Think
The Pentagon is racing to integrate AI into its weapons system to keep up with China and Russia. Where will that lead?
05:55 AM on 01/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Minnesota is the eye of the Trump storm
The state is a microcosm for the civic and legal battles defining Trump’s second term.
08:11 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Race looms large in gun-rights arguments at Supreme Court
The justices debated post-Civil War “Black codes” as they mulled a Hawaii law limiting guns in public places.
06:27 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Is Running Interference for Elon Musk
A slew of recent controversies has underscored the need for a legal reckoning on social media.
05:00 AM on 01/21/2026 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 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's tariff threats spark new fears of 'Sell America' trade
The president has long been sensitive to bond market movements and regularly cites surges in stocks as evidence that his agenda is working.
04:53 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Greenland tariffs could squeeze Hill Republicans
Democrats plan to force House and Senate votes within weeks that stand to put GOP lawmakers on the spot.
09:44 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani will face tradeoffs in union-built affordable housing plan
New York City’s mayor wants to dramatically expand construction, but also do so at a relatively high cost.
05:55 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories EU moves closer to using trade bazooka against US
Capitals are backing a more forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
05:07 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Kamala in La La Land
After a year of letting go, the former vice president is inching back towards the political fray.
05:55 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Phil Murphys final clemency act as New Jersey governor includes those with political connections
The outgoing governor adhered to a tradition of clemency on the way out.
09:02 PM on 01/21/2026 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 01/21/2026 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 01/21/2026 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 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories January 2026
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
12:30 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Sean Duffy takes off
"He’s not Marco. He’s not Scott." But the Transportation secretary has found his niche in Trump’s Cabinet.
02:00 PM on 01/21/2026 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 01/21/2026 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 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories No longer in my hands: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files
On the one-month anniversary of the Justice Department missing the deadline to release all the Epstein materials in its possession, Republicans in Congress are largely shrugging their shoulders.
05:55 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Norways PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel Prize snub to Greenland ambitions
Trump says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.
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