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Halligan in the hot seat as Comey, James move to disqualify her as interim US attorney
A judge will hear arguments Thursday on the validity of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment to lead the Eastern District of Virginia.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Mark Carneys hinge moment
Some prime ministers would be nervous facing their first budget vote. But Carney is projecting confidence and planning international travel.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Epstein tapped his vast influence network while he tracked Trumps rise, emails show
The tranche of newly released emails show Epstein’s vast web of connections to power centers around the world.
07:16 PM Politico Top Stories Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
03:40 PM Politico Top Stories Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump knew about the girls
The convicted sex offender’s correspondence was released along with other documents by House Oversight Dems.
09:04 AM 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 Tariffs are on trial, but US trade talks are moving full steam ahead
As the justices weigh limits on Trump’s trade authority, foreign governments continue to seek deals, while hoping the case may give them more leverage.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump admin will pay full SNAP benefits within 24 hours after shutdown ends
The House is expected to pass a funding package and send it to the president’s desk Wednesday night.
05:21 PM Politico Top Stories Newsom adviser to nervous Dems: Lean in on immigration
Juan Rodriguez wants Democrats across the country to take heed of how the California's redistricting campaign embraced the issue and won.
09:45 AM Politico Top Stories Graham Platners online history means hed lose to Susan Collins, Dem poll warns
The Maine Senate race is all but a must-win for Democrats looking to take back the Senate.
05:45 AM Politico Top Stories Bessent says tariff cuts on coffee, other ag products coming soon
“You’re going to see some substantial announcement over the next couple of days,” the Treasury secretary said in an interview on Fox News.
11:37 AM Politico Top Stories The father of the Sunday presser fades from the NY scene
Schumer recedes on the homefront.
05:56 AM Politico Top Stories The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
10:06 PM Politico Top Stories Band-aid, distraction: Experts slam Pulte, Trump 50-year mortgage idea
The proposal comes after Trump directed Pulte to leverage Fannie and Freddie to ramp up the country’s stalled housing production.
05:00 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans need Trump for the debate on Obamacare credits
Trump stayed away from deal-making to end the shutdown but he intends to engage when the GOP grapples with affordability issues.
05:00 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
Democrats are racing to negotiate an agreement on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits with little indication Republicans will get on board.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
Sen. Tim Kaine wanted a “moratorium on mischief” from the Trump administration. He didn't get it until Sunday night.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps affordability push is speaking louder than his words
In the wake of last week’s bruising off-year elections, the president has announced a bevy of policies that may ease the pressure on household budgets.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Trump has promised peace for Gaza. Private documents paint a grim picture.
The documents, presented in Israel last month to officials from the Departments of State and Defense, raise concerns including whether a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza can really be deployed.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Trump built a surprising voter coalition. One key piece just cracked.
Republicans could not recreate the president's coalition in last week's off-year elections.
10:42 AM 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 Growing pains: How NYCs left plans to take on city government under Mamdani
A political movement predicated on opposition must adapt to having one of its own in City Hall.
01:01 PM Politico Top Stories The man who talked to the president every day for decades
Gary Walters spent nearly four decades making the White House a home.
05:03 PM Politico Top Stories Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal
The decision, disclosed in a court filing, puts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on track to shut down in ‘early 2026’ when its remaining cash runs out.
12:04 PM Politico Top Stories Flight restrictions will ease, DOT says once air traffic controllers return
Here’s the latest on flight cuts at 40 busy airports across the United States.
03:43 PM Politico Top Stories Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure
The new legislative language is an escalation of the GOP’s efforts to discredit former special counsel Jack Smith.
07:31 PM Politico Top Stories Ted Cruz accuses GOP senators of being frightened to call out Tucker Carlson
In the wake of the Nick Fuentes controversy, Cruz called on fellow Republicans to “stand up and say it is wrong.”
01:37 PM Politico Top Stories Why Nancy Pelosi Stands Alone
Rahm Emanuel on the political genius of the retiring former House speaker.
04:29 PM Politico Top Stories Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had a little different take on the subject.
11:21 AM Politico Top Stories How Redistricting Turned a Setback Into a Bloodbath
The 1894 election cycle holds some key lessons for partisan gerrymanders today.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories 'A battlefield victory': Trump's tariff critics doubt they'll win the war, even if Supreme Court steps in
The president's trade agenda took a beating from the justices and Democrats alike this week. Republicans and business groups still don't expect him to back down.
02:50 PM Politico Top Stories Todd Blanche on defending Trump policies before rogue activist judges: Its a war, man
In fiery remarks, the No. 2 DOJ official rejected claims that the president has weaponized prosecutors.
08:16 PM Politico Top Stories Stefanik hit by GOP rival after launching NY governor bid
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman floated his own gubernatorial run and criticized Stefanik as having limited appeal.
03:09 PM Politico Top Stories Blowout Is the Word
Mikie Sherrill knows why she — and Zohran Mamdani — got elected.
05:55 AM 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 Politico Top Stories Dems negotiating ACA credits nearing high-stakes moment of truth
A scheduled Friday vote to move ahead on a government funding deal comes as Democrats are still uncertain about how to move a health care deal forward.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories New York Is Quietly Preparing Against Trumps Takeover of the City
Gov. Kathy Hochul has built a virtual war room to prepare for Trump’s next move
06:31 PM Politico Top Stories Vance is the frontrunner for 2028, Rubio privately confides
President Donald Trump has repeatedly named Vance and Rubio as his two most likely successors.
05:00 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.
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