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In early test for Mamdani, NYPD fatally shoots man inside Brooklyn hospital
Officers shot and killed a man who police said had barricaded himself in a room with a weapon.
10:29 PM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Bruce Blakemans campaign hits turbulence from the right
The Nassau County executive has a clear shot to the GOP nomination, but is yet to lock down key support from right-leaning voters.
05:55 AM on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Donald Trump cant count on Congress to have his back any more
Republicans dealt the president a series of rebukes Thursday that cast fresh doubt about his sway on Capitol Hill.
06:48 PM on 01/09/2026 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 on 01/09/2026 Politico Top Stories He Feels Personally Jilted: Gavin Newsoms Grudge
It’s risky when CEOs play politics. General Motors may learn the hard way.
05:00 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Californias homeless numbers drop in boost for Gavin Newsom
The governor on Thursday will tout this sign of progress on an issue that has long bedeviled California politicians.
10:01 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories How Marco Rubio is tamping down the Venezuela backlash in Congress
The secretary of State has used his old relationships to help sell the administration’s audacious strategy for the Americas.
04:45 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories US could run Venezuela for years, Trump says
“We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.
09:22 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories People would attempt to flee: Concern grows over possible Cuba collapse
The Trump administration is expressing confidence Cuba will fall, but there are concerns the US doesn’t have a plan.
05:44 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP reckons with support for foreign oil amid Venezuela tensions
Some Republican lawmakers have begun sounding the alarm about Venezuelan oil hurting American producers.
10:41 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Shapiro launches reelection bid in Pennsylvania as 2028 looms
The popular governor is kicking off a consequential campaign that will test his strength in a key presidential battleground.
05:01 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The Supreme Court may leave alone the Voting Rights Act just long enough to keep the GOP from House control in 2026
Republicans’ hopes that a Supreme Court redistricting ruling will boost them in 2026 are fading as election deadlines close in.
05:55 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Minnesota leaders call for ICE to leave the state after agent shoots, kills woman
The Minnesota officials denied claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the shots were “defensive.”
12:37 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul to unveil child care expansion plan alongside Mamdani
The moderate Democratic governor and left-leaning New York City mayor have a common interest in child care policies.
07:00 AM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump team drafting executive order on affordability
Trump’s stance on housing-price issues could scramble Democrats’ messaging heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
08:33 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress
The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.
09:31 PM on 01/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Venezuela strike marks a turning point for US cyber warfare
The large-scale operation shows the U.S. has the cyber skills to inflict serious damage — and is no longer quiet about using them.
05:55 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Colombia's president remains defiant amid Trump's threats
“It's time to defend our national sovereignty,” he wrote Tuesday night on X.
10:52 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Q&A: John Bolton on Trumps Venezuelan oil grab
“The idea that American oil companies are just lining up to go invest in Venezuela is just flatly wrong,” he told POLITICO's E&E News.
11:00 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump triggers a renaissance for grand juries
Grand juries have increasingly become a headache for prosecutors trying to advance controversial Trump policies.
05:55 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories How Jan. 6 was remembered and rewritten on its 5th anniversary
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
06:51 PM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The House GOP confronts a shocking loss and a difficult road ahead
Members who gathered for a pre-midterm policy retreat were stunned by the death of longtime colleague Doug LaMalfa.
06:05 PM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. says to eat more protein, less sugar in new dietary guidelines
The new recommendations blend MAHA-influenced changes with long-standing nutrition advice.
11:22 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The big plan behind Kennedys overhaul of childhood vaccines
Here’s how the downgrading of shots could make it easier for people who claim vaccine injuries to sue for millions, driving manufacturers from the market.
11:02 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Mark Carney heading to Beijing to thaw Canada-China relations
The meeting with Xi Jinping signals a shift in foreign policy amid trade and geopolitical strains.
11:08 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories One year after the LA fires, survivors big question: Wheres the accountability?
Government failures worsened the disasters that killed 31 people and destroyed 13,000 homes in Los Angeles last year. Muddled investigations have compounded frustrations.
08:55 AM on 01/07/2026 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 01/07/2026 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 01/07/2026 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 01/07/2026 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 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories US seizes Russian-flagged tanker that broke its blockade of Venezuela
The ship’s seizure comes more than a week after it maneuvered through a U.S. Navy blockade of sanctioned tankers leaving from a port in the South American country.
08:45 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Wright: US will sell Venezuelan oil indefinitely
The Energy secretary’s statement comes after the U.S. seized another sanctioned crude tanker.
09:19 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Whats Really Driving Trumps Moves in Venezuela and Greenland
A new political theory suggests that what motivates this president is something far older than great power rivalry.
10:00 AM on 01/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Mexico should indeed be concerned: Trumps threats rattle Mexican officials, businesses
Trump’s rhetoric, including his suggestion over the weekend that Washington may have to “do something” about cartels that are “running Mexico,” is reviving fears in Mexico City.
05:55 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Where Trump could strike next
From Venezuela to Greenland, Trump is exerting his global influence.
05:55 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Dems use Venezuela to hammer affordability issues at home
The party is showing a rare moment of unity following the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
07:31 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says his Greenland fixation is about national security. Europeans are skeptical.
Denmark’s prime minister urged the U.S. to increase its military presence in Greenland but the White House showed little interest in the offer.
05:55 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
The Republican represented a rural northern California district.
09:35 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Back in power 5 years later, Trump has all but erased the stain of Jan. 6
In the years since the Capitol riot, Trump has learned it’s nearly impossible to punish a president who decides to test the limits of the Constitution.
05:55 AM on 01/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump May Have Accidentally Pardoned the Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber
The Justice Department has touted the arrest, but he might still walk free.
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