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Supreme Court questions what it means to be in the US
The court heard arguments over whether people seeking asylum can be turned away at the border.
03:04 PM on 03/24/2026 Politico Top Stories USDA cancels $300 million program to help farmers buy land amid anti-DEI push
The Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, awarded roughly $300 million to roughly 50 projects for five-year contracts beginning in 2023.
03:19 PM on 03/24/2026 Politico Top Stories NTSB chair warns against 'pointing fingers at controllers' in LaGuardia crash
The nation's top accident investigator, Jennifer Homendy, instead focused on problems tracking a fire truck involved in the deadly crash.
06:41 PM on 03/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Newsom Talks Trump, 2028 and Where He Draws the Line on Israel
The California governor opens up about family, risk and the choices that could shape his political future.
05:00 AM on 03/24/2026 Politico Top Stories 2028 Dem hopefuls scramble for distance from AIPAC
Democrats eyeing White House bids are distancing themselves from the powerful pro-Israel group amid slumping support for Israel within the party’s base.
05:00 AM on 03/24/2026 Politico Top Stories We're in the testing phase: Trump admin eyeing Irans parliament speaker as US-backed leader
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is seen by at least some in the White House as a workable partner.
05:05 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Gabbard plans to shift coveted, CIA-backed high-tech fund to her office
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is finalizing a plan to assume responsibility for the CIA-backed venture capital firm In-Q-Tel.
03:05 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories US-Iran war damaged global oil markets more than Russia-Ukraine war, Chevron CEO says
Mike Wirth said it will take some time to rebuild inventories and supply chains after the Strait of Hormuz fully opens.
11:55 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories White House energy adviser says oil companies all on board with upping production
Jarrod Agen, the executive director of the White House National Energy Dominance Council, said he has not received pushback to the administration's calls to drill more amid the war in Iran.
07:06 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Texas isnt cheering oil price spike
Industry executives are gathering in the U.S. energy capital this week as uncertainty mounts and crude costs soar.
07:30 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure paused for 5 days amid US-Iran talks
In a social media post, Trump wrote that the U.S. and Iran have had “very good and productive conversations” in the past two days.
07:38 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Former political rivals take on Trumps push to nationalize voting
GOP lawyer Ben Ginsberg and former Obama White House counsel Bob Bauer aim to present a united front against the Trump administration’s efforts to oversee election administration
06:03 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court worries Trumps attack on late ballots could also threaten early voting
The court heard arguments Monday over whether states should be able to count mail-in ballots after Election Day.
02:50 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories The pressure is untenable: Trump's deployment of ICE agents to airports ramps up shutdown fight
ICE agents have arrived at airports in Illinois, New York, Texas and New Jersey.
01:07 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories I am Auntie Maxine: Waters eyes leadership bid as Capitol Hill gerontocracy fights to hold on
The California Democrat could soon become the oldest chair in the history of the powerful House Financial Services Committee.
04:46 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Prepping Has Begun for the Post-Trump DOJ
Trump has degraded the Justice Department. It’s not too early to think about reconstruction.
05:00 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories The Trump-inspired realignment of the conservative think tank world
The battle for lasting influence is on, and who ends up on top in this new realignment of conservative think tanks will not only determine who is most influential in Trump’s second term but could also mold the shape of conservative policy in the post-Trump era.
12:01 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration, energy developer announce end of U.S. offshore wind projects
The announcement marks the latest blow by the administration against the U.S. offshore wind industry.
12:12 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories It's 3 times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump
The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.
12:00 PM on 03/23/2026 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 03/23/2026 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 03/23/2026 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 03/23/2026 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 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Youre Accumulating Opposition and Enemies
Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw had real social media savvy. But it wasn’t enough to survive in the Trump era.
10:00 AM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right
The waning of a religious concept among younger evangelicals is reshaping the right’s once unquestionable support for Israel.
02:00 PM on 03/23/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. is a 'big fan' of this treatment and plans to widen access
He indicated that the FDA will soon take action on peptides, the mini-proteins biohackers tout as therapies for a range of ills.
12:00 PM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps voter crackdown reaches college campuses
The administration's moves to tighten voting rules could dampen student participation in a midterm election where control of Congress may be decided by small margins.
12:00 PM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories A low-profile Ohio race becomes a test of Trump allies' clout
Vivek Ramaswamy and JD Vance have endorsed different candidates in the Republican primary for state treasurer.
07:00 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The Epstein files cottage industry
People and institutions named in the files have rushed to lock down top-tier lawyers.
07:00 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Tom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday
The border czar said he is discussing plans to deploy immigration agents to airports around the nation as the partial government shutdown continues.
10:11 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Jeffries tells Trump to keep his reckless mouth shut
The House minority leader warned the president could get "somebody killed."
11:51 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories They once called him a goose-stepping extremist. Theyre now sitting out his comeback bid.
Brandon Herrera, the GOP nominee in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, won’t get help from pro-Israel and GOP Jewish groups. But they aren’t backing his Democratic opponent, either.
07:00 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Senate advances Mullins DHS nomination
The chamber is poised to confirm the Oklahoma Republican this week.
02:12 PM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories They Came to Spy on America. They Stayed to Coach Little League.
In the wake of the Cold War, some Soviet bloc spies decided their fake American lives weren’t so bad.
10:03 AM on 03/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Thinks Cuba is Another Venezuela. Heres Why Hes Wrong
As protests grip Cuba, some in D.C. see a replay of Caracas — but the reality is far more complicated.
01:00 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories 'Im super-Republican, but you got my vote': The Democratic deer hunter setting his sights on flipping Iowa
Democrats are desperate to find locally authentic candidates after 2024. They think people like Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand might help.
02:00 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump-Xi summit on hold until Iran conflict ends, people briefed say
The U.S.-China meeting is in limbo as the White House dispatches thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf.
11:05 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Israel, Iran launch fresh attacks as Trump floats winding down Mideast operations
Tehran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, the joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, but did not hit the base.
10:10 AM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats pile on Trump for post celebrating Muellers death
The president has long attacked Robert Mueller and Democrats, whom he says perpetuated a Russia collusion hoax.
03:34 PM on 03/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Robert Mueller, former FBI director who led Trump investigation, dies at 81
He had a long record of public service before becoming a special counsel for the Department of Justice in 2017.
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