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Hochul says she's cut a budget deal to confront costs and Trump
The final spending agreement will be more than a month past its due date.
09:01 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didnt get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
09:00 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories This is a very clear warning: After Indiana, redistricting pressure mounts in the South
Trump flexed his political muscle Tuesday, and the results are putting the spotlight on Republicans who aren’t eager to take up redistricting before the midterms.
05:32 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Lutnick admits to having prolonged ties to Epstein in closed-door interview
The Commerce Secretary sat for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
03:14 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump counterterrorism strategy targets violent left-wing extremists with transgender ideology
The strategy focusing on left-wing groups reverses the Biden-era concentration on right-wing extremism.
04:51 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The biggest obstacle to an Iran deal may be Trumps ego
Arab and U.S. officials say Iran will need to save face if the goal is a comprehensive agreement.
05:00 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories DC mayoral candidates contend with Trumps shadow
The two frontrunners said they’ll have a more confrontational relationship than outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser.
03:04 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories As 2028 looms, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faces increased conservative attacks
Conservative media outlets and GOP operatives are churning out an array of content attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife.
03:00 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories DOJ seeks to take on Trumps E. Jean Carroll case
It would be highly unusual for the government to intervene on the president’s behalf post trial and verdict.
12:29 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge releases note purportedly left in cell by Jeffrey Epstein
“It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye,” the note reads.
07:13 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits
The Department of Homeland Security is overhauling its training program for immigration agents, including restoring training that had been shortened amid a rush to put agents on the street.
04:00 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Overlapping payments reveal Rep. Mike Lawlers deep history as a political operative
Lawler ran two nonprofits and a local party as they paid his business.
04:56 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The scorched scenes showing how Floridas wildfire seasons could look in the future
Eastern wildfires could become more common in the coming years, wildfire ecologists say.
01:00 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seat
The proposed map would give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts.
10:54 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories White House mulls tighter controls on advanced AI
The Trump administration is discussing a raft of new executive actions on frontier AI models, including a vetting regime to examine national security risks.
06:07 PM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Musk promised his data center would reuse water. That's now stalled.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company abruptly stopped work on a water reuse facility meant to alleviate strain on the Memphis-area water supply. Nobody’s saying why.
09:00 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories The federal Oscars are having trouble finding candidates
"Disruption and upheaval" during the Trump administration led to fewer nominations — and fewer winners — of awards considered the federal government’s Oscars.
04:30 PM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Donald Trump's revenge tour hits its first big test
Indiana's Tuesday primaries are the first big test for whether the president still has an iron grip over his party.
04:55 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Were about to find out whether Trump is kingmaker or lame duck
So far, his chosen candidates in several May primaries are struggling to dominate their fields.
03:45 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Another House Republican is under the microscope for alleged sexual misconduct
Some senior GOP lawmakers have been concerned for months about accusations surrounding Rep. Chuck Edwards.
02:09 PM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories We Want to Move on From Losing: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028
The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.
04:55 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Hegseth says battle for Hormuz is separate and distinct' from the Iran war
The Defense secretary distanced Project Freedom, the latest effort to reopen the strait, from the rest of the Iran war.
09:41 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Real estate titan compares 'tax the rich' slogan to racial slurs
Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steve Roth slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Tuesday earnings call.
04:53 PM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories 16 days from momentum to meltdown in Canada-US trade talks
Trump blamed the Reagan ad. Negotiations really fell apart over autos.
04:55 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories New York Democrats amplify their push for 2028 redistricting
Rep. Joe Morelle met with top state leaders Tuesday to discuss plans.
02:17 PM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump ballroom project security funding included in $72B GOP enforcement bill
The party-line measure is on track to be enacted by the end of the month.
09:39 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms Heres What the Experts Say
7 practical ways to keep the November elections free and fair.
03:45 AM on 05/06/2026 Politico Top Stories Theyre spinning: Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative
The White House has been touting the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Republican strategists say voters aren’t buying it — and that the party needs to go negative before it’s too late.
05:16 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump privately raises objection to Senate housing bill
The president’s concerns could complicate passage of the largest housing measure taken up by Congress in years.
12:40 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court clears way for Louisiana to redistrict ahead of midterms
The order expedites the state’s redistricting process, which could grant the GOP an additional House seat.
07:23 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories DeSantis signs Florida's new GOP-friendly congressional map into law and is swiftly sued
The governor has been calling for newly drawn congressional lines since last summer.
12:26 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories House sexual harassment payouts exceeded $300,000
The secret settlements ended in 2018, but new data indicated they were more extensive than previously known.
04:11 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge mulls contempt over DHS patently false allegation in deportation case
The Trump administration attacked a judge for releasing an accused murderer, but it withheld existence of the foreign warrant.
04:12 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories The campaign against voter ID in California is off to a slow start
Groups opposing the ballot measure say they're waiting out a busy primary season before launching their anti-voter ID campaign.
03:42 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter stock disclosures
A trust in the billionaire Tesla CEO's name will pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that Musk failed to properly disclose his purchases of Twitter stock in 2022.
05:49 PM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now
Justice Samuel Alito froze an appeals court ruling that limited access to the drug used in two-thirds of abortions.
10:33 AM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories How Xavier Becerra became the Joe Biden of Californias governor race
He is defying conventional wisdom about what Democratic voters want and is surpassing flashier, more progressive opponents pledging to upend the status quo.
08:18 AM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Breaking down the redistricting arms race following the Supreme Court's VRA ruling
After the Supreme Court's VRA ruling, some states are rushing to redraw ASAP. Others will have to wait.
03:45 AM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman
As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.
04:55 AM on 05/05/2026 Politico Top Stories Democratic leaders want an affordability debate on AI. Critics say theyre ducking the real fight.
The party that hopes to reclaim control of Congress in the November election remains divided on its approach to Big Tech’s top priority.
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