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What Republicans think Trump is getting wrong about nurses
GOP lawmakers are trying to get nurses added to the Education Department’s list of professionals who can borrow more money to pay for their advanced degrees.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories States see possible warning signs amid steady Obamacare sign-ups
While sign-ups are above 2024, some states are concerned about higher terminations, fewer new enrollees and more consumer calls for help. If Congress fails again to extend enhanced subsidies in January, they say enrollment could drop.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories A Holiday Season Under Watch in Caracas
Venezuelans are preparing for Christmas amid quiet fear and a government that polices dissent — while Donald Trump’s talk of war heightens the sense of peril.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz. Some Republicans are worried that could backfire.
Tim Walz wants a third term. Donald Trump and Mike Lindell want to beat him.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories DOJ says it has found more than a million additional Epstein documents
The discovery means it will take several more weeks to complete the release ordered by Congress.
03:18 PM Politico Top Stories Retailers turn to K Street to save Christmas
Trade groups and companies representing everything from Christmas trees and decor to toys and spices bolstered their lobbying operations with massive sums as they jockeyed for tariff relief.
03:42 PM Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists look back on the year that was.
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 a look back on the past year through the eyes of the cartoonists. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
11:47 AM Politico Top Stories The internal dispute that could derail the GOPs 2026 agenda
With the midterms around the corner, top Republican voices are clashing about the prospects for another reconciliation bill.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories 3 policy heavyweights endangered by redistricting
New House lines are set to reverberate through key committees where at-risk lawmakers have shaped policy for decades.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trump's 'Golden Age' has arrived for the top 10%
The robust GDP numbers reported this week mask the extent to which wealthy Americans are driving growth.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Judge sides with Trump over his $100K visa fee
The decision from Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, is the first test of the White House's H-1B policy.
10:06 PM Politico Top Stories 4 takeaways from DOJs latest Epstein files drop
Here’s what we learned in the latest release of the Epstein files.
02:10 PM Politico Top Stories This city shaped a classic Christmas carol. Now Russia has destroyed it.
Meet the history and politics of world-famous Christmas song that started as Kyiv’s a political message to the world a century ago. Same message it sends today.
05:05 AM Politico Top Stories Zelenskyy floats terms for peace plan, signaling possible withdrawal from eastern Ukraine
The Donbas region — the majority of which is currently occupied by Moscow’s troops — would be turned into a demilitarized “free economic zone” under the plan.
08:34 AM Politico Top Stories Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.
03:29 PM Politico Top Stories The NBAs billion-dollar bid to crack Europe is already hitting political resistance
Basketball is set to be the latest frontier in a clash between European and American sporting models.
09:40 PM Politico Top Stories Europes year of Trump trade trauma
The American president hurled a nonstop barrage of abuse at Europe in 2025. The EU had to suck it up — and do a one-sided trade deal.
10:44 PM Politico Top Stories These 3 Republican senators are giving John Thune headaches
Veteran hard-liners have new perches of authority and rising influence among Republican senators.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally, new POLITICO-Public First polling finds.
12:00 AM Politico Top Stories Incredibly reckless: Trumps wind halt stuns even some allies
Republican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five major projects that had already begun construction.
07:48 PM Politico Top Stories Conservative Party leaders dont foresee split with GOP over Blakeman campaign
The Nassau County executive’s position on abortion threatens to alienate parts of the right.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappears
The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
10:53 PM Politico Top Stories Judge Cannon clears way for release of classified docs report but gives Trump an out
The Trump-appointed judge emphasized that her timeline for release could give way to legal claims that the report shouldn’t be released at all.
11:54 PM Politico Top Stories US cities gird for World Cup rush hour
Are American transit systems ready for millions of soccer fans?
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Opinion | Europe is failing Ukraine
After the bloc's failure to agree on the use of frozen Russian assets, Kyiv will need much more from Brussels — and that’s going to prove increasingly difficult.
04:44 AM Politico Top Stories This is shattering: Europe reels from Trumps new world order
Europe still wants and needs to work with Trump. But this year's made it clear they're increasingly on their own.
05:53 AM Politico Top Stories Senate Democrats cut off permitting talks after Trumps newest assault on wind
The Trump administration’s blocking of renewable projects is putting in jeopardy the long-running talks to reduce red tape for energy projects.
04:27 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps new Trump-Class battleship will carry nuclear weapons
The president wants to outfit new surface ships with weapons that haven't been deployed since the Cold War.
08:00 PM Politico Top Stories FCC bans foreign-made drones over national security, spying concerns
The ruling will hit Chinese drone-maker DJI the hardest.
05:04 PM Politico Top Stories I Never Heard of Her: Liz Truss Hits the MAGA Speaking Trail
British politicians — including two former prime ministers — are hitting the MAGA speaking circuit.
12:00 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 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 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 Politico Top Stories How Chiropractors Became the Backbone of MAHA
Why they love Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and he loves them.
09:55 AM Politico Top Stories We wasted a lot of time: The next shutdown deadline will be here sooner than you think
No tangible progress toward funding the government was made before lawmakers left for the holidays.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories How Trump broke Californias grip on the auto market
The Trump administration learned from a first term hampered by sloppy regulations and internal resistance.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories A Forgotten Young Republicans Scandal Shows How Hard It Is for Party Elders to Control Young Troops
The 2022 group chat with bigoted messages led to few consequences.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point
The weekend-long gathering has been enveloped in intraparty fighting.
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