Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
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.
09:00 AM on 04/25/2026 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 04/25/2026 Politico Top Stories Acting Navy secretary, once a political lightning rod, finds surprising support
Hung Cao, known as a partisan firebrand, has built credibility inside the Pentagon.
04:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories All eyes are on Ron DeSantis: Florida could make or break the GOPs redistricting edge
The Sunshine State is likely Republicans' last best chance to claw back an edge ahead of November.
04:55 AM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Florida takes its anti-DEI fight to the NFL
A civil rights lawsuit, as the state is threatening, would mount an unprecedented challenge for the nation’s most popular sports league.
12:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps redistricting revenge tour in Indiana isnt going so well
His campaign to oust state Republicans who blocked his redistricting push is running into messaging challenges.
06:31 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant
Democrats' win in Virginia reignited GOP frustrations over the mid-decade redistricting war
04:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Golden Dome dreams face harsh budget reality
Congressional Republicans are increasingly reluctant to move ahead with a partisan budget bill that was supposed to cover the program’s costs.
05:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories The Trump administration revisits the Russia scandal
The investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election plagued Trump’s first presidency.
04:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories American soldier arrested over Polymarket wagers tied to Maduro's capture
The case highlights the swelling concern around the threat of insider trading on prediction market platforms like Polymarket.
07:38 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump picked a fight with Anthropic. Now the administration is backing off.
Lobbyists and policy officials say the administration is softening its stance on the AI firm, despite ongoing legal fights and formal limits on use of the technology at the Pentagon.
04:00 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories No quick rebound from Hormuz disruption, oil execs tell Dallas Fed
A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey captured the oil and gas industry’s rising frustration with the Trump administration over the uncertainty and increased shipping costs fomented by the war in Iran.
01:15 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Under fire, Tom Steyer leans into his climate brand
Tom Steyer is using his climate record to pitch himself as a progressive in a narrowing Democratic field.
04:33 PM on 04/24/2026 Politico Top Stories Hakeem Jeffries finally gets a signature win
Allies say the House Democratic leader’s redistricting counteroffensive showed he’s worthy of stepping into Nancy Pelosi’s shoes.
04:30 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories House lawmakers get a chilling demo of jailbroken AI
A DHS counterterrorism office presented research on how to override safeguards built into popular artificial intelligence tools.
05:32 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Justice Department asks California judge to pause its Anthropic appeal
The Trump administration has asked U.S. District Judge Rita Lin to freeze an appeal it launched in response to a temporary ruling last month.
04:57 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting
John Phelan sparked tensions within the department over his support for a new battleship.
04:45 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump team backs away from gasoline price promises
Administration officials on Wednesday softened their predictions of an end to the Iran war and its turbulent effects on energy prices.
04:17 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP health care policies have set the swamp on fire
New disclosures show health industry firms and trade groups are spending more than ever to influence Washington.
04:55 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination after months of political impasse
Resistance from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stalled Sean Plankey’s nomination for over a year.
02:36 PM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats Colossal Missed Opportunity to Shape the Supreme Court
The collapse of Harriet Miers’ 2005 nomination is still reverberating.
04:55 AM on 04/23/2026 Politico Top Stories The GOP shouldve done more: Virginia Republicans point fingers after gerrymandering loss
They are frustrated the party didn’t spend extensively and are putting pressure on Florida to give them back an edge.
11:22 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Virginia voters give Dems big win in the gerrymandering wars
The new map could wipe out Republicans' gains so far in the race President Donald Trump kicked off last summer in Texas.
07:50 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump taps longtime insider to fix Labor Department headache
Keith Sonderling’s influence across the administration has accumulated in ways that have largely gone unnoticed outside of workplace policy circles.
04:00 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps surgeon general pick faces mounting GOP opposition
Add abortion and psychedelics to the list of reasons many Republicans oppose Casey Means.
02:00 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories The House Ethics Committee is at a crossroads. Members say theyre ready to make some changes.
Amid a wave of House resignations, even members who sit on the House Ethics panel wonder if they’re doing enough to keep bad actors at bay.
05:23 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump extends Iran ceasefire, blockade amid uncertainty over peace negotiations
The president said he will not launch new strikes on Iran at the request of Pakistani officials.
03:30 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Iran talks on hold over Trump's blockade
Vice President JD Vance, who'd planned to fly to Islamabad, remained in Washington over the impasse.
01:41 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering
The nonprofit accused the Trump administration of "weaponizing" the Justice Department.
02:54 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Patel lashes out at press over story painting him as drunk and AWOL
The FBI director denied being intoxicated on duty and defended his celebration with the men’s Olympic hockey team.
06:46 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Court filing backs up claims of shadow administrator at FEMA
Republicans have raised specific questions about the role Kara Voorhies played at DHS.
05:35 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump bucks New York Republicans in race to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik
The president is backing Anthony Constantino, the CEO of a sticker company, over the preferred Republican candidate in the race.
02:12 PM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Heres what MAHA actually believes
A new POLITICO Poll finds that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy again supporters don’t align with him — or each other — on some key issues.
04:00 AM on 04/22/2026 Politico Top Stories Iran war accelerates Americas breakup with the world
President Donald Trump’s erratic moves aren’t helping.
05:58 PM on 04/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Fed chair nominee Warsh set to commit to be strictly independent on rates
Kevin Warsh will underscore his commitment to keeping inflation in check, saying price stability is a mandate for the Fed “without excuse or equivocation, argument or anguish.”
11:12 AM on 04/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Chavez-DeRemer stepping down as Labor secretary
The scandal-ridden secretary is the latest member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet to exit.
04:32 PM on 04/21/2026 Politico Top Stories California Dems want to quickly fill Swalwells seat. Theyre hitting a snag.
Some Dems hope rallying around a single candidate would ensure that person wins an outright majority in the primary and could be quickly sworn in.
08:02 PM on 04/21/2026 Politico Top Stories 'The absolute edge of precedent': Feds prepare to take on data centers
FERC is pushing to get data centers onto the grid, and fast. The high-stakes move could tip the balance of regulatory power against the states.
04:35 PM on 04/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Set on ousting Cassidy, MAHA faces first midterms test
Movement leaders' efforts to sway the midterms, starting with defeating Sen. Bill Cassidy, will help determine whether MAHA outlasts Trump
03:45 AM on 04/21/2026 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.
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