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Never going to be pitch perfect: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
Trump's Pennsylvania speech demonstrated that his return to the trail is a gamble: It’s just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.
07:06 PM Politico Top Stories Trump threatens to primary Indiana Republicans ahead of key redistricting vote
The Indiana Senate will vote on a new map on Thursday that could create two new GOP-leaning House seats.
10:30 PM Politico Top Stories MAHA Is Embracing Elizabeth Holmes. Heres Why.
An alliance is building between the Trump-aligned movement and convicted Theranos founder.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories This Comedian Just Showed Democrats How to Solve Their Messaging Problems
A new comedy special captures the party’s messaging challenges — and a way forward.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Poll: Heres what Americans affordability problems look like
Results from The POLITICO Poll paint a grim portrait of Americans’ spending constraints across nearly every part of their lives.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises money to the people
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
06:48 PM Politico Top Stories Tim Scotts crypto balancing act
The first-year Senate Banking chair is balancing messy 2026 politics and complex policy as he works to land a major crypto deal.
04:46 AM Politico Top Stories Despite his rhetoric, Trumps military options in Venezuela are limited
The president told POLITICO on Monday that he wouldn’t rule out a ground invasion of the South American country.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Trump's frustration with Ukraine and Europe boils over
The president is clearly eager to move beyond the war, but a peace deal remains elusive.
05:32 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps attacks force Europe to fast-track post-America defense plans
The era of America’s “security guarantee” for Europe is over, a German lawmaker and former military officer said.
01:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump aides and allies float potential Noem successors as speculation grows over her tenure
Fox News contributor and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose term ends in January, are among the names being discussed.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Spanberger stops short of full embrace of redistricting effort in Virginia
Virginia’s governor-elect said voters are the real voices that matter on redistricting in the commonwealth.
09:00 PM Politico Top Stories Miami elects first woman mayor, marking first win by Democrat in 28 years
The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.
07:39 PM Politico Top Stories Is JD Vance already running for president? The Supreme Court wants to know.
The vice president’s future ambitions were a top topic during oral arguments Tuesday in a highly watched campaign finance case.
02:16 PM Politico Top Stories Shapiro shreds Trump's economy
President Donald Trump told POLITICO his economy gets an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus" grade. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says that "does not reflect the reality on the ground."
04:50 PM Politico Top Stories DOJ rolls back anti-discrimination rules
Trump officials say the requirement to consider racial impacts was itself a form of discrimination.
03:58 PM Politico Top Stories Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: I think theyre weak
In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America's allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.
06:00 AM Politico Top Stories Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump
The president sat for an in-depth interview with POLITICO's Dasha Burns.
06:00 AM Politico Top Stories The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers
The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.
06:06 AM Politico Top Stories What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another
Kyiv keeps insisting war should be frozen along current lines.
11:31 AM Politico Top Stories Could the Stock Market Crash From Trumps Deregulation? An SEC Official Is Worried.
Outgoing financial regulator Caroline Crenshaw lets loose in a new interview.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories US to allow powerful AI chip sales to China, Trump says
Chipmaker Nvidia scores a win on exporting a key technology.
07:33 PM Politico Top Stories Inside the Warner Bros. lobbying bonanza
Competing bids by Netflix and Paramount Skydance have set the stage for a major Washington showdown.
07:45 PM Politico Top Stories Why Senate Republicans aren't uniting behind a health care plan
Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.
08:32 PM Politico Top Stories Newsoms favorability rating surges in California
An anti-Trump bump is boosting Newsom and California Democrats in the blue state.
12:01 AM Politico Top Stories Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
01:20 PM Politico Top Stories Jasmine Crockett announces Texas Senate bid
Democrats believe they can finally unseat a Republican in the Lone Star State.
02:59 PM Politico Top Stories Zelenskyy says Ukraine wont cede territory to Russia
The Ukrainian president ruled out territorial concessions amid talks with European leaders in London.
04:42 PM Politico Top Stories Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico over Rio Grande water deliveries
"It is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water," the president wrote on social media.
07:29 PM Politico Top Stories The governments top watchdog is retiring but the Trump probes continue
The comptroller general is wrapping up his term after an unprecedented year checking the Trump administration.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories What I Learned Discussing Israel with Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Inside the push to turn MAGA against Israel.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Forget Joe Rogan. The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate.
Ted Cruz may see a new path to the White House in today’s changing political-media ecosystem.
05:00 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 As affordability concerns mount, Hill Republicans are struggling to act
Top GOP leaders in Congress are keeping expectations low for major new economic legislation.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Only so long before Trump's tariff costs hit consumers, businesses warn
Corporate executives are telling investors that prices will rise as soon as January as pre-tariff inventory runs thin and holiday discounts disappear.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Indiana Republicans threaten to thwart Trump's redistricting onslaught
The Hoosier State GOP lawmakers are poised to block the president’s mid-cycle redistricting scheme Monday.
05:01 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps Domestic Struggles are Making Foreign Leaders Nervous
One question is whether he’ll take more risks outside America’s borders.
06:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps son suggests president may walk away from Ukraine
Donald Trump Jr. says his father’s unpredictability is forcing people to be intellectually honest.
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