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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 Trump wants peace in Ukraine, no matter what a deal looks like
Trump’s overriding desire to stop the bloodshed helps explain why the details of the plan remain fluid.
12:10 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats say they are subjects of FBI probe after filming anti-Trump video
Six lawmakers with nation security backgrounds are being criticized by the Trump administration for telling troops to disobey illegal orders.
03:04 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps CMS touts $12B savings from Medicare drug price negotiations
The second round of Inflation Reduction Act negotiation prices, which includes 15 brand-name drugs, will kick into effect in 2027.
06:20 PM Politico Top Stories Inside lobbying efforts to make the Mar-a-Lago foreign worker visa a staple of MAGA
The group’s visa push is the latest in the tug-of-war between business interests that need foreign labor and immigration hard-liners who say foreigners are taking American jobs — with Trump straddling an uncomfortable middle.
03:20 PM Politico Top Stories Utahs GOP-controlled Legislature to appeal new congressional map
A state court instituted a map that created one blue seat in the state.
11:40 AM Politico Top Stories Jim Justice to pay more than $5M in back taxes
The freshman senator has long been dogged by reports of financial troubles.
10:30 AM Politico Top Stories Lindsey Halligan is out but there are major questions about what comes next
Here’s a look at the most pertinent questions following the dismissal of the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — and what might come next.
06:46 PM Politico Top Stories Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
12:49 PM Politico Top Stories Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
06:32 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans face a health care backlash in Georgia as subsidies set to expire
Rocketing health care costs are fast becoming the new affordability frontier in next year’s midterms.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Rubio changes the tack of Trumps Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
The administration’s shifting messaging on Ukraine underscores Trump’s preference for non-traditional policy coordination
06:59 PM Politico Top Stories Trump directs science agencies to embrace AI
The Department of Energy will open up its data sets and equipment to outside researchers looking to tinker with AI tools.
05:03 PM Politico Top Stories Why Mike Johnson is losing control of the House
Thanks to a coalition of Democrats and disgruntled Republicans, more discharge petitions have succeeded in the past two years than the prior three decades combined.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories No Ones Going to Get Out of This Moment Intact by Keeping Their Head DownPentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
The unprecedented move comes after the retired Navy captain advised troops they don’t need to obey unlawful orders.
01:30 PM Politico Top Stories You cant just talk about gas and groceries: GOP grapples with housing affordability message
As Republicans look to catch up on cost of living, some eye housing as a messaging blind spot.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s responsibilities to other agencies.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Too many cooks, not enough cash: Lack of a master plan muddies Los Angeles fire rebuild
With federal dollars stalled and local efforts splintering, wildfire survivors are left wondering who is in charge.
08:55 AM Politico Top Stories Russia trashes Europes peace plan but likes Trumps Ukraine proposal
Top Kremlin aide scoffs that the European counterproposal “constructively doesn’t fit us at all.”
10:28 AM Politico Top Stories Why Is Indiana Resisting Trumps Redistricting? The Senate President Explains.
Rodric Bray is doing what he thinks is right, even when the president calls him a “RINO.”
05:50 AM Politico Top Stories Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase
The president announced in late October he was increasing duties on Canadian goods in response to Ontario's anti-tariff TV ad.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Obamacare premiums are skyrocketing. Republicans cant figure out what to do.
GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear, conservative alternative emerged.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Is the price of doing this worth it?: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
The concerns surrounding Trump’s immigration clampdown in the Tar Heel state speak to a tension at the center of the president’s immigration agenda.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump says Ukraine plan not my final offer after EU leaders warn deal needs work
Kyiv’s European allies held crisis talks after details of the U.S. plan first came to light, amid fears it could constitute another ultimatum from Washington.
07:05 AM Politico Top Stories Mamdani says he and Trump share commitment to 'the affordability agenda'
The NYC mayor-elect said he and the president found common ground in their Oval Office meeting.
11:31 AM Politico Top Stories Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
12:04 PM Politico Top Stories A Test Drive Through Brazil in Donald Trumps Worst Nightmare
The biggest story of the climate summit might be the brand-new EVs on the streets outside.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Mamdanis New York Rejected Trump and He Never Forgot
Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump are the two most prominent populist politicians in America. They grew up on two sides of elite New York City society.
07:55 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 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 ArabiasThe 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 Rubios political fate is entangled with Maduros
The U.S. move against Venezuela’s dictator is resonating in Florida, home to a key political constituency of the secretary of State.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories The world is fractured. The climate talks reflected that.
Delegates from nearly 200 nations — not including the U.S. — showed they could make some progress. But they deferred the hardest decisions.
03:12 PM Politico Top Stories Deal or meh deal? Climate summit ends on a deflating note
Nearly two weeks of talks in the Amazon ended with commitments to do more, but no firm movement on the most divisive issues — including turning away from fossil fuels.
12:27 PM Politico Top Stories What Trumps Mamdani praise and MTGs ouster says about MAGAs future
A whirlwind Friday is the freshest reminder that the MAGA movement has always been defined more by id than ideology.
01:08 PM Politico Top Stories Amid GOP grumbling, White House makes course corrections |