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Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance
More than 40 million Americans are already opting to take on the cost of sick visits, drugs and surgeries to get lower premiums and tax savings.
03:00 PM on 05/04/2026 Politico Top Stories FIFA has met its match in the Garden State
FIFA got what it wanted from dictators and oil sheikhs. Elected politicians in New Jersey are proving harder to please.
01:01 PM on 05/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Grindrs CEO Has a Favorite in the California Governors Race
In a new interview, George Arison talks AI, California politics and where he disagrees with LGBTQ advocates.
11:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Eric Swalwell Thought He Was Untouchable Until He Wasnt
The allegations that ended Swalwell’s gubernatorial bid fit a longstanding pattern of behavior.
01:00 PM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories There shouldve been a reckoning: How End Citizens Uniteds electoral spending faded
The one-time powerhouse is no longer spending as much on direct support for candidates.
09:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Data centers used to be a prize. States are having second thoughts.
Legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills that would roll back tax incentives for the energy-hungry facilities.
11:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Six months to catch up: What the shutdown cost DHS
After 76 days, Congress finally pushed through a bill to fund non-immigration agencies at DHS. But those who are left to pick up the pieces say the hangover will linger.
06:05 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories The new soccer mom: Both parties scramble for working class voters ahead of 28
Nevada's working class Latino voters were among the most coveted prizes of 2024. Two years later, they're souring on Trump and skeptical of Democrats — and strategists on both sides fear they'll stay home.
09:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Drugmakers file emergency appeal to restore abortion pill access
A federal appeals court shut off telehealth access nationwide on Friday
12:43 PM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Job losses, China threats split GOP on Trumps AI agenda
About 3 out of 4 Americans who voted for the president support some form of government oversight on artificial intelligence — even as the Trump administration pushes deregulation.
06:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Cuban American base is no longer guaranteeing him loyalty
Florida’s Cuban American community is on a pressure campaign to make sure the Trump administration knows it’s regime change, or else.
06:00 AM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Ohio Republicans fear former ICE official could cost them a battleground House seat
Madison Sheahan is facing attacks from GOP primary opponents over her tenure in the Trump administration.
01:00 PM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories The new surgeon general nominee has a MAHA problem
Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News medical contributor, is a more conventional pick than Casey Means, the previous nominee.
03:00 PM on 05/03/2026 Politico Top Stories Your guide to whos who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means?
04:55 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters arent buying it.
A majority say the war is not in the national interest, and many lack confidence in the president’s goals — including some 2024 supporters.
04:38 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So.
Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.
04:55 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories May 2026
Cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
02:39 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories As Trump focuses on Iran, Europe and Ukraine strengthen ties
The president’s hostility toward NATO allies is accelerating efforts to rely less on Washington.
09:00 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Hard choices test breakaway climate summit
A first-of-its-kind conference that focused on phasing out fossil fuels now confronts the challenge of turning plans into policy.
11:25 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Americans remain deeply skeptical of war in Iran, poll shows
Sixty-one percent of U.S. adults said it was a mistake for the U.S. to use military force against Iran in a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday.
08:54 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Elon Musks Friend Thinks Hes Wrong About AI
From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.
06:16 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trumps Undiplomatic Ambassador
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?
02:00 AM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump tells Congress the Iran war has terminated as legal deadline hits
The letter to lawmakers attempts to justify why the president is not seeking congressional authorization after the conflict reaches a 60-day threshold.
01:30 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany
The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 33,000 troops there.
05:57 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps former lawyers land high-profile jobs in the admin or on the federal bench
At least 10 of the president’s former lawyers have landed jobs in the administration or been nominated to the federal bench, according to a POLITICO analysis.
03:30 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Whats a more secure place than The Villages?: Trump finds his people again in Florida
The event had the feel of a pep rally for the president at a time when his popularity is flagging, even in Florida.
07:33 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown
The temporary ruling will curtail access nationwide to a drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions.
04:27 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Cassidys uphill reelection race is getting steeper
Trump, who dislikes the Louisianan, says the senator’s disloyalty cost his surgeon general pick her nomination.
03:20 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump shakes up Kentucky Senate race with endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr
The president reshuffled the race by asking MAGA-aligned businessperson Nate Morris to step aside.
06:52 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories An unmitigated s--t show fever dream: Louisiana enters election chaos
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s decision has set off a scramble among local election heads, GOP state legislators and candidates on both sides of the aisle.
02:31 PM on 05/02/2026 Politico Top Stories How Trump Is Sabotaging Himself on the Federal Reserve
The president wants Jerome Powell out of the way. He’s making that outcome less and less likely by the day.
04:00 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories A blue-state governor leans into fights with Trump and her own party
At 100 days as New Jersey governor, Mikie Sherrill has shown a more aggressive side
04:00 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Jeffries lays out more targets for gerrymanders in response to GOPs renewed push
The House minority leader said Democrats will continue to be aggressive in their gerrymandering counterefforts after the Supreme Court opened the door to more Republican redraws.
11:45 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Thom Tillis doubles down on his latest Trump personnel ultimatum
The outgoing North Carolina senator is moving from his Fed battle to vetting the next attorney general.
03:45 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Israels center wants Democrats back. It may not have the cards.
The parties that once anchored Israel's ties to Democrats have collapsed electorally — and even a post-Netanyahu government may struggle to win back a Democratic Party that's already moved on.
04:55 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins
The shocking move shakes up one of the year’s most important Senate races and is a blow to Chuck Schumer.
08:02 AM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump bets on quick Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.
Administration officials say Tehran is days from crisis, but analysts see a slower squeeze with global price shocks already hitting U.S. consumers and reshaping the political fight.
04:19 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Schumer faces renewed scrutiny after Mills meltdown
Democratic critics of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say his ill-fated backing of Maine Gov. Janet Mills shows he should stay out of the way in pending primaries.
06:47 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
12:28 PM on 05/01/2026 Politico Top Stories White House presses tech companies for support on AI-driven cyberattacks
Tech and cyber companies were sent questions about artificial intelligence-led cybersecurity threats, including those posed by Anthropic’s advanced AI model, Mythos.
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