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Eric Holder to tear into Supreme Court as major redistricting decision looms
The court has found itself at the center of a national debate over the limits of redistricting.
12:08 PM Politico Top Stories Lawmakers deny US backed latest Ukraine peace plan
Members of Congress attending an international security forum said Secretary of State Marco Rubio called them to say the Americans did not instigate the proposal.
07:10 PM Politico Top Stories Ukraine's allies consider how to fill intelligence gaps if US backs out
Trump’s threat to withhold military intelligence exposes lagging satellite abilities among allies.
06:48 PM Politico Top Stories US and Russia to meet about Ukraine as Europe races to influence deal
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told a group of European ambassadors that the continent couldn’t match the Russian defense industry’s output, and the time for settling had arrived.
02:42 PM Politico Top Stories DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it.
Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.
12:00 PM 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 Politico Top Stories In DC, the Arc de Trump Goes Up as the Local Workforce Shuts Down
Trump really wants a shining capital. Can you do that while battering the city economy?
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories What I Learned By Watching Every Pam Bondi Speech
The Trump loyalist is a new kind of attorney general.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories What Hasan Piker Told His Millions of Followers After Charlie Kirk Was Shot
The popular lefty streamer gets candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence.
02:07 PM Politico Top Stories Why Charlie Kirk Had No Counterpart on the Left
Over the past decade, Kirk built an entirely new infrastructure for the GOP.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains.
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, “those rules are gone,” says a former ICE chief.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Why the Young Republicans Felt Comfortable Saying Such Vile Stuff
Life on the internet is eroding the boundaries of decency.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories 4 questions and answers about the Epstein files release
POLITICO’s guide to the Justice Department’s release of the long-awaited Epstein files.
05:05 PM Politico Top Stories Trump, Mamdani make love not war
The incoming New York City mayor and democratic socialist found common ground with the Republican president.
05:58 PM Politico Top Stories Texas asks Supreme Court to reinstate congressional map that could give GOP 5 more seats
Texas’ petition formally asks the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year’s midterm elections.
07:12 PM Politico Top Stories The Ukrainians will have to accept: Why Trump officials think now is their best chance for a deal
The Trump administration is pressing its advantage as Ukrainian leaders grapple with an embarrassing corruption scandal.
04:11 PM Politico Top Stories Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
10:01 AM Politico Top Stories Haiti qualified for the World Cup. But the Trump administration says its fans arent welcome.
The Caribbean nation joins Iran as World Cup competitors covered by travel ban.
06:11 PM Politico Top Stories The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Poll: Americans dont just tolerate gerrymandering they back it
A majority of both Democrats and Republicans support redrawing congressional districts to give their side a boost next year.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories A Vance ally rises at the Pentagon with Trump's blessing
Dan Driscoll’s visit to Ukraine this week underscored his new prominence in the administration.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories RFK Jr.s breakaway political party has plans for the midterms
Former staffers and supporters of Kennedy’s presidential campaign are quietly rebuilding the political party he formed last year with an eye toward the next election.
08:00 AM Politico Top Stories This House GOP centrist is plotting a new health care bill aimed at winning over Trump
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to pair an extension of Obamacare subsidies with new flexibility for health savings accounts.
12:33 PM Politico Top Stories Are Trumps tariffs making money? Watch this chart.
Our chart updates every weekday, giving important clues to how things are going.
10:47 AM Politico Top Stories 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.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme
Everyone else: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump: Rosie O’Donnell? The Red Sox? Coca-Cola?
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories November 2025
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
06:03 PM Politico Top Stories 'Our most important battle: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism
“I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled," the former president said to more than 30 lawmakers.
04:59 PM Politico Top Stories Cash-strapped DNC takes on $15 million in loans
A major political committee taking out this large of a loan so far removed from a major election is unusual.
06:27 PM Politico Top Stories The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral
In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time.
05:03 PM Politico Top Stories Mourning Dick Cheney and the US House
The former vice president’s funeral marked the end of a certain kind of Congress.
07:04 PM Politico Top Stories The 2028 Olympics goes MAGA
It’s not the only sports body that has bent toward Trump as it prepares to put on a major event during Trump’s second term.
02:58 PM Politico Top Stories Two decades later, Cornel Wests critique of Larry Summers hits differently
After his public feud with the former Harvard president, West sees irony in Summers’ downfall.
04:59 PM Politico Top Stories Trump cuts more tariffs with eye toward grocery prices
The White House already slashed tariffs on other global food imports last week as it works to lower grocery prices.
06:36 PM Politico Top Stories Meet the Trump-appointed judge who could cost Republicans the House
Brown’s ruling this week struck down the centerpiece of a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at protecting the GOP’s narrow House majority.
06:41 PM Politico Top Stories Supreme Court set to wade into a case that could tip the scales for the midterms
A lower court order on Texas’ new congressional map has made its way to the high court. It could be the first of several mid-decade redistricting pushes.
10:04 AM Politico Top Stories Comey case hanging by a thread as judge squeezes DOJ over Halligans handling
The judge also appeared puzzled after a lead prosecutor said he couldn’t reveal whether career attorneys initially recommended against charging the former FBI director.
12:45 PM Politico Top Stories Jerrys jeremiad: A wild dissent roils Texas redistricting debate
You've never seen a judicial burn quite like this one.
06:18 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats are going to come to regret this: After Epstein vote, Trump ready to attack
The White House is frustrated about being backed into a corner on the Epstein vote. They plan to punish Democrats for it.
05:45 AM Politico Top Stories The Epstein files are coming. What should we expect?
Once President Trump signs the legislation, a 30-day clock will begin.
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