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White House prepares executive order to block state AI laws
Draft document obtained by POLITICO calls for task force and multi-agency approach.
06:36 PM Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. is battling a top aide on vaccines, again
The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t agree on how to proceed with vaccine safety studies.
06:18 PM Politico Top Stories The White House has tried to draw a red line on tariffs. Its getting blurry.
After the Trump administration eliminated duties on a slew of agricultural products that aren't grown in the U.S., other industries are pushing for the same treatment.
11:28 AM Politico Top Stories Larry Summers steps down from OpenAI
The former Treasury secretary faced pressure after his email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein was released.
07:24 AM Politico Top Stories Senate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trumps desk
The legislation cleared the Senate by unanimous consent, with no debate.
02:44 PM Politico Top Stories Congress wants to release all Epstein files. Trump worries that wont be enough.
Trump is also frustrated because he thinks Democrats outmaneuvered the GOP on the debate.
10:01 PM Politico Top Stories How Could Larry Summers Be So Stupid?
New details of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein complete a remarkable rise-and-fall of a domineering public figure.
05:30 PM Politico Top Stories Roadblocks leave Republicans questioning whether redistricting push was worth it
The White House push to redistrict ahead of the midterms suffered two more roadblocks on Tuesday.
06:41 PM Politico Top Stories In blow to Trump, federal judges block new Texas congressional map
The decision is a massive blow in the White House’s push to redistrict across the country.
01:23 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans fear a midterm slump without Trump on the trail
Republicans are concerned about flagging enthusiasm within their base, following this month's elections.
03:17 PM Politico Top Stories Trump defends Saudi crown prince, who US intelligence found ordered killing of Washington Post columnist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Jamal Khashoggi's killing “painful” for his country, after pledging nearly $1 trillion in investments in the U.S.
01:18 PM Politico Top Stories Harris returns to the campaign trail for Tennessee Democrat
The former vice president made her first appearance as a campaign surrogate since last year’s presidential election.
05:05 PM Politico Top Stories Trump admin acknowledges another inadvertent deportation despite court order
It’s the latest in a string of errors that have at times marred the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
The department will shift responsibility for several of its core functions to other federal agencies.
12:33 PM Politico Top Stories Why Trump Couldnt Stop the Electric Vehicle Dream
We never got those promised EV chargers — but we did get a future for EVs.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Republicans quickly coalesce behind Epstein bill after Trump backs it
Two prominent House committee chairs are among the GOP lawmakers now backing the legislation.
05:07 PM Politico Top Stories Top Trump official: OpenAI, Harvard should dump Summers
Emails revealed that Summers repeatedly sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
05:05 PM Politico Top Stories Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him
Before the reversal, even some House GOP leaders were mulling whether to support the effort to release DOJ files dealing with the late sex offender.
10:18 PM Politico Top Stories Trump's tariffs are costing companies. Keeping up with them may cost even more.
The proliferation of trade regulations and threat of intensified enforcement have driven many companies to spend what could add up to tens of millions of dollars.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories Congress Obamacare subsidy vote could set off state scramble
The 20 state Affordable Care Act exchanges are prepared for a straightforward extension, but that appears doubtful.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps broadside against health insurers is a cautionary tale for industry
Insurance companies challenged GOP orthodoxy on Obamacare. It’s not going well.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Additional promises mean nothing: The awkward flaw in the worlds climate talks
World leaders have vowed to fight rising temperatures for years. Many of those pledges fade when the summits end.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories Marjorie Taylor Greene says fallout with Trump 'has all come down to the Epstein files'
The Georgia Republican said the president’s recent attacks on her could put her life in danger.
10:31 AM Politico Top Stories Massie says Trumps Epstein investigation might be 'a big smokescreen'
The Kentucky Republican is steaming ahead with his push to release the government’s files on Epstein despite drawing ire from the president.
11:27 AM Politico Top Stories Ukraine working on prisoner exchange with Russia, Zelenskyy says
Technical talks to finalize details of the exchange “will be held in the near future,” top Ukrainian official Rustem Umerov said.
11:19 AM Politico Top Stories Former Fed official resigned following ethics probe, document shows
Adriana Kugler stepped down from the central bank in August amid scrutiny of her financial holdings.
12:59 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps Dont-Call-it-a-Day-After Plan for Venezuela
The administration is discussing whether to exile the dictator and how to lift sanctions on his wrecked country.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories The man behind Rubio's transformation of the State Department
Michael Needham is officially the counselor and director of the secretary’s policy planning staff; unofficially, he is the implementer-in-chief of a muscular foreign policy.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories You can't eat if you're dead: Dems eye RFK Jr. as their 2026 boogeyman
Inside Democrats’ effort to attack RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves without angering his base.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner.
For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the future of politics.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump stews and Dems gloat over feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene
Trump and the Georgia Republican continued their back-and-forth barbs Saturday morning following a very public blowup late Friday.
12:10 PM Politico Top Stories Trump breaks with wacky Marjorie Taylor Greene
His criticism is a notable fissure in the MAGA coalition.
10:23 PM Politico Top Stories Protests return to climate summit with calls for Indigenous rights (and a dash of Trump mockery)
Saturday’s march through the streets of Belém, Brazil, was a contrast to the muzzling of dissent at past years’ U.N. summits.
03:52 PM Politico Top Stories Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
08:02 AM Politico Top Stories How the lefts dark money behemoth spent its millions
The Sixteen Thirty Fund dropped more than $300 million on a range of liberal causes in 2024.
06:36 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans turn on Trumps defense policy chief
Administration allies say they are fed up with the Defense Department’s third-most senior leader and his foreign policy surprises.
12:30 PM Politico Top Stories These Reagan-appointed judges have had it with Trump
A handful have lashed out against Trump in their rulings. Now, one judge has resigned from his post in order to speak out more forcefully.
05:24 PM Politico Top Stories Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trumps Epstein focus
In an interview, Greene said if Republicans don’t pivot to affordability quickly, the midterm elections are Democrats’ to win.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump, amid Epstein furor, directs Bondi to investigate Democrats
“Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish,” Trump wrote in another Truth Social post Friday.
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