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Think Everybody Dead: How the Threat of AI Is Fueling a New Political Alliance
A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?
10:00 AM on 04/02/2026 Politico Top Stories Netflixs Chief Opens Up About Trump, YouTube and Europe
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos sits down for a wide-ranging interview as he prepares to make his case to EU officials.
02:00 AM on 04/02/2026 Politico Top Stories With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil
The White House braces for a potential oil spike to $150 or higher as the Iran war chokes supply.
06:52 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump says he expects US to leave Iran in 2 or 3 weeks
The president will address the nation Wednesday evening on the war.
07:36 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump signs order limiting mail-in voting
The order directs the Postal Service to only send mail-in ballots to an approved list of voters.
05:52 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Clout Faces Its First Real Test of 2026
A slate of early races in Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana and more will measure Trump’s hold on Republican voters.
05:55 AM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Federal judge orders Trump pause construction on White House ballroom
The judge said work on the $400 million project must halt pending congressional authorization.
03:34 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Musk's exploding megarocket puts $8B in space investments at risk
Dozens of startups working on data centers, mining and pharmaceuticals are hanging on Elon Musk's long-stalled megarocket.
12:59 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump tactics leave federal prosecutors offices rudderless
At least nine U.S. attorneys offices are being led indefinitely by the No. 2, according to a POLITICO analysis.
04:11 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps overtime tax break is a hit. Democrats arent sure what to do about it.
A new tax deduction on overtime pay is wildly popular, according to the Treasury. And many Democrats, who detested the GOP’s 2025 tax cut, find themselves liking the provision.
04:45 AM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court strikes down conversion therapy ban
The justices ruled, 8-1, that the First Amendment prohibits states from using their licensing power to prevent therapists and other professionals from sharing particular views with patients.
10:11 AM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Opinion | Why Europe is wrong to think Iran is not our war
Europe will have to take on global threats alone if it doesn’t support America in Iran.
04:24 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats deny Bruce Blakeman access to public campaign funds
The move imperils up to $7 million the likely Republican nominee for governor could have received.
02:33 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Federal judge strikes down Trump order eliminating NPR and PBS funds
The order is unlikely to restart funding for public media after the Corporation of Public Broadcasting was defunded by Congress last year.
04:19 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories She Spoke Out About Gaza. Now She Cant Use a Credit Card.
After accusing governments and corporations of complicity in Gaza, the U.N. investigator for Palestinian territories now finds herself in Washington’s crosshairs.
10:00 PM on 04/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Kathy Hochul is spending political capital in her affordability fight
The Democratic governor is at odds with fellow Democrats in a high-stakes budget battle.
04:53 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories New factories and supersized Obamacare premiums: North Carolina considers what Trump has wrought
The president’s health care policies are on the ballot in a crucial Senate race.
04:45 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms
A new POLITICO Poll finds cracks in the coalition that helped put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump in office.
05:00 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump barrels ahead as approval drops and midterm fears grow
A war abroad and stalled domestic agenda are colliding with weakening polls, raising alarms inside the GOP.
05:11 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack
Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.
03:44 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge appears skeptical of Pentagons latest press restrictions: Is this a Catch-22?
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman previously voided the Pentagon’s restrictive press access policy instituted last year.
02:06 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump threatens completely obliterating Iranian infrastructure as possible escalation looms
The president threatened strikes against Iran’s “Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island” on Monday, even as he suggests “great progress” has been made on negotiations.
09:32 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories White House: Russian tanker allowed to break Cuba blockade for humanitarian reasons
The president’s spokesperson Monday insisted the reversal was not a policy change.
03:08 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. takes push to get junk food out of hospitals to Florida
The HHS secretary made his announcement in the president’s home state.
06:50 PM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories The affordability crunch is pushing Democrats to scale back climate ambitions
The upfront costs of transitioning to clean energy and worries about rising utility bills are forcing tough choices for Democratic leaders.
10:00 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories How Viktor Orbn became Putins best friend in the EU
From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.
05:00 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Mark Sanford launches his comeback bid to Congress
The former GOP representative wants to retake his House seat in South Carolina’s Charleston area after losing to a Trump-backed challenger in 2018.
11:14 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Is New York Citys first lady a private person?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has sidestepped his wife’s inflammatory social media history by designating her a “private person” — a label even allies take issue with.
10:00 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump.
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
10:00 AM on 03/31/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats Have a Rahm Emanuel Problem
Touring diners and factory floors with the man taking aim at his own party.
10:00 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People
The Kentucky governor weighs in on Democrats’ future — and how his party can compete in red America.
07:00 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Cori Bush wants her seat back and a rematch over AIPAC
She is back on the campaign trail after a 2024 multimillion-dollar campaign by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee unseated her.
07:00 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories A month into Iran, the GOPs political reality sinks in
Republicans in battleground states are largely sticking by the president's war — but they’re finding it harder to brush off the consequences.
07:00 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Tom Homan: 'I hope' Trump compels Congress to end shutdown
"We're in an increased threat posture because of what's going on around the world. We've got to keep this country safe,” he said.
12:15 PM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Jonathan Greenberger named POLITICO Global Editor-in-Chief
“Jonathan Greenberger is an innovator," Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner said. "With his tech savviness, journalistic excellence, and experience across platforms, he will shape POLITICO’s next disruptive chapter."
03:32 PM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell sees personal vendetta in FBI probe
Swalwell tore into the Trump administration for reportedly seeking to release a years-old investigative file about him that resulted in no criminal charges.
01:04 PM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories 'We love you!: The MAGA base gives RFK Jr. a rousing welcome
The health secretary, a member of America’s most famous Democratic family, told the audience at CPAC that his father and uncle would have endorsed Trump’s decisions on Iran and Ukraine.
08:59 PM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories No Kings rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration.
Organizers said they expected more than 9 million people to participate, though it was too early to tell whether those expectations were met.
10:42 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories I Dont Know That Ill Ever Be OK With Myself
Nancy Mace opens up about her trauma, why she does what she does and Donald Trump as a “father figure.”
04:45 AM on 03/30/2026 Politico Top Stories The reviews are in. It's not looking good, America.
Allies are giving the U.S. one-star and two-star ratings on its efforts to protect democracy and dependability in a crisis.
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