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House plans to vote Tuesday on releasing Epstein files
President Donald Trump has made repeated attempts to kill the effort, but a discharge petition has forced Speaker Mike Johnson's hand.
05:47 PM Politico Top Stories Indiana redistricting push likely dead despite White House pressure
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
03:00 PM Politico Top Stories House Republicans float bill mirroring Trump's health care demands
The Ways and Means Committee could move ahead with legislation that would align with the president's calls to redirect insurance subsidies to Obamacare enrollees.
02:16 PM Politico Top Stories Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
12:28 PM Politico Top Stories Mamdani is building a universal child care team, but faces daunting financial and logistical challenges
The mayor-elect has tapped government veterans as he looks to implement the $6 billion initiative.
03:17 PM Politico Top Stories Both Nevada senators spurned their party. They were reading the room.
Once a Democratic stronghold, Nevada’s shifting economy — and shrinking patience — are fueling a Republican revival.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Nevada Dems, GOP battle over no-tax-on-tips
GOP candidates are wagering the tax deduction will be a winner with working-class voters, while their Democratic opponents try to flip the script.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Nevada Supreme Court revives criminal case over Trump elector gambit
The 6-0 decision comes just days after Trump pardoned dozens of allies — including these defendants — for any potential federal crimes related to the 2020 election.
10:44 PM Politico Top Stories Ukraine scrambles to limit damage from blockbuster corruption scandal
“Clearing any corruption in any government institution is a matter of dignity for our government,” prime minister tells POLITICO.
11:44 AM Politico Top Stories Senators distance themselves from controversial payout provision
Only one Republican senator has public plans to sue under new legislative language House Republicans are now seeking to scrap.
06:23 PM Politico Top Stories Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the GSA.
04:55 PM Politico Top Stories Latest Epstein files knock White House on its heels
The latest revelations stand to further fracture a party that already splintered once this year over the so-called Epstein files — during a much less politically fraught moment.
05:50 AM Politico Top Stories The 9 most shocking revelations in the Epstein docs
The emails, released by the House Oversight Committee, include exchanges with dozens of prominent individuals spanning over a decade.
07:31 PM Politico Top Stories Take Money Out of Wall Street: The Debate Animating the Fed Chair Race
Top contenders to lead the Federal Reserve under Trump are lining up around a policy that doesn’t seem Trump-like.
07:55 AM Politico Top Stories The next shutdown threat is around the corner
Most of the federal government will continue running on autopilot through Jan. 30, setting up another showdown.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories The White House knows it needs to act on health care affordability. Heres whats on the table.
Senior Trump administration health officials have been meeting to discuss how to respond to the year-end ACA subsidy expiration.
04:46 AM Politico Top Stories Republicans in Congress lukewarm on Trump idea of tariff rebate checks
Any effort to send a tariff rebate to Americans would need approval from Congress.
02:49 PM Politico Top Stories Jeffries stalls effort to restore federal workers bargaining rights
Reps. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) were poised to sign a discharge petition to force a floor vote before the House minority leader stepped in.
01:10 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats eye Trump country for a special election surprise
The upcoming special election to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is bringing top Democratic names to a district Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Mamdani and Hochul have to work together. It wont be easy.
The moderate governor and mayor-elect will need each other if they want to be successful next year.
02:00 PM Politico Top Stories Hochul enrages environmentalists with shift to all of the above energy policy
Democrats are focusing on affordability over climate goals as midterm elections loom.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Halligan in the hot seat as Comey, James move to disqualify her as interim US attorney
A judge will hear arguments Thursday on the validity of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment to lead the Eastern District of Virginia.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Mark Carneys hinge moment
Some prime ministers would be nervous facing their first budget vote. But Carney is projecting confidence and planning international travel.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Epstein tapped his vast influence network while he tracked Trumps rise, emails show
The tranche of newly released emails show Epstein’s vast web of connections to power centers around the world.
07:16 PM Politico Top Stories Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
03:40 PM Politico Top Stories Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump knew about the girls
The convicted sex offender’s correspondence was released along with other documents by House Oversight Dems.
09:04 AM Politico Top Stories Hes Actually Weakening the Economy: Why Trumps Strategy May Fail
A top economist says Trump is doing industrial policy all wrong.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Tariffs are on trial, but US trade talks are moving full steam ahead
As the justices weigh limits on Trump’s trade authority, foreign governments continue to seek deals, while hoping the case may give them more leverage.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump admin will pay full SNAP benefits within 24 hours after shutdown ends
The House is expected to pass a funding package and send it to the president’s desk Wednesday night.
05:21 PM Politico Top Stories Newsom adviser to nervous Dems: Lean in on immigration
Juan Rodriguez wants Democrats across the country to take heed of how the California's redistricting campaign embraced the issue and won.
09:45 AM Politico Top Stories Graham Platners online history means hed lose to Susan Collins, Dem poll warns
The Maine Senate race is all but a must-win for Democrats looking to take back the Senate.
05:45 AM Politico Top Stories Bessent says tariff cuts on coffee, other ag products coming soon
“You’re going to see some substantial announcement over the next couple of days,” the Treasury secretary said in an interview on Fox News.
11:37 AM Politico Top Stories The father of the Sunday presser fades from the NY scene
Schumer recedes on the homefront.
05:56 AM Politico Top Stories The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
10:06 PM Politico Top Stories Band-aid, distraction: Experts slam Pulte, Trump 50-year mortgage idea
The proposal comes after Trump directed Pulte to leverage Fannie and Freddie to ramp up the country’s stalled housing production.
05:00 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans need Trump for the debate on Obamacare credits
Trump stayed away from deal-making to end the shutdown but he intends to engage when the GOP grapples with affordability issues.
05:00 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
Democrats are racing to negotiate an agreement on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits with little indication Republicans will get on board.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
Sen. Tim Kaine wanted a “moratorium on mischief” from the Trump administration. He didn't get it until Sunday night.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps affordability push is speaking louder than his words
In the wake of last week’s bruising off-year elections, the president has announced a bevy of policies that may ease the pressure on household budgets.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Trump has promised peace for Gaza. Private documents paint a grim picture.
The documents, presented in Israel last month to officials from the Departments of State and Defense, raise concerns including whether a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza can really be deployed.
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