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Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk
The president convened his secretaries, with Musk, to clarify power.
01:55 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps CHIPS demand creates a $52 billion headache for Congress
It’s not clear to lawmakers what the president thinks should happen to a “horrible, horrible” law — or if changing it is politically possible.
01:00 PM Politico Top Stories Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender
House Democrats say they won't vote for the House GOP's spending plan. Democrats across the Capitol aren't so sure.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Sex, Drinking and Dementia: 25 Lawmakers Spill on What Congress Is Really Like
We interviewed Democrats and Republicans — on the record and anonymously — about life on Capitol Hill, what broke Congress and a whole lot more.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Just do it: Trump committed to dismantling Education Department as order looms
“The decision of whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make," said Sen. Susan Collins, the chamber's top appropriator.
08:49 PM Politico Top Stories IKEA beds? Dressers? Inside the exceedingly odd DOGE office setup
Details of the arrangements at GSA offer a window into the lifestyle of DOGE workers.
07:39 PM Politico Top Stories Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill
"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
05:09 PM Politico Top Stories Ontario premier sticks to electricity tariffs despite Trump trade reversal
The move in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods could raise costs for 1.5 million customers in three border states.
06:02 PM Politico Top Stories Trump casts doubt on NATO security agreement: If they dont pay, Im not going to defend them
The president signaled that he would consider abandoning a key part of the NATO security pact if members don’t spend more on defense.
06:20 PM Politico Top Stories Al Greens censure is the latest sign of a fraying Congress
A once-solemn ritual of institutional accountability is now another stage for partisan posturing.
02:56 PM Politico Top Stories A list of the Project 2025 ideas in Trump's executive orders (so far)
A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of cases where the president’s early executive actions have aligned with portions of the 922-page policy document.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories The nations cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Crypto Can't Stop Fighting Itself
In a friendly Washington, the crypto community might be its own worst enemy.
04:42 PM Politico Top Stories How Trumps whipsaw trade agenda is threatening economic growth
Consumer and corporate optimism have faded in recent weeks as markets began to contend with the possible consequences of Trump’s agenda.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trump administration mulling tariff exemptions for key agriculture products
The president paused duties on autos and auto parts imported from Canada and Mexico, raising hopes other industries could also win exemptions from the heavy new tariffs.
10:33 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps tariff war tests his tolerance for political risk
His lack of a firm plan has sown confusion, leaving markets scrambling
05:36 PM Politico Top Stories Trump Does Not Know How to Run an Empire
Even if he doesn’t know it, Trump’s war on the bureaucracy is in direct conflict with his plans to exert power abroad.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories He needs to do much more: RFK Jr.'s measles response under scrutiny
The health secretary’s muted response to the first major disease outbreak on his watch worries even some allies.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Most voters think Dems dont have their act together, insider poll shows
A liberal pollster finds just 10 percent of voters think Democrats have a good plan for opposing the president.
04:46 AM Politico Top Stories Top Dem launches late run for New York City mayor
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams enters the Democratic primary with under four months until election day.
09:27 PM Politico Top Stories House Democrats add Latino-heavy districts to most vulnerable list for 2026
The DCCC released its "frontline list" to shape the midterm map on where they’ll play defense.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Trump deepens NATOs crisis of trust on sharing intel
Military alliance members already had trouble trusting each other with classified information.
04:04 AM Politico Top Stories Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyys Ukrainian opponents
As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump’s team.
10:11 PM Politico Top Stories Trump can remove federal watchdog who fought to reinstate thousands of fired workers, appeals court rules
Hampton Dellinger, an appointee of President Joe Biden, was confirmed to a five-year term last year.
06:48 PM Politico Top Stories What Trump Knows Instinctively About the Big Speech
The president’s address to Congress was part campaign rally, part daytime TV. Were you expecting anything else?
01:18 AM Politico Top Stories Trump Uses Old Tricks to Sell a New Agenda
Long a provocateur, the president is now presenting himself as an ideologue.
02:05 AM Politico Top Stories Fighting Trump Requires Focus. Democrats Didnt Show It.
The president's policies could rekindle the resistance, but House members put the focus on themselves.
03:20 AM Politico Top Stories Trump celebrates disruption and defies backlash
“The people elected me to do the job, and I'm doing it."
11:17 PM Politico Top Stories Trump's New World Disorder
The president’s speech offers no reprieve for countries that have long relied on Washington.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Democratic Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump address
The Texas Democrat was ordered out of the chamber after shouting that Trump had "no mandate" early in his speech.
09:31 PM Politico Top Stories He Finally Shot the Hostage: Trumps Trade War Is a Brutal Reality Check
Trump imposing new tariffs on top of broader policy uncertainty will mean a hit to growth. The question is how large of a hit it will ultimately be.
03:03 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps trade war sparks broad backlash
He levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning.
02:19 PM Politico Top Stories Trudeau tells Americans: Your government has chosen to do this to you
The prime minister pledged relief to Canadian workers caught in the crosshairs.
11:46 AM Politico Top Stories Zelenskyy says it is time to make things right after Oval Office blowup
The Ukrainian president said he and his team are “ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts."
11:12 AM Politico Top Stories JD Vance sparks British fury as he mocks Ukraine peacekeeping plan
The vice president attacked the idea of “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years” helping Ukraine.
12:04 PM Politico Top Stories Pete Buttigieg met with Chuck Schumer to discuss potential Senate bid
He’s still undecided on the Michigan race.
06:45 PM Politico Top Stories Florida AG opens criminal probe into Tate brothers
State investigators, James Uthmeier said, have been ordered to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas probing the Tate brothers on the heels of charges they faced in Romania.
07:09 PM Politico Top Stories Fired Los Angeles fire chief loses appeal but strikes PR blow against Karen Bass
Union firefighters, a major force in city politics, strongly objected to the removal of former Chief Kristin Crowley.
05:17 PM Politico Top Stories Trump threatens to deport, imprison foreign students for 'illegal protests'
Trump's social media post comes after a federal task force on antisemitism last week announced it would visit 10 college campuses that had antisemitic incidents.
11:20 AM Politico Top Stories Opinion | Trump Needs to Drop the EU Trade War and Face the Real Enemy
Here’s how a common U.S.-EU trade strategy on China can help avoid a transatlantic trade war.
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