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Duffy defends moving wife's flight from Newark to another airport
Transportation Sean Duffy said his remarks on a recent SiriusXM show were taken out of context, and that he moved his wife's flight because of delays, not safety.
03:33 PM Politico Top Stories Democrats raise alarms as National Weather Service races to fill jobs ahead of hurricane season
Internal documents reviewed by POLITICO revealed a range of open positions, from a lead meteorologist role in Fairbanks, Alaska, to meteorologist-in-charge at the NWS office in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
04:39 PM Politico Top Stories No one knows whos in charge of Trumps dramatic space policy
Space industry officials and Hill staff say there’s no one driving the massive policy shifts.
03:59 PM Politico Top Stories After handshake, Trump urges new Syrian leader al-Sharaa to mend ties with Israel
The U.S. president met the former Islamist rebel for diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia.
09:31 AM 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 Trumps free plane is not so free
The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.
04:30 PM Politico Top Stories Rule of law is endangered, chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
07:39 PM Politico Top Stories There Is No Rational Basis Behind What the President Is Trying to Accomplish
Oregon’s attorney general is suing to block Trump’s tariffs — and he might win.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories Trumps NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups
Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories The Republican Trainwreck of the 2026 Election Cycle
John Cornyn is one of the winningest politicians in Texas history. But he might not even make it out of the GOP primary this time.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Opinion | There's Nothing Patriotic About Trump Celebrating Half of World War II
By ignoring the thousands who died in the Pacific, Trump shortchanges history and deprives us of lessons we need to learn.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories He Got Arrested for Praying at the Capitol. He Has Thoughts On Protest Under Trump.
Rev. William Barber on the future of protest politics during Trump 2.0
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories A Clue From the Supreme Court on How It Will Handle Trump
Federal judges throughout the country are losing patience with the administration. Will it be an issue for the Supreme Court?
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Elizabeth Warren Called Jerome Powell Dangerous. So Why Is She Defending Him Now?
One of the Democratic Party’s leading economic populists has gone from scorching Powell and the Fed to defending them against Trump’s pressure campaign.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California
Tech giants plan to use their Trump-era lobbying muscle to head off state AI regulations. But can they agree on what they want from Washington?
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Following New York City lobbying push, DoorDash spends $1M on Cuomo's mayoral bid
The donation marks the largest of any in the crowded Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Anti-Trump fervor defining the New York City mayors race
Democrats are competing to show they are best suited to fight the president in the race to replace Eric Adams.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Cash plays: Trump heads to Middle East seeking deals
Forget NATO. Trump's first major foreign trip takes him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories States bear the brunt of House GOP Medicaid plan
New mandates proposed for megabill would likely force states to revamp how they finance their programs or cut benefits.
10:56 PM Politico Top Stories Middle America Didnt Trust What They Were GettingHow Trumps last-minute contract decision sent brains to the grave
Brain banks stopped taking donations as their contract expiration date approached.
04:00 PM Politico Top Stories RFK Jr., DOGE gutted legally required offices. Courts may undo it all.
Federal workers, Democratic lawmakers, state officials and independent legal experts say keeping offices afloat in name only – with minimal or no staff – is an unconstitutional power grab.
12:00 PM Politico Top Stories We dont have to choose: Gallego launches border and immigration platform
The Arizona Democrat is detailing his plans as his party tries to stake out a new stance on the issue.
04:30 AM Politico Top Stories 'It's time for Joe Biden to go away': Democrats are triggered by Biden's return to the spotlight
Democrats are ready to move on even if their former standard bearer is not.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Sean Duffy: Too many planes flying in and out of Newark now
"I'm concerned about the whole airspace," the Transportation secretary told NBC.
11:38 AM Politico Top Stories The Trump administrations conflicting messages to the public and the courts
Government lawyers paint a very different picture in court filings from the one Trump and his allies do on TV and social media.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Republicans Love Steakhouses. Democrats Love Bistros. They All Love Spending Big at These DC Eateries.Trump to pitch sweeping Medicare drug price plan
Trump wanted to advance the ‘most favored nation’ policy in his first term but faced resistance from industry and the courts.
04:15 PM Politico Top Stories Judge lets CIA fire doctor who pushed mandatory Covid vaccines for military
The doctor had argued her looming termination was the result of public attacks by some of Trump’s most vocal social media defenders.
02:37 PM Politico Top Stories Measles hits 1,000 cases for the second time in 30 years
The new figure comes as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly delivered mixed messages about the outbreak.
12:44 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 The Political Education of Karoline Leavitt
Before she was Trump’s press secretary, she was a 23-year-old MAGA diehard staging a longshot congressional campaign.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories To name is to claim: Inside Trumps cartographical compulsionTrump Is Already Obsessed With the Midterms
Eighteen months out, the president is already hyper-engaged in the fight to keep the GOP’s majorities in Congress.
10:00 AM Politico Top Stories DNC chair doubles down on his ultimatum for Hogg
Chair Ken Martin is emphasizing his neutrality in primaries, while the 25-year-old vice chair looks to disrupt the party from within.
02:35 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion
House Republicans released a partial text for the GOP tax bill on Friday and are expected to release the full text on Monday.
09:27 PM Politico Top Stories Trump fires top US copyright officialDemocratic senator says GOP is trying to woo FettermanIndia and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
The two nuclear-armed countries agreed to start talks on a “broad set of issues at a neutral site,” U.S. says.
11:47 AM Politico Top Stories The First Thing George Santos Should Do in Prison |