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Leavitt: Waltz took responsibility for Signal scandal, praises Hegseth
There has been intense scrutiny on both men after a journalist was inadvertently included in a sensitive private group chat.
10:32 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories A lot of peoples BS meters are going to go off: GOP deals with Signalgate
While Trump rarely admits mistakes, many of his allies said Wednesday that’s exactly what the White House needed to do.
05:54 PM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories The countrys most powerful institutions are bowing to Trump. The Atlantic just backed him into a corner.
The president has used a strongman playbook to bring universities, news organizations and law firms to heel. That didn’t work on The Atlantic.
11:39 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump announces additional 25 percent tariff on auto imports
The tariffs, which the U.S. will start collecting on April 3, are likely to drive up car prices domestically, dealers warn.
05:30 PM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories Von der Leyen vows EU will protect its interests as Trump announces huge car tariffs
The U.S. has escalated its trade war with Europe by implementing a 25 percent tariff on automobile imports.
06:56 PM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps trade war hits home on the front line of Canada
Border town residents are adapting to a changing relationship with their U.S. neighbors
12:43 PM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr.'s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA
The Health secretary's push to approve state-level restrictions is irritating some Agriculture officials who see it as overreach.
05:00 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories HHS to cut thousands of workers in sweeping reorganization
The cuts would dismiss 10,000 workers across every agency.
09:17 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories Fearing Trump cuts, California Democrat proposes creating states own NIH
The ambitious state lawmaker argues moves by Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. show the Golden State must “step up” as a global leader.
09:00 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories How Californias excesses inspired the abundance craze
The so-called Abundance movement has become all the rage on the left. But its origin story is uniquely rooted in San Francisco and the Golden State's political culture.
09:00 AM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories New Noem plan leaves FEMA on the chopping block
The Homeland Security secretary expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
12:12 PM on 03/27/2025 Politico Top Stories The Atlantic releases screenshots of timing, weapons used in Yemen war plans Signal chat
The magazine said that it decided that “there is a clear public interest in disclosing" the information.
08:59 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump gave Waltz a vote of confidence. It wasnt as smooth behind the scenes.
The fight over Waltz’s survival shows the administration is obsessed with reporters more than national security protocols.
05:55 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories It is highly classified: Hegseth leaked sensitive attack details, former officials say
Hegseth and the White House have denied sharing classified information or war plans.
10:17 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Judge targeted by Trump is assigned to Signalgate lawsuit
Judge James Boasberg will preside over a case alleging that Trump administration officials violated federal record-keeping laws when they used Signal to discuss military plans.
11:10 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories What the Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mega-rallies are really about
The two progressives are bringing energy to a party that has been exhausted and furious in the second Trump era.
05:55 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump admin considers killing big energy projects in Dem states
The cuts, if carried through, would politicize the federal funds that Congress and the Biden administration awarded to seven regional applicants as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
05:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps war on public media comes to Congress
“I'm not sure I see a reason why the taxpayer should be forced to subsidize NPR and PBS,” FCC Chair Brendan Carr said.
05:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories They voted for Trump. Will he green light their $2B infrastructure project?
The Biden administration awarded more than $50 million to revitalize the port on Oregon's southwest coast, but Trump's efforts to slash federal spending have put the project in jeopardy.
10:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court upholds federal ban on ghost guns
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a 7-2 decision that the regulations are permitted under the Gun Control Act of 1968.
10:52 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories A lot closer than people expected: GOP worries, Dem cash dominate tense Florida special election
President Donald Trump handpicked state Sen. Randy Fine to replace Mike Waltz in the district.
06:55 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Democrats build on their down-ballot winning streak in Pennsylvania
The party has pulled off some surprising upsets since President Donald Trump took office.
09:23 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories The policy advocate running the show: Trumps SEC pick draws concern from the left
Paul Atkins' work advising the financial world since he left the agency is stirring concern on the left before his confirmation hearing.
10:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump's latest executive orders reveal lingering anger over Russia investigation
By targeting another law firm and declassifying files about Crossfire Hurricane, Trump is continuing to exact revenge for the Russia investigation in his first term.
05:17 PM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Republicans Love Steakhouses. Democrats Love Bistros. They All Love Spending Big at These DC Eateries.
Where Republicans and Democrats are spending their money in D.C.
04:45 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories A Rising Democratic Star Is Ready for New Leadership Without Chuck Schumer
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow says it’s time for a new generation to take on Trump.
04:40 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps Canadian Collateral Damage
The prospect of a conservative in power north of the border thrilled the American right. Until Donald Trump torpedoed him.
07:25 PM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories If Trump Defies the Courts, Heres What a Judge Can Do
A former federal judge weighs in on the escalating tension between the White House and the judiciary.
10:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories They Were Raised to Serve America. MAGA Sees Them as Its Enemies.
The latest Trump targets feel like a metaphor for the capital’s travails.
05:55 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories JD Vance Maps Out a Future for the Tech and MAGA Right
The vice president wants the competing factions of Trump’s base to stop bickering.
03:45 PM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories 55 Things to Know About Canadas Next Prime Minister, Mark Carney
The Liberal Party leader replaces Justin Trudeau. But how long will he last?
05:00 AM on 03/26/2025 Politico Top Stories Amateur hour: Washington aghast at Trump administration's war plan group chat
Democratic lawmakers also called for investigations and hearings on the incident.
01:37 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Vance broke with Trump admin over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
“I think we are making a mistake,” the vice president said to a group chat of several top administration officials, according to a stunning report by The Atlantic.
04:24 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories 5 revelations from the Trump administrations war plan texts
Vice President JD Vance suggested the president doesn’t understand the stakes of the Houthi strikes and other takeaways from the messages inadvertently shared with a journalist.
03:49 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Illinois progressive Congress member attracts Gen-Z challenger
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who has represented the Chicago-area district for decades, has yet to announce her reelection plans.
02:17 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories 7 bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine
The U.S., once firmly aligned with Ukraine, has been trying to broker a deal to end the war started by the Kremlin’s invasion.
04:01 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Ro Khanna confronts voters spoiling for a fight against GOP in town hall tour
POLITICO rode along with Khanna on a swing through battleground California districts as he mused about dejected Democrats from the front seat of an SUV.
05:00 AM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump says car tariffs coming in next few days
The president also said he would be announcing pharmaceutical tariffs in the "not too distant" future.
03:59 PM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Inside Elon Musk and Russ Voughts quiet alliance
The DOGE leader and budget director are slashing the government with an outside-inside approach.
10:00 AM on 03/24/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass firings of probationary workers
The appeal is part of a nascent effort by the Trump administration to press the Supreme Court to rein in district court judges.
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