Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
Race looms large in gun-rights arguments at Supreme Court
The justices debated post-Civil War “Black codes” as they mulled a Hawaii law limiting guns in public places.
06:27 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump Is Running Interference for Elon Musk
A slew of recent controversies has underscored the need for a legal reckoning on social media.
05:00 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories My survival guide to the Kremlins winter of terror in Kyiv
POLITICO’s Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.
04:33 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's tariff threats spark new fears of 'Sell America' trade
The president has long been sensitive to bond market movements and regularly cites surges in stocks as evidence that his agenda is working.
04:53 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps Greenland tariffs could squeeze Hill Republicans
Democrats plan to force House and Senate votes within weeks that stand to put GOP lawmakers on the spot.
09:44 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani will face tradeoffs in union-built affordable housing plan
New York City’s mayor wants to dramatically expand construction, but also do so at a relatively high cost.
05:55 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories EU moves closer to using trade bazooka against US
Capitals are backing a more forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
05:07 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Kamala in La La Land
After a year of letting go, the former vice president is inching back towards the political fray.
05:55 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Phil Murphys final clemency act as New Jersey governor includes those with political connections
The outgoing governor adhered to a tradition of clemency on the way out.
09:02 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Heres how different US tariff revenue was in 2025
Our chart updated every weekday in 2025, showing how tariff revenue was changing.
10:47 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here’s how it went wrong.
10:00 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme
Everyone else: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump: Rosie O’Donnell? The Red Sox? Coca-Cola?
05:00 AM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories January 2026
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
12:30 PM on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories Sean Duffy takes off
"He’s not Marco. He’s not Scott." But the Transportation secretary has found his niche in Trump’s Cabinet.
02:00 PM on 01/21/2026 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 on 01/21/2026 Politico Top Stories 25 Things Donald Trump Did This Year You Might Have Missed
The president's second first year in office has been a blitz. Here are some under-the-radar developments that might have slipped your attention.
05:55 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories No longer in my hands: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files
On the one-month anniversary of the Justice Department missing the deadline to release all the Epstein materials in its possession, Republicans in Congress are largely shrugging their shoulders.
05:55 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Norways PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel Prize snub to Greenland ambitions
Trump says his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted his focus, as he ramps up bid to take over huge Arctic island.
08:08 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump invites Putin to join Gaza peace board, Kremlin says
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán said he’d also been invited, and has accepted.
08:01 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories No bulls--t about her: Mikie Sherrill will quickly be put to the test as New Jersey governor
The Democrat made Donald Trump and getting things done major themes of her campaign. Now she has to follow through.
05:55 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories The EUs magical, mystery trade weapon and other options to nail Trump
POLITICO analyzes the actions that European leaders can consider when they gather for an emergency summit this week.
01:50 PM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories A Democratic governors blueprint for surviving Trump
Phil Murphy, who leaves office Tuesday, has benefited from his relationship with the administration while avoiding the president’s public attacks.
04:00 PM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Bernice King sees MLK Day as a saving grace in todays political climate
“With everything going on, the one thing that I think Dr. King reminds people of is hope and the ability to challenge injustice and inhumanity.”
01:00 AM on 01/19/2026 Politico Top Stories 15 Scenarios That Could Stun the World in 2026
Futurists, political analysts and other forecasters on the possible “Black Swan” events of the new year.
12:00 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories ICE jumps to center of midterm campaigns
Democrats see an opening to attack Republicans over ICE, but they're facing intraparty divides over whether to rein in the agency — or abolish it completely.
10:00 AM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
The move signals a potentially more harder-line approach by the White House.
01:29 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Macron to urge EU to use trade bazooka in response to Trumps tariffs
French president will seek activation of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument in reaction to Trump’s moves against Greenland.
01:11 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Bessent: 'The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency'
He was explaining the president's imposition of new tariffs on eight European countries.
11:27 AM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Louisianas Letlow prepares Senate bid after Trump endorsement
Her entry would be the worst-case scenario for GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy.
12:51 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories MAGA Is Discovering the Downsides of X
And it’s not just Elon.
07:00 AM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
The administration’s arguments that offshore wind farms present a national security risk failed to convince judges in three separate courts.
08:45 AM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories The State Departments secret playbook for using sports to advance Trumps agenda
American diplomats are hoping the World Cup and Olympics can restore their influence shaping U.S. foreign policy.
04:01 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochuls sharper stance on ICE complicates life for vulnerable Democrats
Swing seat incumbents are already facing Republican attacks over the governor’s efforts to curb ICE.
02:00 PM on 01/18/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump to POLITICO: Its time to look for new leadership in Iran
Trump, after being read a series of hostile X posts from Iran’s supreme leader, said the ayatollah is guilty of “the complete destruction of his country.”
11:02 AM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Confronted with thorny problems, Trump turns to the military
The president has used the armed forces during his second term as an initial option rather than a last resort.
04:00 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Can This Man Save the Federal Reserve?
Christopher Waller probably won’t be the next Fed chair. Trump’s agenda at the central bank may still depend on him.
07:00 AM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump announces he will sue JPMorgan over the next two weeks for allegedly DEBANKING him
The president also ruled out the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, as a possible pick for Fed chair.
12:47 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories How Eli Lillys leader won Trumps favor
David Ricks, CEO of the Indiana drugmaker, has cut deals with the president to slash prices and build American. Trump has showered him with praise.
10:03 AM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump announces new tariffs against Europe amid Greenland push
The president’s bid to acquire Greenland has dismayed long-term allies and pushed the NATO alliance to the brink.
01:26 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps stated reasons for taking Greenland are being picked apart
Trump claims he wants to counter Russia, but allies say threatening Denmark plays right into Putin's hands.
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