Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
A persistent dark cloud: Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows
The weekend deaths of three U.S. service members have left White House allies afraid the president is rapidly running out of ways to extricate the country from an unpopular, expensive conflict.
04:45 AM on 07/21/2026 Politico Top Stories On the Ground Along NATOs Eastern Flank as Russia Threatens
The alliance’s new frontline states are arming up. Is it enough?
06:00 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
Jackson’s preferred delegates have won a majority of the seats at next week’s nominating convention to replace Graham Platner.
12:55 PM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Greeks ready to pick a fight about The Odyssey
The new film directed by Christopher Nolan has already sparked a run in theaters internationally — and stirred controversy in Homer’s land.
06:11 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories EU hits Chinas Alibaba with 550M record fine over illegal products
“There were a lot of counterfeit products, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics” on AliExpress, Europe’s tech chief says.
06:15 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump pushes UN free speech declaration in veiled attack on EU tech regulation
The White House has repeatedly condemned EU rules that govern online platforms as censorship. Now they want the world to put the critique into writing.
06:13 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Burnham vows to bring back hope as Britains new PM
Former Greater Manchester mayor takes over from Keir Starmer and names his Cabinet. Follow along for all the latest news and analysis from the POLITICO team.
06:08 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories The hopeless, bad people just won Donald Trump's World Cup
The U.S. president has relentlessly targeted Spain. Its soccer stars just had the last laugh.
05:30 PM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdanis mojo comes with some blind spots
The New York City mayor is rewriting the rules of ethnic politics in the nation’s largest city.
04:55 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Not the slick choice: Maine Dems sweat Troy Jackson despite dominant victory
The progressive logger and former state legislator dominated Maine’s last-minute delegate conventions. But some voters were left unsatisfied with the process — and the presumptive nominee.
03:45 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories The Senate GOPs squeaky wheel suddenly has a lot of power
Sen. Ron Johnson is next in line for chair of the Budget Committee after Lindsey Graham’s death, and he has some decisions to make about how he’ll handle the job.
03:45 AM on 07/20/2026 Politico Top Stories Its Not Going to Stop a Hypersonic Missile: The End of Canada Nice
Unable to rely on Trump’s America, Canadians are growing more militaristic. But at what cost?
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Has Trump Changed Democracy Forever? We Asked 11 Historians.
Experts on U.S. history look to the past — and the future.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps threats to revoke TV licenses get serious
Brendan Carr is already scrutinizing TV broadcasters, but he may have to be careful echoing the president’s political grievances, legal experts say.
03:57 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories July 2026
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
11:56 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms
A new POLITICO Poll finds cracks in the coalition that helped put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump in office.
04:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. has turned corporate Americas name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Heres what MAHA actually believes
A new POLITICO Poll finds that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy again supporters don’t align with him — or each other — on some key issues.
04:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Your guide to whos who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means?
04:55 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Job losses, China threats split GOP on Trumps AI agenda
About 3 out of 4 Americans who voted for the president support some form of government oversight on artificial intelligence — even as the Trump administration pushes deregulation.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: The midterms' new big players are pushing agendas that voters dont fully support
An April POLITICO Poll finds broad skepticism about both crypto and AI, creating a growing tension for candidates benefiting from the influx of cash.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters arent buying it.
A majority say the war is not in the national interest, and many lack confidence in the president’s goals — including some 2024 supporters.
04:38 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Shuttered Alligator Alcatraz leaves complicated legacy in Florida
Top Florida officials maintain the facility’s one-year operation was a success. Behind closed doors, some GOP lawmakers say they’re not sure it was worth the cost.
01:00 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Mr. Carr, please say even crazier autocratic stuff: Inside the GOP backlash to the FCC chair
The nearly century-old telecom agency is central to President Donald Trump’s media wars. Some deregulation-minded Republicans wish it would just go away.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Red states reject Trumps shift on overdose prevention
With drug deaths plummeting, state officials are wary of halting harm reduction initiatives.
03:00 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Russia hits Ukraine with 1 of the largest ballistic barrages of the war
The overnight strikes highlighted Ukraine’s shortage of air defenses, as Kyiv pressed allies for more interceptors and the EU for stalled sanctions against Moscow.
07:23 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories 2 service members killed in Iranian attack, CENTCOM says
Sixteen service members have lost their lives in the fighting since the war teed off in February.
01:07 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories The World Cup came to town. The town grew 8 times larger.
From East Rutherford to Foxborough, the world’s biggest sporting event landed in some of America's smallest municipalities — and left mayors to pick up the tab.
09:01 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories The soccer conquistadors: Why Spains World Cup has had an imperial flavor
One rival after another was formerly ruled from Madrid. Final opponent Argentina is no exception.
09:19 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories America First, Soccer Second
Did MAGA ever really fall in love with the world’s game?
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Troy Jackson jumps out to big lead in race to replace Graham Platner in Maine
The progressive logger and lawmaker dominated Maine Democrats’ Saturday county meetings to pick a replacement for Platner.
08:05 PM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State Bluer
Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water.
06:00 AM on 07/19/2026 Politico Top Stories Pulte got really scared: Inside the White House debate over Trumps elections speech
Acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte, a favorite of the president's, had at one point pushed to reveal the names of intelligence officials accused of concealing election interference from the President.
06:01 AM on 07/18/2026 Politico Top Stories House Dem challengers are printing money
A POLITICO analysis of new campaign finance data found seven of the 10 top House battleground fundraisers were Democratic challengers.
11:16 AM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps $1.5T defense budget is in trouble
Republicans’ slimmed down reconciliation effort undercuts President Donald Trump’s push for an extra $350 billion for defense.
02:39 PM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Ahead of Trump speech, DHS says it found thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls
A draft press release viewed by POLITICO said noncitizens were registered in California, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
05:31 PM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Enough is enough: Virginias immovable power broker says data centers arent unstoppable
State Senate President Pro Tem L. Louise Lucas tells the POLITICO Energy Podcast that public anger over data centers cuts across demographics.
03:55 AM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories California Dems seethe over Trumps voter roll attack
The Department of Homeland Security's claim that it found hundreds of thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls in California and three other states immediately raised questions about what records DHS relied on.
09:31 AM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Newsom's Silicon Valley dilemma comes to a head: Friend or foe?
A wave of AI and social media bills is heading toward the governor's desk in his final months in office. How he handles them will help shape his legacy, and his 2028 ambitions.
04:00 AM on 07/17/2026 Politico Top Stories The Most Important Words in the Battle Over AI
A field guide to the debate over AI safety.
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