Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire
After a political near-death experience, Rep. Frank Mrvan said it's time for both parties to lay down arms.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat.
A veteran civil rights attorney won a landmark redistricting case. He fears such wins could soon vanish.
07:00 AM Politico Top Stories You cannot hide: Democrats swaggering approach stymies House Republicans
Under Hakeem Jeffries, the minority party has kept GOP leaders on the back foot since September.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Justice Department faces Friday deadline for releasing Epstein documents
The DOJ has provided few details on how it intends to comply with the law.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories 5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
How to review a mountain of potentially explosive documents like a pro.
04:44 AM Politico Top Stories I Drove 700 Miles Through Californias Absurd New Congressional District
We sent a reporter to drive the 15-hour and nearly 700-mile journey across the state, traversing mountain ranges and rock slides, dirt roads and agricultural checkpoints, from Marin to Modoc County.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Senate faces an election year crypto crunch
Midterm election pressures are looming over an effort to pass a landmark crypto bill.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference
Two of the night’s headliners — Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson — threw jabs at each other in their speeches.
10:41 PM Politico Top Stories Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president
Vance was an ally of Turning Point USA before the killing of Charlie Kirk.
09:43 PM Politico Top Stories JD Vance's Safe Harbor
If there’s an issue dividing the coalition, blame it on immigration.
06:43 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability to transgender care
In a spate of votes and announcements, the GOP is tacking hard to an issue where the party sees an advantage.
07:00 PM Politico Top Stories Execution was abysmal: Trump economy speech doesnt meet GOP hopes
In private, some Republicans worry after Trump’s primetime economy speech that changing voter perceptions may be a slog.
05:49 PM Politico Top Stories How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump
Lobbying, political donations and old-fashioned friendships went into persuading the famously sober president.
06:51 PM Politico Top Stories Mamdanis new appointments chief resigns over anti-Jewish posts
The mayor-elect's director of appointments is out after just a day on the job.
04:45 PM Politico Top Stories Not a game changer: What to know about Trumps nuclear fusion deal
A merger between Truth Social’s parent company and the fusion venture TAE Technologies is the latest big-money bet on an energy source that may be decades from delivering results.
03:28 PM Politico Top Stories Poll: The affordability crisis underpins rising political backlash in major economies
The international poll illustrates the uphill battle many leaders face in trying to contain the intertwined economic and political backlash.
12:01 AM Politico Top Stories Its now time for the Obamacare blame game
With insurance rates spiking and Congress stalemated, professional advocates are swooping in to shape the narrative.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories The day Brian Fitzpatrick finally said enough
The purple-district Pennsylvanian had staked out an aisle-crossing persona without impeding GOP prerogatives. Until Wednesday.
06:16 PM Politico Top Stories Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
04:26 PM Politico Top Stories Trump counts on incremental pressure, for now, to make Maduro cry uncle
But the president is weighing additional moves to bring about regime change in Venezuela.
09:29 PM Politico Top Stories Prosecutors tried and failed to add 3rd felony charge against Letitia James, court docs show
A judge refused the Justice Department’s bid to keep the failed indictment under wraps.
11:44 PM Politico Top Stories Trump touts accomplishments, attacks Democrats amid persistent concerns over economy
The president’s prime-time speech leans on blaming Democrats for affordability issues.
10:37 PM Politico Top Stories Trumps dismantling of climate research center is a destruction of knowledge, critics say
The White House says it’s targeting the “premier research stronghold for left-wing climate lunacy.”
03:32 PM Politico Top Stories Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos
The president is still expected to sign the legislation, which now heads to his desk.
12:36 PM Politico Top Stories December 2025
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
09:52 AM Politico Top Stories Michelle Obama pushes back on Trumps Rob Reiner comments
The former first lady said Reiner and his wife were not “deranged or crazed.”
12:24 PM Politico Top Stories Data centers have a political problem and Big Tech wants to fix it
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.
The House Judiciary Committee will question the former special counsel behind closed doors.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories Extremely demoralizing: Republicans respond to the bombastic Wiles interview
The chief of staff’s Vanity Fair interview raises questions about why the White House even participated.
04:47 PM Politico Top Stories Republicans push mail-in voting for the midterms in defiance of Trump
Fearing a turnout slump, Republicans are promoting mail voting to keep Trump’s supporters engaged — even as he tries to end the practice.
05:55 AM Politico Top Stories Russians Mean Something Different When It Comes to 'Peace'
It isn’t just the absence of war.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories Vance tries to thread affordability needle in Rust Belt
The vice president fine-tunes Trump’s economic message, but he's only got so much wiggle room.
05:21 PM Politico Top Stories Hegseth says he wont release full boat strike video
The Pentagon chief also sidestepped a request for the House and Senate to view the Sept. 2 "double-tap" attack.
01:57 PM Politico Top Stories Trump officials privately raise doubts about Hassett for Fed chair
Hassett’s critics say he has not been effective as head of the National Economic Council, playing little part in driving policies.
05:15 PM Politico Top Stories Trump orders blockade of Venezuela, targeting sanctioned oil tankers
The restrictions heighten tensions between the U.S. and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
07:20 PM Politico Top Stories Jobless rate rises, adding to Trump's economic messaging woes
A further deterioration of the labor market would deepen the challenges Trump faces with voters who are increasingly dissatisfied with his economic stewardship.
09:56 AM Politico Top Stories White House weighs risks of a health care fight as ACA subsidies set to expire
Republicans inside and outside the White House dispute how politically damaging the subsidies’ expiration would be.
04:45 AM Politico Top Stories House GOP moderates signal theyll fall in line with Johnsons health plan
Vulnerable members have agitated for a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. But that appears unlikely to happen.
07:23 PM Politico Top Stories Trump Is Raging at a Looming Supreme Court Loss on Tariffs. Hes Got a Point.
Reviving the tariffs will be messier than administration officials suggest.
05:00 AM Politico Top Stories A blue wave in next years midterms might not flip that many seats. Heres why.
Democrats have far fewer easy targets next year than they did in 2018.
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