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Charlie Kirk Memes Are Taking Over the Internet
People online are using AI to faceswap the conservative influencer’s face onto everything and everyone. It could be changing his legacy.
10:00 AM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories DHS turns on border chief over $2 million office renovation plan
As DHS looks to increase deportations and build the wall, commissioner Rodney Scott requested a pricey office renovation project.
07:25 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge limits ICEs crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters.
08:51 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Denmark presses Hill to avoid narrow Greenland vote
Danish officials told lawmakers this week they worried an overly partisan vote could undercut their position.
06:02 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Virginia inches closer to gutting GOP seats through redistricting
Democrats argue it’s crucial for lawmakers in Virginia to alter maps.
01:40 PM on 01/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Heres Andy Beshears Case for President
The Kentucky governor is laying out an early argument for why he could be Democrats’ best bet in 2028.
05:55 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Dumbest thing Ive ever heard: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trumps Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
04:45 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Watchdog group urges Blanche to step aside as Trumps records gatekeeper
The deputy attorney general is also Trump’s representative to the National Archives.
05:55 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump suggests new hesitance over Hassett for Fed chair
"I actually want to keep you where you are if you want to know the truth," the president told his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, on Friday.
11:30 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
05:00 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories The states fighting to be at the front of Democrats 2028 presidential primary
States have until Friday to apply to be an early primary contest in 2028.
05:45 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Billionaire tax sparks intraparty war in California
The proposal has divided Democratic politicians and stirred discord within organized labor.
08:55 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs
Xi Jinping and Mark Carney mark a new “strategic partnership.”
06:36 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories The World Cups most dreaded gatecrasher isnt a fan but a drone
Officials from 11 American host cities met with military and law-enforcement leaders to game out security threats to the summertime tournament.
07:00 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Unconstitutional conspiracy: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
10:47 PM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Venezuelan opposition leader says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
María Corina Machado called her meeting with the president ‘excellent.’
06:23 PM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories What I Saw in Venezuela After Trump Seized Maduro
Locals are still sorting through the fallout of the American attacks on Venezuela.
04:00 PM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories People Are Taking the Wrong Lessons From His Victory
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Zohran Mamdani’s election to lead New York City — and what comes next.
01:55 AM on 01/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Abortion opponents threaten to withhold midterm support amid rift with Trump
Amid concerns about the president's actions, abortion opponents are threatening to redirect or withhold campaign spending and withdraw their volunteer armies in the midterms.
05:00 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats make pitch to keep no-premium Obamacare plans
While Republicans believe the plans encourage fraud, Democrats worry that raising premiums will prompt lower-income enrollees to drop coverage.
12:15 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Senate Republicans derail effort to rebuke Trump on Venezuela
Two Republicans who initially supported the measure flipped after extensive lobbying by the Trump administration.
06:55 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories How do you prosecute another countrys president?
Legal experts point to a number of hurdles that are likely to arise in the case of Nicolás Maduro.
05:00 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran
Chances of a democratic transition are slim.
05:55 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran
Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.
05:00 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protests
Minnesota's attorney general says he'd challenge such an action in court.
08:35 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Karoline Leavitt, MAHA mom, on whole milk, vaccines and Food Babe
The White House press secretary discussed the appeal of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
05:55 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories HHS terminates, then reinstates, thousands of grants for substance use, mental health
The Department of Health and Human Services told grantees their projects were no longer aligned with agency priorities, then backtracked under pressure.
04:55 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Louisiana wants a California doctor extradited to face abortion charges. Newsom isn't having it.
The case is a test of abortion protections California has passed.
07:31 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Congressional Black Caucus endorses former rival Rep. Adriano Espaillat over Black primary challenger
The CBC’s political wing is endorsing Espaillat after excluding him from the group almost a decade ago.
04:45 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Why is Sherrill DOGE-ing New Jersey?: Resignation letters to longtime government workers cause confusion
A spokesperson for the incoming Democratic governor said they do not intend to ask for mass resignations.
06:00 AM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Trump doesnt need to own Greenland to build Golden Dome
Much of the president’s signature defense shield isn’t even supposed to be based on land.
06:00 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders
A group of pro-labor holdouts handed the GOP its latest setback and underscored the tough path for party-line legislation this year.
05:57 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories I Dont Regret My Vote
Trump's first year was marked by racial controversies. These conservatives of color don't care.
02:52 PM on 01/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump wants Greenlanders to join the US. His comments are making that harder.
Even residents open to independence from Denmark have been put off by the president’s bullying tactics.
05:55 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump renews call to control Greenland ahead of meeting with Denmark and Arctic island diplomats
“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES,” he wrote.
09:27 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories The Fed chair race is becoming a proxy war for central bank independence
The investigation into Fed chief Jerome Powell could have a lasting impact on President Donald Trump's ability to shape the central bank.
04:45 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Abolish ICE? Many Democrats are ready to fund it with conditions
It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.
04:45 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Latino voters powered Trumps comeback. Now theyre turning on his economy.
Hispanic small business owners are souring on the Trump economy, a warning sign to Republicans ahead of this year’s midterms.
05:55 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Is Gavin Newsom really turning the corner on homelessness?
POLITICO reporters dig into the latest California’s homelessness estimates that Gavin Newsom is pointing to as evidence of progress on a longstanding problem.
08:55 AM on 01/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Newsom has a $200M carrot to bring automakers back to the table
State funding for electric vehicle rebates could help broker a detente between California and Detroit.
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