Politico Top Stories News55714 stories between 11/10/2009 at 18:33:04 and 01/26/2025 15:36:06
We Just Saw the Cracks in Trumps Wall of Power
The past week undermined the narrative that has surrounded the president — that he is a political juggernaut able to run roughshod over his party and beyond.
04:45 AM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories If Trumps Trade War Implodes, It May Be Knives Out for Republican Populists
Oren Cass is defending Trump’s tariffs — but says the administration needs to improve its messaging.
02:48 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Opinion | The Biggest Threat to Public Education Is Coming From an Unexpected Place
A pair of Supreme Court cases could destroy public education as we know it.
12:00 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Opinion | Europe Needs Its Own Nukes
America’s step back from defending Europe means Europeans need to shed their squeamishness about nuclear weapons.
02:00 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories How bad is Californias housing crisis? A first-in-the-nation bill would let students live in cars.
The Democratic proposal comes as the party looks to focus on cost-of-living issues.
02:00 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories We are flying blind: RFK Jr.s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more
Fired workers and outside experts say the cuts leave the nation more vulnerable to health threats.
10:00 AM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US
The administration’s position suggests officials do not view the Supreme Court’s order as compelling them to seek Abrego Garcia’s return.
06:04 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Will Meta survive Judge Boasberg? The drama starts Monday.
A breakup of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire is on the table — or it was, before Trump. Here’s what to watch when the trial kicks off.
02:23 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories I Think He Means It: Scott Bessents Endgame
The Treasury secretary is seen as a moderating influence on President Trump. But he’s on a mission to disrupt government as we know it.
07:00 AM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Opinion | Populists Are Gaining Power and Keeping It. What Comes Next?
Donald Trump is helping galvanize an international movement of the nationalist right.
12:00 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump 'fully fit for duty,' White House physician says
Dr. Sean P. Barbabella effusively praised the president.
12:48 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Commerce to launch Section 232 semiconductor probe
The investigation could lead to new tariffs on semiconductors in a move that would have sweeping implications for Asian countries and the tech sector.
12:13 PM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Pentagon fires Greenland base commander after she criticized JD Vance visit
Actions to “subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated,” U.S. military warns.
06:29 AM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. vowed to upend American health care. It's happening faster than expected.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s drastic overhaul has reshaped the U.S. health apparatus in a matter of weeks.
05:55 AM on 04/14/2025 Politico Top Stories Forget tariffs Beijing is already choking off US exports on the sly
China juices trade war with nontariff barriers targeting MAGA-friendly U.S. export sectors.
02:50 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump exempts phones, computers from his reciprocal tariffs
The move could be a win for tech companies like Apple that were facing potential price hikes.
10:23 AM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Musk goes where no other Trump adviser can: Publicly disagreeing with the president
The Trump adviser appears uninhibited in sharing his opinions — and that seems to be just fine with the president.
05:19 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories The Trump administrations conflicting messages to the public and the courts
Government lawyers paint a very different picture in court filings from the one Trump and his allies do on TV and social media.
07:00 AM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Bernie Sanders is drawing big crowds. But progressives have a problem in California.
“It’s very obvious that we haven’t done enough,” said a senior organizer with the Working Families Party.
07:24 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump administration says wrongly deported man is alive in El Salvador prison
The U.S. government continued to refuse to provide any details about whether it has taken any steps to return him to the United States.
06:16 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Democrats' newest villain is a power player you've never heard of
PJM is well known among energy wonks as the organization that oversees the power market and electric grid in 13 states and Washington.
04:00 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Canadians freeze visits to the US over Trump
Tourism from the north tanks amid annexation talk, tariff whiplash and border stops.
07:00 AM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Pierre Poilievres Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability
The Canadian Conservative leader soared because of a media strategy that sounded a lot like Donald Trump. That’s no longer helping him.
10:00 AM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Trumps education agenda leaves a political void for Democrats to fill
“That is where the politics are: ‘We made a mistake during Covid, and we’re going to fix it,’” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said of Democrats on education policy.
04:00 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories USDA's $1B bird flu plan uses money intended for schools, food banks
The move tees up a major political fight over the Trump administration's priorities — and the small pot of money USDA has to spread around.
12:00 PM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Katie Porters something-for-everyone campaign for governor
The former California representative vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom presents her theory of the case.
09:01 AM on 04/13/2025 Politico Top Stories Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants
Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the US to El Salvador.
04:54 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Inside the DOGE immigration task force
The taskforce, led by Musk confidante Antonio Gracias, is providing the technical infrastructure for a sweeping set of actions aimed at revoking parole and terminating visas.
05:24 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Immigration advocates are overwhelmed by Trumps flood-the-zone strategy
Activists have been fighting Trump’s immigration agenda case by case. But his administration is gaining momentum as the cases reach the Supreme Court.
10:00 AM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Judge demands daily updates on whether Trump admin is complying with court order to return illegally deported man
DOJ said it could not provide information on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts or the efforts to return him to the United States, despite a court order.
02:27 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories State tells employees to report on one another for anti-Christian bias
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
12:24 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Diplomats see mess in Trumps trade strategy
A POLITICO survey of more than 15 countries, including five key Asian trading partners, suggested confusion about the administration’s approach.
06:15 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories DeSantis Hope Florida scrutiny deepens amid new revelations on $10M payment
Two groups wound up giving money to the effort to defeat the pot amendment within days of receiving it from the Hope Florida Foundation.
06:38 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories North Carolinas top court clears path for some ballots to be tossed in contested state Supreme Court race
The ruling from a Republican majority could open a path for a GOP candidate to overturn an apparent loss.
06:42 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Trust is going down: Why Trump should fear the bond market
“The market now believes that trade policy can change from minute to minute,” said Chip Hughey, a managing director of fixed income securities at Truist.
12:34 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories RFK Jr. says Deep State is real, called FDA employees sock puppet of industry
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some to walk out.
02:33 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War
The threat of U.S. withdrawal has prompted countries around the world — from Germany to South Korea — to talk about building their own nuclear arsenals.
10:00 AM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories The Supreme Courts Mixed Signals on Trumps Deportations to El Salvador
The administration is trying to create a legal black hole that could exceed the abuses of the post 9/11 era.
05:00 AM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Trade war threat sinks consumer confidence, alarms Wall Street
The turmoil is shaking Americans’ confidence, with expectations of spiking prices soaring to their highest level since 1981, one survey showed.
12:07 PM on 04/12/2025 Politico Top Stories Paxton's challenge isn't the only one worrying Senate Republicans
The Texas primary challenge to longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn prompts a perennial fear for Republicans: Will Trump help them protect their own?
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