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Death by a thousand cuts: Inside Trumps remaking of American elections
The president remains laser-focused on an electoral system he claims is rigged — and his administration is uprooting entire chunks of the current structure ahead of the midterms.
05:00 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Mikie Sherrill used taxpayer-funded helicopter to attend college alumni gathering
Prior New Jersey governors have faced scrutiny over use of the state chopper.
05:55 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Canada made trade concessions. Trumps trade team says its still not enough.
U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer says he’s “given lots of proposals to the Canadians.”
08:15 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories House tax writers left out of latest GOP reconciliation bill
Members of the Ways and Means Committee find themselves on the outside of Republicans’ latest party-line spending package.
04:00 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Another federal agency wants in on student loans
The agency that primarily works with small businesses is considering starting a program for student borrowers amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to shutter the Education Department.
09:00 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump's rancher allies push Rollins to reopen border to cattle
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has defended keeping the border closed as a critical measure to prevent the New World screwworm from gaining a foothold in the U.S.
04:00 AM on 07/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Inside Anthropics state-by-state plan to ratchet up AI rules
By pushing for ever-tougher AI safety laws, Anthropic is drawing a distinction between its state lobbying strategy and OpenAI’s campaign to streamline a set of rules across the country.
03:45 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Anthropic doesnt care about Europe EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety
The U.S.-based company assigned a recently hired technical employee to testify remotely before the European Parliament, which left a series of key policy questions unanswered.
09:04 PM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories 'I wouldn't call it panic': Industry quails at Hochul's data center pause
Artificial intelligence advocates fear New York’s one-year moratorium on new data centers could embolden Democrats across the country to put more restrictions in place.
04:00 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Newsoms populist turn on tech
Rather than resisting AI, the California governor wants Americans to own more of its gains — a message that could become central to his likely presidential campaign.
06:55 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP governors, utilities join Trump data center pledge
The governors of Montana, Wyoming and Missouri are endorsing the White House's effort to control data centers' effect on energy prices.
07:30 PM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Im staying out of Maine: Chuck Schumer sidelines himself with the Senate majority on the line
“He doesn't want to put his thumb on the scale,” said a strategist. “Anyone he wants would be toxic.”
03:45 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Maine Democrats arent coalescing behind a Graham Platner replacement
Platner’s former volunteers and supporters are splitting across a number of the newly-announced Senate candidates to succeed him.
04:55 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories What's in store for Todd Blanches confirmation hearing
Trump's nominee for attorney general could face tough questions from members of both parties.
09:27 PM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Mystery Freedom Fuel stations that sold discounted gasoline tied to NFL coach and commodities trader
The stations touted gasoline at $3.47 a gallon — for the 47th president — going into the July Fourth holiday weekend.
07:00 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories He sued the oil industry for $51B. Now he faces Republicans in a private grilling.
Roger Worthington, one of the lawyers at the center of a huge climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, faces congressional scrutiny.
03:45 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Questions about spy agency loom over Jay Clayton hearing
Growing disillusionment with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence could lead to fiery debate at Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing this morning.
03:45 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Its constant work: Mexicos new ambassador navigates a high-stakes moment with Washington
In his first sit-down interview since taking the post, Mexican ambassador to the U.S. Roberto Lazzeri talks trade, extraditions and deaths in ICE custody — and why he insists the relationship is still solid.
06:02 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories The innocent are paying for it: Fraud investigations put Minnesotas care economy in crisis
The Trump administration’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud in Minnesota has upended finances and disrupted access to care.
03:59 AM on 07/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Too cute by half: Senators brush off Trumps suggestions for honoring Graham
Most senators want to see their chamber unite behind Russia sanctions. The president has other ideas.
03:45 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Graham was America Firsts most powerful counterweight. The movement sees an opening.
Graham’s track record has some anti-interventionists treating the senator’s death as a sort of macabre opening for the America First movement.
04:00 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration gives Tom Kean Jr. a new headache in tough midterm fight
Reviving a plan for a new immigrant detention center puts the two-term incumbent in a tough spot politically.
05:55 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul to approve nations first state-level data center pause
The New York governor is wading into a thorny political issue amid environmental and energy use concerns.
04:50 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Predictability is important: Estonias outgoing ambassador didnt get much of it
In an interview with POLITICO, Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk explains how he has navigated diplomacy with the Trump administration on Ukraine, the U.S. military footprint in Europe and NATO.
04:00 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Inflation eased in June, helping Fed's Warsh delay potential rate hikes
But the renewed hostilities in Iran may undercut the solid consumer price report.
08:46 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran
President Donald Trump's notification that the U.S. is again at war with Iran gives the administration another 60-day clock for military action.
02:39 PM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories US to take over Strait of Hormuz, charge 20 percent fee for cargo shipped through, Trump says
The U.S. will become “guardian” of the strait, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
09:40 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll shows Americas 2-party system may protect Trump from anti-incumbent backlash
Analysis from Public First suggests British and American voters respond to their frustration in fundamentally different ways.
11:00 AM on 07/14/2026 Politico Top Stories Lindsey O. Graham, A Politician in Full
A look back at one of the Senate's most influential and complicated figures.
04:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories A scramble for power has already begun after Lindsey Grahams death
His death leaves a major void in Washington and South Carolina.
09:04 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories A key link: Trumps Senate whisperer is gone
Lindsey Graham’s death deprives President Donald Trump of one of his most effective Capitol Hill operators — and leaves Senate Republicans without one of their strongest links to the White House.
01:07 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Grahams death leaves Senate agenda in limbo
The South Carolina Republican was a key player at the center of several major legislative battles.
08:30 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories House Republicans left DC in a jam. Its not clear when theyll get out of it.
Lawmakers return Monday to uncertain prospects for the floor agenda.
03:44 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The Houses top progressive thinks Democrats are failing on AI
“We absolutely cannot let the AI money silence us,” Rep. Greg Casar said in an interview.
03:45 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Vances tough talk on Israel is alienating some Jewish GOP donors
The unease over the vice president underscores how the political fallout from Trump’s war with Iran is shaping a presidential contest that hasn’t formally begun.
04:00 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul: Do not question my credentials on climate, clean energy
While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, the Democratic governor touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line and plans to boost nuclear power to achieve its 2050 net-zero target.
04:01 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories McConnell says he intends to return to the Senate but not yet
In a statement sent to constituents, he said he was taken to the hospital after a fall and has also “had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.”
04:58 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Grahams office releases preliminary cause of death
The details come after the 71-year-old senator passed suddenly Saturday.
04:24 PM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories Lindsey Graham's death will kick off a breakneck campaign for his Senate seat
Republicans face a sudden August primary to fill a full six-year term.
08:27 AM on 07/13/2026 Politico Top Stories The high-stakes, battleground Senate race that no one is talking about
North Carolina Republicans are warning that it will be hard to beat Roy Cooper — unless Washington sends more money, fast.
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