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With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP

The president successfully ousted a majority of the Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting effort last year.

People vote in a vote center.

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to Ex-Guard Industries.

‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance’s 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say

By Aaron Pellish

The WWII Memorial, Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol and National Mall are seen from the air

The federal Oscars are having trouble finding candidates

By Kevin Bogardus

Another House Republican is under the microscope for alleged sexual misconduct

Some senior GOP lawmakers have been concerned for months about accusations surrounding Rep. Chuck Edwards.

By Hailey Fuchs and Meredith Lee Hill

Trump announces a pause on US escorts of ships in Strait of Hormuz

By Jacob Wendler

MORE TOP HEADLINES

Multiple AI chatbot applications show up on a smartphone screen.

White House mulls tighter controls on advanced AI

By Brendan Bordelon, Cheyenne Haslett and Aaron Mak

An aerial view from April 2025 of the xAI data center, known as Colossus, in Memphis, Tenn.

Musk promised his data center would reuse water. That's now stalled.

By Ariel Wittenberg and Miranda Willson

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Real estate titan compares 'tax the rich' slogan to racial slurs

By Janaki Chadha

Donald Trump shakes hands with Mark Carney in the Oval Office.

16 days from momentum to meltdown in Canada-US trade talks

By Mickey Djuric

Chuck Grassley emerges from an elevator to depart the U.S. Capitol.

Trump ballroom project security funding included in $72B GOP enforcement bill

By Jordain Carney

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Column | Jonathan Martin

‘We Want to Move on From Losing’: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028

The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Jonathan Martin

Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman

As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.

By Jonathan Martin

Q&A

Why Elon Musk’s Friend Thinks He’s Wrong About AI

From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.

By Dasha Burns

The Friday Read

What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trump’s Undiplomatic Ambassador

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?

By Mickey Djuric and Mike Blanchfield

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Perspective

It Took Charles a Lifetime to Be King. Now He Has to Deal With Trump.

There’s a lot at stake during the monarch’s visit to Washington. Will he pull it off?

By Jack Blanchard

COLUMN | John F. Harris

Inside the Ballroom: Chaos and Confusion

One wonders if the surreal events of Saturday night might make it hard to return to the familiar conception of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

By John F. Harris

Perspective

Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.

By Mary Ziegler

Column | Nahal Toosi

So You Want to Negotiate with Iran ...

A bunch of demands on a PowerPoint slide won’t cut it if the Trump administration plans to engage seriously with Tehran’s Islamist regime.

By Nahal Toosi

THE FRIDAY READ

Can a Democratic Dynasty Survive in This Red State?

A race for statewide office in Indiana could chart the way forward for national Democrats.

By Adam Wren

Forum

The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say

7 practical ways to keep the November elections free and fair.

By POLITICO Magazine

Politics

Tinker Tailor Campaigner Spy

Great powers once meddled in other country’s elections secretly. Now they are happy for everyone to know.

By Sasha Issenberg

Eric Swalwell Thought He Was Untouchable — Until He Wasn’t

The allegations that ended Swalwell’s gubernatorial bid fit a longstanding pattern of behavior.

By Melanie Mason, Jeremy B. White, Daniel Lippman and Riley Rogerson

INTERACTIVES

Image collage of Trump walking over a line chart with selected tariffs listed.

Here’s how different US tariff revenue was in 2025

By Jonathan Lai, Anna Wiederkehr, Paula Friedrich and Abhinanda Bhattacharyya

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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

By Chelsea Harvey, Benjamin Storrow, Scott Waldman and Paula Friedrich

Congress

House sexual harassment payouts exceeded $300,000

By Hailey Fuchs

Investigate them or shame them? Inside the debate over how to deal with creeps in Congress

By Riley Rogerson and Katherine Tully-McManus

Warnock: Supreme Court dealt ‘devastating blow’ to democracy with Voting Rights Act ruling

By Jacob Wendler

Tillis calls Comey ‘biggest disappointment’ but stands against 8647 indictment

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

White House

Secret Service shoots armed man near White House

By Jacob Wendler

‘They’re spinning’: Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative

By Megan Messerly, Alex Gangitano and Dasha Burns

‘The new soccer mom’: Both parties scramble for working class voters ahead of ’28

By Megan Messerly

Trump’s Cuban American base is no longer guaranteeing him loyalty

By Kimberly Leonard and Nahal Toosi

Legal

Supreme Court clears way for Louisiana to redistrict ahead of midterms

By Aaron Pellish

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Judge mulls contempt over DHS’ ‘patently false’ allegation in deportation case

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail

Judge orders release of contractor accused of sharing classified info with WaPo reporter

By Josh Gerstein

States

The campaign against voter ID in California is off to a slow start

By Lindsey Holden

DeSantis keeps the door open for a 2028 presidential run

DeSantis signs Florida’s new GOP-friendly congressional map into law — and is swiftly sued

By Gary Fineout

How Xavier Becerra became the Joe Biden of California’s governor race

Elections

Donald Trump’s revenge tour hits its first big test

We’re about to find out whether Trump is kingmaker or lame duck

By Liz Crampton, Lisa Kashinsky and Alec Hernandez

Republicans’ youth voter problem

Breaking down the redistricting arms race following the Supreme Court’s VRA ruling

By Andrew Howard

Foreign Affairs

Berlin faces missile gap after Trump’s troop cuts

By Chris Lunday and Victor Jack

Europe’s nagging fear: Putin’s ‘window of opportunity’ is now

By Zoya Sheftalovich, Nicholas Vinocur and Victor Jack

Merz’s strategy for dealing with Trump’s anger: Tell him he’s right

By James Angelos

Alberta separatist group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote on leaving Canada

By Associated Press

Earlier

Education Department probes Smith College over potential violations of sex discrimination laws

By Isa Domínguez

Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter stock disclosures

By Declan Harty

AP, Washington Post, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work

By Associated Press

US and Iranian boat attacks threaten ceasefire

By Paul McLeary, Jack Detsch and Cheyanne M. Daniels

Trump privately raises objection to Senate housing bill

By Victoria Guida, Megan Messerly, Jasper Goodman and Katherine Hapgood

Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now

By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein

Rubio to meet Pope Leo, Meloni and Italian ministers in Rome

By Ferdinand Knapp

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Inside Germany’s far-left war on infrastructure

By Alexander Dinger and Lennart Pfahler

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Gallego’s energy plan: Pull the Democrats to the center

Xavier Becerra unveils his AI vision for California

By Tyler Katzenberger and Christine Mui

Democratic leaders want an affordability debate on AI. Critics say they’re ducking the real fight.

By Calder McHugh and Riley Rogerson

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in ‘critical but stable condition,’ spokesperson says

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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TALKERS

Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters.

Barney Frank, entering hospice care, embarks on a final act: Taking on the left

The Claude AI app seen in the app store on a phone.

AI-driven cyber threats push Trump admin to seek tech industry help

A pro-abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone/

Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown

Bernie Sanders ascends on an escalator.

How Bernie Sanders convinced Democrats to oppose arming Israel

Gas prices are displayed at a station.

‘There’s a day of reckoning coming’: Energy experts expect another spike at the pump

VIDEO

The West’s most important river is in trouble

The West’s most important river is in trouble

Can America trust AI? David Sacks makes the case.

Can America trust AI? David Sacks makes the case.

Does climate still matter to voters in 2026?

Does climate still matter to voters in 2026?

America’s data center surge is about to face a big test

America’s data center surge is about to face a big test

Mark Cuban talks Trump's HHS, says drugmakers are afraid of PBMs

Mark Cuban talks Trump's HHS, says drugmakers are afraid of PBMs

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