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Trump promised to bring order to AI oversight. That lasted 2 weeks.

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The Claude AI website is seen on a laptop in New York City on Feb. 16, 2026.

Trump officials meet with Anthropic to discuss a truce

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Gavin Newsom speaks.

Newsom lands on Trump’s enemies list — and makes the most of it

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) emerges from a Senate Republican Conference policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol.

Senate Republicans want a say on Trump’s Iran deal

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Trump promised no Iranian nukes. His deal may never do that.

The White House is celebrating an accord that reopens the Strait of Hormuz and forecloses an Iranian bomb. Almost everything else is still a work in progress.

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'A bit of FOMO': Oil companies give Venezuela a second look amid Mideast chaos

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How Michael Bloomberg taught Britain’s Andy Burnham to act like a big shot

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Battleground Iowa House race takes bizarre turn with alleged RFK Jr. intervention

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Only 1 Dan Sullivan will appear on Alaska’s ballot

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Trump announces July Fourth ‘TRUMP RALLY’ on National Mall

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Supreme Court wades into fight over ‘prolonged’ detention of some ICE detainees

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The 2028 Democratic Ticket May Already Be Taking Shape

The timing is right for one of Georgia’s two Democratic senators.

By Jonathan Martin

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He Quit Parliament. Now He’s Set to Become Britain’s Prime Minister.

Andy Burnham is a mild-mannered populist who is using an American playbook to take power. It could be the center-left’s last chance.

By Jack Blanchard

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The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America

Inside the conservative plan to chart a new political future, one town at a time.

By Ian Ward

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The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton

The 1946 babies are leaving a rancid political legacy.

By John F. Harris

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‘They Don’t Know How to Accept Him’: Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio

Race, religion and wealth loom over Ohio’s fierce race for governor.

By Samuel Benson

The Epic Story of How Trump Seized the World Cup

A decade of diplomatic maneuvering, global intrigue and trilateral deal-making — and how it all ended up in one president’s hands.

By Sophia Cai

Inside Trump’s Reversal on HIV

The president’s first-term pledge to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 has evaporated in his second term.

By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly

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Why Britain and America Can’t Stop Firing Their Leaders

In both countries, political revolts keep toppling leaders without solving the deeper crisis.

By Jonathan Martin

This World Leader Took on Trump Over Iran — and It’s Paying Off

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez may be embattled at home, but his opposition to the war in Iran has made him a “rockstar” who’s defying the odds.

By Aitor Hernández-Morales

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A Deal With Iran May Need Some Delusional Thinking To Work

If both sides really want a deal, they’ll find a way to work around the inconvenient.

By Nahal Toosi

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Opens Up About Trump’s Maneuvering

In a new interview, the self-governing island’s top diplomat to the United States says he isn’t worried about being “traded off to the Chinese.”

By Phelim Kine

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The Heart of the American Left Is Picking Its Next Standard-Bearer

Three Democrats are offering rival visions for the city Rep. Nancy Pelosi dominated for four decades, and for a party searching for its next direction.

By Jonathan Martin

THE POLITICO POLL

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Poll: Democrats would give up Black voting power to beat the GOP

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Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters aren’t buying it.

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POLLING: ELECTIONS

Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on 1 big election issue

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What Americans mean when they say they’re worried about a stolen election

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Poll: Voters aren’t so sure about Trump’s sweeping election bill

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Poll: The midterms' new big players are pushing agendas that voters don’t fully support

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Poll: Job losses, China threats split GOP on Trump’s AI agenda

POLLING: MAHA

Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement

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Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes

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RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds

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Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms

Congress

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Senate eyes vote on updated housing affordability legislation

By Katherine Hapgood

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Capitol Agenda: The new faces of the Freedom Caucus

By Calen Razor and Mia McCarthy

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5 members to watch as the Freedom Caucus transforms

By Mia McCarthy

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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized, his team says

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

White House

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Iran deal already signed, Vance says, promises full text this week

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Trump says Iran and US have reached deal to stop war

By Diana Nerozzi and Aaron Pellish

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Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic

By Sophia Cai and Cheyenne Haslett

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A GOP revolt over AI is taking shape

By Samuel Benson and Andrew Atterbury

Legal

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Trump picks James McDonald to run SDNY

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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ICE’s detention policy won at the 5th Circuit. Then judges found another way to reject it.

By Jessie Blaeser and Kyle Cheney

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Trump lawyers: No collusion with Trump administration to create ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

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Trump’s inexperienced federal prosecutors are running into trouble in court

By Erica Orden

States

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Florida AG sues TikTok in latest move against tech giants

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DeSantis zings Florida GOP over lack of governor primary debates

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Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

By Yasmin Khorram

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LA Dems are nursing a post-Spencer Pratt hangover

By Daniel Miller and Melanie Mason

Elections

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Brian Kemp endorses Burt Jones in Georgia’s gubernatorial runoff

By Erin Doherty and Alec Hernandez

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Asked about Platner, Warnock says he’s focused on Georgia Senate race

By David Cohen

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Poll shows America’s 2-party system may protect Trump from anti-incumbent backlash

By Erin Doherty

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Outside groups are increasingly using an old tactic to hide their sources of funding

By Jessica Piper and Andrew Howard

Foreign Affairs

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Macron says Hormuz maritime mission can be deployed within days

By Clea Caulcutt and Esther Webber

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Spain dismisses threat that national team’s assets could be seized at World Cup

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UK confirms social media ban for under-16s

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Jordan Bardella is coming for Europe

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Earlier

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Trump is urging tankers to sail through Hormuz. Vessels aren’t so sure yet.

By Mike Soraghan, Martina Sapio and Carlos Anchondo

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Why Trump’s talk of a ‘G2’ hits a nerve with allies

By Phelim Kine, Daniel Desrochers and Ari Hawkins

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People around the world see a winner on AI — and it’s not the US

By Owen Dahlkamp

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New Zealand’s diplomatic breakaway

By Sasha Issenberg

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Macron’s last big diplomatic test: Keep Trump engaged in the G7

By Clea Caulcutt

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Why can’t we win it? Inside the Japanese embassy for Sunday’s World Cup opener.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Riya Misra

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Trump’s World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’

By Sophia Cai

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Donald Trump’s least favorite country might just win Donald Trump’s World Cup

By Guy Hedgecoe

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The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey

By Ry Rivard

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Andrew Giuliani says ‘dozens’ of World Cup visa cases landed on his desk

By Sophia Cai

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Big Tech takes a drubbing in Albany

By Nick Reisman and Marie J. French

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Inside the Croatian government’s World Cup event with John Malkovich and Luka Modrić

By Ben Johansen

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse talks Dem energy agenda, tension with Trump administration and more

Meta exec Joel Kaplan details the company's AI, data center and workforce plans at POLITICO's Energy Summit

Meta exec Joel Kaplan details the company's AI, data center and workforce plans at POLITICO's Energy Summit

FERC Chairman Laura Swett discusses the agency's AI agenda at POLITICO's Energy Summit

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