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‘Looks like weakness’: GOP fumes as Iran funding requests clash with scant briefings

Many lawmakers want more details on war-ending talks before delivering billions of dollars in new Pentagon spending.

By Meredith Lee Hill and Mia McCarthy

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with reporters as he walks.

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Behind closed doors, Lutnick warns CEOs of action on Chinese robots

By Yasmin Khorram

President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility Tuesday in Macungie, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘No one wants to talk about Iran’: White House hopes to pivot back to economy

By Alex Gangitano, Dasha Burns, Megan Messerly and Scott Waldman

Senate votes to halt Iran war despite Trump’s push for peace deal

By Connor O'Brien

Hormuz evacuation plans emerge after months of gridlock

By Scott Waldman

Politicians appear at a rally.

Left-wing insurgents storm New York City

By Madison Fernandez and Nick Reisman

Cait Conley wins Democratic primary in blow to Rep. Mike Lawler

By Jason Beeferman

Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams is on track to return to Congress

By Samuel Benson

UNITED STATES - MARCH 3: Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., speaks during a rally outside National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters to oppose the recent worker firings, in Sliver Spring, Md., on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Rep. April McClain Delaney wins bitter primary to keep her Maryland House seat

By Jessica Piper

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Andy Burnham is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Common in London on June 22, 2026.

THE POLITICO POLL

Poll: UK voters wanted Starmer gone, but not an immediate Burnham coronation

By Erin Doherty

Masked federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building.

Judge vacates Trump policy allowing arrests at immigration courts

By Aaron Pellish

President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Macungie, Pa.

Trump says he asked US attorney for California election probe: ‘Do me a favor’

By Marisa Guerra Echeverria, Blake Jones and Ben Johansen

Ducks swim in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as workers scrub and vacuum algae.

Dead ducks add to Trump’s reflecting pool drama

By Heather Richards

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump during a working session at the G7 summit.

‘Ripple effect’: Tech market meltdown could roil consumer spending

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Mark Carney Plays Hardball

On the world stage, Canada’s prime minister is a statesman. In Ottawa, he is a ward boss.

By Calder McHugh and Nick Taylor-Vaisey

The Totally Bonkers Race to Replace Elise Stefanik

The chaotic congressional battle pits a traditional Republican against a first-time candidate whose campaign embodies the spectacle, grievance and combativeness of the MAGA movement.

By Nick Reisman

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The Quiet Unraveling of America’s Food Safety Net

Maine had a plan to feed its hungry. Then came Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

By Marcia Brown

Trump Is Tired of Arming Allies. This Country Is Stepping Up.

The U.S. retreat from the global stage is an opportunity for South Korea.

By Catherine Kim

Column

The Shadow Looming Over Obama’s Day in the Sun

Four presidents attended the star-studded opening of Barack Obama’s presidential center, but the final chapter of his story has yet to be written.

By Jonathan Martin

Column

The Most Surprising Miscalculation of Trump’s Second Term

He has underestimated the power of patriotic sentiment in countries besides the United States.

By Alexander Burns

‘This War Has Now Reached Your Homes’: Ukraine’s Startling New Message for Russia

Inside Kyiv’s secret drone program that’s hitting targets deep inside Russia.

By Ibrahim Naber

Column

The 2028 Democratic Ticket May Already Be Taking Shape

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

By Jonathan Martin

Column

The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton

The 1946 babies are leaving a rancid political legacy.

By John F. Harris

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

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

‘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 POLITICO POLL

Images of protestors in in Nashville, Tenn. and Jefferson City, Mo. collaged with an image of Attorney Edward Blackmon Jr., 78, a civil rights attorney and a former state representative, left, and his son, State Sen. Bradford Blackmon, D-Canton, review a 2022 redistricting map in their law office

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

By Erin Doherty, Andrew Howard and Riley Rogerson

An image of people taking part in a protest against the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, and against conflict in Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 collaged over an image of people holding a pre-revolution Iranian flag, a US flag and an Israeli flag during a 'Freedom for Iran' rally in Times Square on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S.

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

By Erin Doherty

POLLING: ELECTIONS

Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on 1 big election issue

Images of a woman mailing in a ballot, people waving American flags, a voter casting a ballot and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak receiving an "I Voted" sticker after voting at a polling center.

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

An image of a voter casting her ballot at a polling station on November 4, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia collaged with an image of a participant wears flags on their coat during a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at Seattle Center on July 4, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Another image of a United States passport collaged with a US citizenship certificate.

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

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

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang talks to a robot as he speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 collaged over an image of President Donald Trump speaks during the "Winning the AI Race" summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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

POLLING: MAHA

Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement

Women on stage before Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary arrive for a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department, collaged with an image of a woman in the audience wears a red hat that reads Make America Healthy Again during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on Capitol Hill on September 9, 2025.

Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) welcomes Vice President JD Vance (R) for a discussion during The Official MAHA Summit at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Top Trump administration officials, executives and influencers gathered to discuss the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda at the summit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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

An image of a Make America Healthy Again hat is seen on the floor during an event to "Celebrate the Implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans" at the Health and Human Services Headquarters on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC, collaged with an image of an audience members wears a "Make America Healthy Again" t-shit as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025.

Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms

Congress

Bill Gates denied association with Epstein’s crimes in closed-door Hill interview

By Hailey Fuchs

Housing bill threatened in GOP elections-bill spat

By Meredith Lee Hill

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Top tech executives expected to testify at July 28 Senate hearing

By Owen Dahlkamp and Jordain Carney

Bipartisan Senate duo to unveil bill protecting kids from AI chatbots

By Kelsey Brugger

White House

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The Trump official trying to cut a crypto deal that could crack down on Trump

By Jasper Goodman

Vance says US hopes to ‘transform’ Middle East as Iran talks begin

By Aaron Pellish

A small conservative group rises in influence under Trump 2.0

By Jacob Wendler

Pulte seeks major cuts in first day as intel chief

By John Sakellariadis and Gregory Svirnovskiy

Legal

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

By Associated Press

Justice Department attempted to force national security reporters to testify before grand jury

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen

Judge blocks Trump admin’s database of Americans’ Social Security numbers and citizenship status

‘Blatantly unlawful’: Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Tim Walz

States

Matt Gaetz announces he’s ‘returning to public service’ on Florida nonprofit board

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen

DeSantis ally representing OpenAI as Florida takes on tech giant

By Andrew Atterbury and Hassan Ali Kanu

5 things to watch for New York’s primary day

By Nick Reisman

The conservative writer taking aim at Newsom’s green agenda

By Camille von Kaenel

Elections

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As AIPAC spending surges, it faces a big primary test

By Lisa Kashinsky, Jessica Piper, Nick Reisman and Madison Fernandez

Inside the $26M tech industry war on Tuesday’s ballot

By Madison Fernandez and Katherine Long

Which members of the prospective ’28 field are hitting the pitch

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FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries

By Jessica Piper

Foreign Affairs

Giorgia Meloni’s American reckoning

By Hannah Roberts

Andy Burnham will inherit a kingdom disunited by Brexit

By Tim Ross

Trump-endorsed populist poised to become Colombia’s next president

By Associated Press

Trump spent a decade making friends in Europe. Now they’re turning away.

By Marion Solletty

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Alan Wilson, boosted by Trump’s late co-endorsement, wins South Carolina governor runoff

By Alec Hernandez

‘The View’ is ‘overtly partisan,’ GOP groups tell Brendan Carr

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Trump administration loosens travel restrictions on Iranian soccer team

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Sophia Cai

Lawmakers, companies tread carefully on data center energy bill

By Nico Portuondo

Capitol agenda: Jeffries gets preview of his future headaches

By Riley Rogerson

Senate Republicans say it’s time to give Trump a reality check

By Jordain Carney

Senate Republicans exclude Democrats’ food aid demand from farm bill

By Grace Yarrow

House kids’ safety deal complicates AI talks

By Gabby Miller, Owen Dahlkamp, Jacob Wendler and Alfred Ng

Senate passes housing affordability bill

By Katherine Hapgood

Judge scraps SNAP junk food rules, dealing a blow to MAHA

By Marcia Brown

Mamdani called AIPAC ‘dark money monsters.’ Fellow Democrats mostly stayed silent.

By Jason Beeferman, Chris Sommerfeldt, Madison Fernandez and Leah Clark

Mitch McConnell will not vote this week

By Jordain Carney

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The Quiet Unraveling of America’s Food Safety Net

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters as he departs a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2026.

Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show

White foam is expelled Tuesday, June 16, 2026, into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool through hoses attached to machines.

Trump promised clear water. The reflecting pool went green.

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

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

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

Zeldin addresses data center skepticism: 'It really depends on how the deal is structured'

Zeldin addresses data center skepticism: 'It really depends on how the deal is structured'

'It's shared pain': Sen. Capito on permitting reform

'It's shared pain': Sen. Capito on permitting reform

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