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Colorado Democrats brace for their own insurgent earthquake

Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Diana DeGette are both facing surprisingly tough races in their Democratic primaries.

By William Steakin

Michael Bennet makes a peace sign.

Rick Scott speaks with reporters.

Rick Scott says he’s just trying to help

By Jordain Carney

Donald Trump walks with John Thune in the U.S. Capitol.

Republicans get antsy about confirmations as the Senate hangs in the balance

By Alex Gangitano, Jordain Carney and Cheyenne Haslett

A billboard truck in front of the Capitol says Brendan Carr censorship czar.

Pro-Trump groups to tell Brendan Carr to yank Disney’s TV licenses

Yoo to advise diGenova on probe into inquiries of Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia

By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney

How a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Wants to Change the Agenda on AI

By Alexander Burns

Amid stark opposition, data center developers think twice about Florida

By Kylie Williams

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at The Heritage Foundation on Feb. 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Here’s why your health insurer is sounding more like RFK Jr.

By Kelly Hooper

Image collage of a farmer spreading pesticide on a field in Centreville, Maryland, a person being vaccinated during an immunization event, Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya holding up a copy of a MAHA health report and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participating in a roundtable discussion.

The POLITICO Poll

Poll: Everyone has a different idea of what counts as MAHA

By Jessie Blaeser

Illustration of police officers and security measures surrounding the Supreme Court as a justice is escorted into the building

The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Massive Police Force

By Josh Gerstein

President Donald Trump

We’re over halfway through primary season. Here’s what the battlegrounds tell us.

By Liz Crampton and Erin Doherty

Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., meets with supporters after speaking during an election night watch party

Julia Letlow’s victory in Louisiana completes Trump’s revenge on Cassidy

By Liz Crampton

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Going Clubbing With Pelé and Trump

Where Trump learned to love soccer.

By Calder McHugh

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The Extremely Online Senate Race Testing Democrats’ Midterm Strategy

In 2026, winning an election might mean winning the most attention online.

By Adam Wren

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The Secret Mission of the World’s Weirdest Regime to Trump’s Backyard

The leader of Turkmenistan missed Donald Trump, but he may have gotten what he came for.

By Ilan Greenberg

Column

‘Hugely Troubling’: A Former Wall Street Regulator Is Getting Nervous

Are regulators sowing the seeds of another bank bailout?

By Victoria Guida

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

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 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

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

Johnson says he will send housing bill to Trump on Monday

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

Sen. Thom Tillis rails against Trump’s fixation on voting legislation

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

Sen. Bill Cassidy on Trump: ‘Sometimes he acts as if Congress is merely an appendage’

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

Congressional Black Caucus blasts Slotkin over her calls for new leadership in the House

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

White House

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Tech industry grapples with Trump’s AI about-faces

By Brendan Bordelon and Cheyenne Haslett

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Trump administration partially lifts Anthropic’s AI export ban

By Sophia Cai and Cheyenne Haslett

US strikes Iran after ship attack

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen and Paul McLeary

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Trump administration steps in to limit OpenAI’s latest model launch

By Cheyenne Haslett

Legal

Judge holds prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case in contempt for comments about the defendant

By Associated Press

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

‘Sorry for it’: John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information

By Josh Gerstein

Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds

By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney

States

Mamdani connects primary victory to his party’s past

Meta asks California lawmakers for shield from child harm penalties

By Tyler Katzenberger

Newsom calls for national billionaire tax while fighting California wealth tax measure

By Melanie Mason

New Jersey lawmakers steered state money to employers, relatives and clients

Elections

Trump-backed Letlow wins GOP primary for Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat

By Liz Crampton

Trump’s pick is favored in Louisiana. Her opponent is betting on a grassroots revolt.

By Liz Crampton

Dems sweat union support in key Pennsylvania battleground

By Lisa Kashinsky

What Wes Moore said about Trump, America 250 and how Democrats can harness insurgent energy

Foreign Affairs

Israel recognizes Armenian genocide amid tensions with Turkey

By Laura Kayali

Ugandan army chief orders closure of major news platform

By Associated Press

Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll rises

By Associated Press

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Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war

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The World Cup’s final boss

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Iran’s ‘disaster World Cup’ comes to a dramatic end

By Sophia Cai and Sasha Issenberg

About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave

By Laura Kayali

How the World Cup became a victory lap for Trump ally El Tigre

By Ali Walker

Palestinian flags fly in Texas

By Mike Lee

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The Dallas booboys

By Mike Lee

Where Trump first learned to love soccer

By Calder McHugh

US military says it struck multiple targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks

By Associated Press

Spot the pol!

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Uzbekistan can’t win the World Cup. But it’s already won Washington’s attention.

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Why England’s national story runs through soccer

By Patrick Baker

How Josh Shapiro became a World Cup super fan

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The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton

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

Dead ducks add to Trump’s reflecting pool drama

Highland Rim

The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America

Workers prep food at Preble Street.

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

VIDEO

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

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

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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