Politics

Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement

Many Americans have a soft spot for the Make America Healthy Again movement — even if they can't name many of its pivotal figures.It shocked the public health establishment when President Donald Tr...

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

Seven weeks into the war with Iran, most American voters say President Donald Trump lacks a clear plan and many doubt that Trump is achieving his own goals in the war.New results from The POLITICO ...

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Republicans are still really worried about beating Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republicans finally have their Senate nominee. Now comes the hard part.A bruised GOP Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) will go head to head against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, a prolific ...

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Trump’s endorsement power just met its $100M limit

President Donald Trump’s primary victory spree has a new $100 million asterisk.That’s the record-breaking sum the upstart self-funding businessman Rick Jackson spent to defeat Trump’s chosen candid...

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Lessons in Parenting From a Salmon

Why have kids, anyway? It’s a question that’s been on my mind as I get ready for yet another bout of fertility treatment. I’ve managed to log an impressive if doomed record of “trying”: two artific...

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Trump kills plan to quickly confirm new intelligence chief

President Donald Trump upended plans to quickly confirm a new director of national intelligence, announcing in an early morning post Wednesday that he did not want a scheduled hearing for Jay Clayt...

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‘VIP pass’: Trump administration mulling how to coax more oil tankers through Hormuz

Trump administration officials are discussing ideas to kick-start oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including a plan that would offer a fee-based “VIP pass” naval escort through the ...

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White House’s Anthropic move jolts Congress back into the AI debate

The Trump administration's sudden moves to rein in Anthropic are giving fresh momentum to efforts in Congress to impose guardrails on cutting-edge artificial intelligence models.Lawmakers are still...

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Mike Collins wins Georgia GOP Senate runoff, setting up major clash with Jon Ossoff

Georgia Rep. Mike Collins is the GOP’s nominee to take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of this year’s most closely watched Senate races.Collins, boosted by a last-minute endorsement ...

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Billionaire Rick Jackson defeats Trump-backed Burt Jones in Georgia governor race

Republicans in Georgia just proved that one thing can overcome the power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement: an endless stream of cash.Health care executive Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed ...

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Newsom’s top lawyer tells DOJ to look at Trump instead

Gavin Newsom’s top legal adviser challenged Donald Trump’s attorney general pick on Tuesday night to direct his investigatory attention to the president instead of the governor’s wife and associate...

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GOP opposition that shelved Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is much quieter on audit immunity deal

If the Senate’s chief tax writer has any thoughts about the Justice Department’s plan to shield President Donald Trump from IRS audits, he’s not telling.“Whether I have an opinion or not, I’m not c...

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Talarico courted Silicon Valley donors in multi-day Bay Area trip

James Talarico has campaigned against the influence of billionaires in politics. Yet facing a must-win Senate race that could shatter spending records in one of the country’s biggest states, he’s t...

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‘A lot of tension’: Fed’s Warsh faces divided board, Trump pressure as he steps into new role

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will speak publicly for the first time on Wednesday in his new role as leader of the world’s top central bank.He might not want to say too much.The Fed chief, who ...

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How a fired FEMA leader got a second chance from Trump

Cameron Hamilton was not a normal choice to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He had no emergency management experience and left a trail of social media posts that spread misinformation...

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The Democratic Socialists of America are leaving it all on the field in NYC

NEW YORK — The Democratic Socialists of America are facing a reckoning in New York City — and there’s a lot on the line.Two members of the hard-left group’s New York City chapter are running for co...

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Trump reviews slowed screwworm response, former officials say

The Trump administration’s sweeping federal spending reviews slowed government efforts to contain the New World screwworm, according to three former Agriculture Department officials and a fourth pe...

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Newsom says he’s Trump’s next target. DOJ’s record makes that harder to dismiss.

James Comey. Letitia James. Mark Kelly. Jay Powell.The Justice Department has spent the last 18 months chasing President Donald Trump’s political adversaries in investigations that have more often ...

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The election that could reshape Colombia’s relationship with Israel

The election that could reshape Colombia’s relationship with Israel As Colombia prepares for its upcoming presidential elect...

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Talarico super PAC wants to give GOP voters “permission to defect”

A bipartisan group of federal campaign operatives is launching a new super PAC in support of state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, with plans to hammer Republicans’ standar...

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Gavin Newsom’s data center gamble

Likely Democratic presidential contenders are bashing the buildout of data centers in the run-up to 2028. With one big exception: Gavin Newsom.The governor of California — home to the third-most op...

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