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2024 Elections

Biden and Trump agree to debates. And then debate about more debates.

During recent weeks, both the Trump and Biden campaigns held behind-the-scenes talks about debate planning.

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate.

RFK Jr. rails against being left out of the Biden-Trump presidential debates

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Nikki Haley speaks into microphone on stage.

Nikki Haley gathers her donors and ignores Trump

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Voters cast their ballots in the Maryland state primary election at a polling station.

Warning signs for Trump: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

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Bob Good arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting.

Congress

House conservatives try to plan Trump trial visit

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A regional American Airlines plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Congress clears major aviation policy bill, after months of delays

White House

Biden aides worry about psychological torment as Hunter heads for trial

The president has expressed fear that his son may serve time in prison.

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Economy

‘You’re on a short leash’: Lawmakers blast FDIC chief over toxic workplace

Democrats openly questioned whether Martin Gruenberg should stay at the agency. But they stopped short of joining Republicans in calling for his removal.

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California

Newsom, Lombardo trade blows over gas prices

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In an aerial view, brand new Tesla cars sit parked in a lot at the Tesla Fremont Factory.

California

Trump who? California Republicans love electric vehicles

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia.

foreign affairs

Slovak PM Robert Fico in ‘life-threatening condition’ after being shot

By Douglas Busvine

President Joe Biden sits down to sign a document in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, imposing major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trade

DC slammed Trump’s tariffs. Biden’s decision to keep them draws a very different reaction.

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Sue Altman speaks into a megaphone.

New Jersey

In closely watched NJ House contest, Republican targets progressive challenger on Israel-Hamas war

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May 15, 2024

Chuck Schumer just fired the Senate’s AI starting gun

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Culture Club

Can Eurovision Survive Israel’s War in Gaza?

Politics has always lurked at the edges of the campy song contest. But it’s center stage now.

By Charlie Sohne

The Rocky Mountains seen from a car mirror parked at the border of the Blackfeet reservation.

Letter From Montana

Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate

Following a major turnout dip in 2022, Native American voters are now a key target in the Montana Senate race, where their votes could make or break Jon Tester’s chances of heading back to the Hill.

By Natalie Fertig

The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on a scoreboard.

Column | On Politics

The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City’s Mayor

As Democrats plan their convention, they’ll have to address the elephant in the room: How to mitigate the threat of disruptions and work with a rookie mayor who unabashedly sympathizes with the protesters.

By Jonathan Martin

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Exit Interview

She Was at the Top of the State Department. Now She’s Ready to Talk.

As Victoria Nuland steps down, she gets real about a world on fire.

By Nahal Toosi

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during an interview with POLITICO in his office suite at the U.S. Capitol.

The Friday Read

Mike Johnson Told Us What He Really Thinks About Joe Biden, Hakeem Jeffries and Donald Trump

Fresh off fending off a hard-right revolt, the House speaker opened up in a lengthy interview.

By Ryan Lizza and Rachael Bade

Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court.

Law And Order

The Week That Muzzled Donald Trump

Merchan’s gag order neutralized Trump’s most recognizable attribute — the willingness to launch shock-and-awe, no-holds-barred personal attacks on his foes.

By Calder McHugh

Stormy Daniels attends the 2024 Adult Video News Awards.

Politics

Why Stormy Daniels Isn’t Getting the Monica Lewinsky Treatment

So far, none of the familiar sexist insults have seemed to stick.

By Joanna Weiss

A photo-illustration of Donald Trump with scenes from his trial.

Law And Order

‘Grueling’: The Trial May Be Getting to Trump

Did Stormy Daniels’ testimony help or hurt the case against Trump? POLITICO’s reporters in the courtroom and on the campaign trail take you behind the curtain.

By Ankush Khardori

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History Dept.

The Debate Gaffe That Changed American History

And cost Gerald Ford the presidency.

By Jeff Greenfield

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol.

Politics

Opinion | The Culture of House Republicans Is Warped

Time to isolate Marjorie Taylor Greene and her comrades.

Opinion by Brendan Buck

Jim Jordan speaks during a rally hosted by FreedomWorks.

Exclusive

FreedomWorks Is Closing — And Blaming Trump

The libertarian organization couldn’t survive the populist shift in the Republican Party.

By Luke Mullins

Liberal member of Parliament Anthony Housefather talks to reporters.

Q&A

A Justin Trudeau Ally Nearly Quit the Party Over its Israel Policy

A prominent Jewish member of Canada’s Parliament says he couldn’t abide efforts targeting Israel amid the war in Gaza.

By Nick Taylor-Vaisey

INTERACTIVES

Photo illustration of Joe Biden signing a bill (center) paired with photos surrounding him of (left to right): A broadband tower outside the Comporium, Inc. building in Brevard, NC, ; Biden walking with workers in Chandler, Arizona, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus; The Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Biden speaking to a roomful of people at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Biden’s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?

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Tracking the Trump criminal cases

TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL

Defense attorney Todd Blanche cross examines Michael Cohen in Manhattan criminal court.

Trump’s lawyer confronted Michael Cohen with a bang (and an expletive). Then things fizzled.

Even Trump seemed to doze off as his nemesis faced cross-examination.

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‘Travesty of justice’: Johnson slams Trump hush money trial

Mike Johnson comes to Trump’s defense

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FILE- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and attorney Michael Cohen, right, during a visit to the Pastors Leadership Conference at New Spirit Revival Center, Sept. 21, 2016, in Cleveland. Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday, testifying in detail how former president was linked to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Trump is the first former U.S. president to go on trial. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Does Michael Cohen want to see Trump convicted? The answer won't surprise you.

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Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building.

The Michael Cohen who testified Monday was not the witness anyone expected

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CONGRESS

Bob Menendez arrives for the first day of his trial.

Inside the GOP's bid to turn Cuellar and Menendez into Dem liabilities

Republicans aren't trying to flip the seats of the two high-profile indicted lawmakers. But they still have plans to make the legal travails into campaign-trail fodder.

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Rep. Katherine Clark speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol.

House Democratic leaders urge caucus to oppose GOP's Israel bill

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Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters.

Biden isn’t the only 80-something trying to hold on to power in Washington

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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) looks on during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing.

Conservative outside group drops $70M on Senate Democrats in battlegrounds

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2024 ELECTIONS

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks.

National Dem strategy worries state abortion-rights leaders

Democrats’ efforts to ride the coattails of abortion ballot measures put passage at risk.

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Maryland State Sen. Sarah Elfreth speaks at a lectern with a sign that says "Maryland League of Conservation Voters"

AIPAC-backed Sarah Elfreth wins primary for open Maryland congressional seat

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Angela Alsobrooks celebrates at her primary night party.

Angela Alsobrooks won a messy Senate primary. Now she takes on Larry Hogan.

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Rep. David Trone serves lunch to guests.

What do a wine retail magnate and Jan. 6 rioter have in common? They’re both on the ballot Tuesday.

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LEGAL

Bob Menendez walks toward the Senate Chamber.

Gold bars and Google searches: The damning evidence in Bob Menendez’s corruption trial

Prosecutors must tie the gold bars to official acts.

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A courtroom sketch of Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife.

Bob Menendez corruption trial, round 2: Prosecutors have ‘compelling’ narrative

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Kris Mayes speaks to reporters holding microphones.

Inside the unusually aggressive Arizona grand jury that indicted Trump’s allies

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Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro sits in court.

Felons or dupes? Treatment of Trump’s fake electors has varied wildly by state

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WHITE HOUSE

Joe Biden speaks in front of trains.

Biden celebrates ‘Infrastructure Week’ — and hopes voters are listening

The White House is sending senior officials across the country this week — Infrastructure Week — to ensure they’ve heard about billions of investments being pumped into every state. 

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden.

Biden attacks Trump with new China tariff announcement

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Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference.

Blinken reiterates human rights findings on Israel

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President Joe Biden speaks at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

Biden admin punts on declaring Israel violated international law

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Two small boys watch in the foreground as smoke billows over the skyline during Israeli strikes east of Rafah.

The Biden administration doesn’t think Israel can fully win in Gaza

Administration officials confirm that recent comments by the secretary of State and his deputy show the Biden administration doesn’t think Israel can achieve ‘total victory’ in Gaza.

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Emergency workers walk among debris in front of a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack.

Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia

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First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Nov. 7, 2023.

Rubles and bullets: Putin puts an economist in charge of the military

By Eva Hartog

A person works on a laptop on June 19, 2017.

Timeline: Europe under cyber siege in 2024

By Seb Starcevic

STATES

Photo collage of a cyber pixelated United States map with highlight circles on California, Colorado and Connecticut

Two unlikely states are leading the charge on regulating AI

Connecticut’s ambitious legislation regulating the emerging industry got derailed. Now, the tech industry is trying to kill Colorado’s bill.

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Why scandal-plagued Los Angeles is resisting ethics reforms

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Josh Shapiro speaks at microphone.

Swing state Democrat takes a shot at shaping a winning energy policy

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Hawk Newsome (center with fist raised) chants at a rally.

Black activists in the Bronx assail controversial Hochul remark

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EARLIER

Rep. David Trone (D-Md.).

3 reasons Maryland's Senate primary is a must-watch race

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FILE - OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology and professional services, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

In DC, a new wave of AI lobbyists gains the upper hand

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Nikki Haley stands on stage at podium.

Nikki Haley keeps racking up votes in final stretch of the GOP primary, and Donald Trump keeps ignoring them

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A courtroom sketch of David DePape (left) as he testifies.

DOJ recommends 40 years for Pelosi attacker

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Nicole Shanahan speaks at a campaign event.

RFK Jr.'s running mate makes her campaign trail debut — off stage

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Nurse Rebecca McKenzie wears PPE and changes the dressings on the legs of patient Margaret Ashton inside her home.

Hospitals’ new message for patients: Stay home

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Nikki Haley speaks.

Trump says Haley is ‘not under consideration’ for VP slot

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Trump: Biden is ‘surrounded by fascists’

Trump, escalating attacks at rally, says Biden is ‘surrounded by fascists’

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Cows are seen at Tollgate farm on January 17, 2020 in Ancramdale, New York.

Feds to spend millions to contain bird flu outbreak amid testing lag

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People watch primary election returns during California's primary election night.

UC Berkeley institute backs down on tentative Senate debate amid campus upheaval

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Former President Donald Trump speaks on the phone.

Who is in Trump’s Rolodex? We just found out through the hush money trial.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during a press conference on foreign-aid legislation at the U.S. Capitol April 23, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

McConnell and GOP give Netanyahu backup as aid tension spikes

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FAMU officials accept a novelty check from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Gregory Gerami during a university commencement event on May 4, 2024.

Florida HBCU backs away from dubious $237M donation

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MOST READ

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building.

  1. The Michael Cohen who testified Monday was not the witness anyone expected

  2. Warning signs for Trump: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

  3. Trump’s lawyer confronted Michael Cohen with a bang (and an expletive). Then things fizzled.

  4. Trump’s Lawyers Are Making Major Mistakes

  5. Nikki Haley gathers her donors and ignores Trump

VIDEO

Pelosi to Biden: I'd 'never recommend' debating Trump

Pelosi to Biden: I'd 'never recommend' debating Trump

'Embarrassing': Romney calls out GOP who attended Trump trial

'Embarrassing': Romney calls out GOP who attended Trump trial

Watch: Biden jokes about his age throughout presidency

Watch: Biden jokes about his age throughout presidency

‘You are not alone’: Blinken stresses support for Ukraine in Kyiv

‘You are not alone’: Blinken stresses support for Ukraine in Kyiv

White House 'strongly' opposes GOP bill to force Israeli arm shipments

White House 'strongly' opposes GOP bill to force Israeli arm shipments

WUERKER CARTOONS

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TALKERS

An illustration featuring a large grayscale photo of Victoria Nuland surrounded by grayscale photos of Donald Trump, the NATO banner, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping

She Was at the Top of the State Department. Now She’s Ready to Talk.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during an interview with POLITICO in his office suite at the U.S. Capitol.

Mike Johnson Told Us What He Really Thinks About Joe Biden, Hakeem Jeffries and Donald Trump

A photo-illustration of Donald Trump with scenes from his trial.

‘Grueling’: The Trial May Be Getting to Trump

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during CPAC 2024.

In friendly MAGA territory, Kristi Noem tries to push past book blowup

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks before the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal.

Clinton's comments about protesters off the mark, Chris Van Hollen says

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