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Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world

The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington.

‘More compromises’: Trump wants an end to Iran war

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Mike Johnson walks with people.

House punts spy powers fight for 2 weeks after GOP revolt

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David Oscar Markus, an attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, talks with the media outside the federal courthouse, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla., after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)

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Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms

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Florida’s special session could burnish DeSantis’ legacy — but pitfalls lurk

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Carney secured a majority in Parliament. Conservatives say voters were betrayed.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Energy Secretary Chris Wright

Now it’s Republicans blaming American companies for inflation

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Analilia Mejia, the Democratic candidate running for New Jersey's 11th congressional district, talks to a passerby in Morristown, N.J., Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Progressive Analilia Mejia coasts to victory in New Jersey special House election

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.

Top ICE official leaving Trump administration

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House Republicans blame White House for Hill FISA mess

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Epstein files revive clash over Trump’s college sexual misconduct rule

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Column | Capital Letter

How Trump Is Sabotaging Himself on the Federal Reserve

The president wants Jerome Powell out of the way. He’s making that outcome less and less likely by the day.

By Victoria Guida

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Column | On Politics

‘This Is Going to Be a Tough Cycle for Us’: Georgia’s Governor Has a Warning for Fellow Republicans

On the sidelines of the Masters, Brian Kemp lays out his strategy for 2026.

By Jonathan Martin

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Column | Compass

Trump Is Facing an Increasingly Defiant World

The Iran standoff shows the mistake the president and his team make in acting as if the world is full of passive characters.

By Nahal Toosi

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Column | Tomorrow

Orbán’s Defeat Shows What Trump’s Opponents Keep Doing Wrong

The Hungarian election was a setback for MAGA. But the winner’s campaign should be a wake-up call for Trump’s opponents.

By Alexander Burns

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Roundtable

The War With Iran Offers a Snapshot of Trump World. It’s Not a Pretty Picture.

In a roundtable discussion, POLITICO reporters detail how the war in Iran pulled back the curtain on the Trump administration.

By Ian Ward

Q&A

Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts a GOP Bloodbath in the Midterms

In a new interview, the conservative hardliner lets loose on Trump and the Republican Party.

By Dasha Burns

Letter From Toronto

Mark Carney Is on the Verge of a Big Election Win

Canada’s prime minister is poised to seize an outright majority. Then he’ll have to deliver.

By Zi-Ann Lum

The Friday Read

Trump’s Favorite European Strongman Is in Trouble. Soccer Explains Why.

Hungary’s strongman has built his regime on a fusion of football and politics. Can it carry him to another term?

By Jamie Dettmer

Column | On Politics

Democrats Are Obsessed With the Wrong Senate Races

Sherrod Brown and Roy Cooper aren’t driving the political conversation, but their races may ultimately decide the Senate majority.

By Jonathan Martin

Perspective

Democrats’ Colossal Missed Opportunity to Shape the Supreme Court

The collapse of Harriet Miers’ 2005 nomination is still reverberating.

By Peter S. Canellos

Analysis

Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence

The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.

By Joseph J. Schatz

The Friday Read

Trump’s Online Brawler Is Trying to Keep MAGA Cool

Alex Bruesewitz went from volunteer online hatchet man for Donald Trump to his lead impresario. What will he do if pop culture decides MAGA is no longer cool?

By Sophia Cai and Finya Swai

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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Congress

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GOP, Democrats blast Vought for holding back cash: ‘You don’t have the authority to impound’

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Senate Republicans ‘syncing’ immigration funding plan with House GOP

By Jordain Carney and Jennifer Scholtes

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Johnson pursues a ‘modified’ FISA extension

By Meredith Lee Hill

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Trump wants less spending. RFK Jr.’s ‘not happy’ about it.

By Amanda Friedman

White House

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Trump administration plans to release money for Second Avenue Subway after MTA lawsuit

By Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp and Ry Rivard

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Trump wants a Tax Day victory lap in Las Vegas. The city’s economy isn’t cooperating.

By Megan Messerly

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Republicans worry White House ‘nonsense’ is hurting midterm prospects

By Dasha Burns

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Oil company founded by energy secretary paid no US taxes last year

By Mike Soraghan

Legal

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John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme

By Kyle Cheney

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for swipe at Kavanaugh

By Josh Gerstein

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slams Supreme Court’s emergency docket actions

By Josh Gerstein

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DOJ moves to erase convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers leaders who led Jan. 6 attack

By Kyle Cheney

States

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Democrats’ new affordability nemesis: FIFA

By Ry Rivard

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New Jersey special House election is another test of Trump’s popularity ahead of midterms

By Matt Friedman

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DeSantis delays Florida’s redistricting session — and tacks on AI, vaccines

By Gary Fineout and Kimberly Leonard

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Why House Republicans are protecting Cory Mills

By Riley Rogerson and Hailey Fuchs

Elections

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The Democratic Senate money machine goes brrr

By Jessica Piper

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Pappas holds cash advantage over GOP rivals in New Hampshire

By Lisa Kashinsky

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Barr keeps his cash lead in Kentucky Senate GOP primary

By Lisa Kashinsky

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Ossoff builds massive cash edge as Georgia GOP field remains unsettled

By Erin Doherty

Foreign Affairs

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Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Cheyanne M. Daniels

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UK government: We’ll let you know if the World Cup beer runs out

By Noah Keate

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Iran crisis shoves Europe’s economic woes off summit agenda

By Gabriel Gavin

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‘Iran has to come’: FIFA president insists on allowing Iran to play in World Cup

By Aaron Pellish

Earlier

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Trump chooses establishment pick to head CDC

By Sophie Gardner and Simon J. Levien

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Hochul backs law enforcement mask ban

By Nick Reisman

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Pentagon leaders ‘get to pick the leaders that they want,’ Army secretary says while praising ousted top general

By Connor O'Brien

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Student loan collection expected to target thousands of people this summer

By Rebecca Carballo

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Arts commission green-lights Trump’s giant arch

By Heather Richards and Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp

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Pope says world ‘is being ravaged by tyrants’ as row with Trump continues

By Hannah Roberts

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GOP finalizing draft national privacy law that would preempt states

By Alfred Ng, Gabby Miller and John Hewitt Jones

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House narrowly rejects limits on Trump as Iran war drags on

By Connor O'Brien

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RFK Jr. will remake panel that determines which preventative services insurers must cover

By Carmen Paun

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Franklin Graham defends Trump from backlash over image depicting himself as Jesus

By Finya Swai

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Johnson tries again on spy powers vote amid GOP rebellion

By Meredith Lee Hill

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self in murder-suicide, police say

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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