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Great powers once meddled in other country’s elections secretly. Now they are happy for everyone to know.

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Eric Swalwell Thought He Was Untouchable — Until He Wasn’t

The allegations that ended Swalwell’s gubernatorial bid fit a longstanding pattern of behavior.

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Grindr’s CEO Has a Favorite in the California Governor’s Race

In a new interview, George Arison talks AI, California politics and where he disagrees with LGBTQ advocates.

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Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Her Lawyer Thinks So.

Florida attorney David Oscar Markus has made a career of representing controversial clients. His next challenge is trying to get Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts a GOP Bloodbath in the Midterms

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

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Kennedy denies being sidelined by the White House

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Trump threatens more US strikes in Iran as ceasefire deadline looms

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Chavez-DeRemer stepping down as Labor secretary

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Supreme Court takes up another clash between religious and LGBTQ+ rights

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California treasurer Fiona Ma tied to Chinese school cited in scathing audit

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Big-city politicians are starting to worry about the World Cup

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Aspiring pot companies had big dreams for Florida. Reality has hit hard.

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Rival PACs line up to target GOP cosponsors of immigration bill

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Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate

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‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office

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Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting wars

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Foreign Affairs

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From Attila the Hun to Donald J. Trump: A brief history of popes battling world leaders

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua

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Iran war accelerates America’s breakup with the world

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Health care leaders sweat federal Medicaid, Obamacare changes at POLITICO Summit

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Warsh vows to keep distance from White House on Fed rate decisions

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Pentagon ends mandatory flu vaccines for service members

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Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May

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