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‘Shot across the bow’: How Washington plans to take on prediction markets

Lawmakers' concerns about insider trading in the prediction markets took on new life after prosecutors alleged that a U.S. soldier illegally traded on then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's capture.

By Declan Harty

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From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

Marco Rubio boards Air Force

White House insiders see Rubio on the rise as a potential 2028 pick

By Sophia Cai and Diana Nerozzi

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returns from a recess during a hearing.

The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office.

Judge signals trouble for Trump’s $10B lawsuit against the IRS

By Josh Gerstein

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THE FRIDAY READ

Can a Democratic Dynasty Survive in This Red State?

New York Republicans dig in against Trump’s preferred Stefanik successor

By Nick Reisman and Bill Mahoney

‘I've been taking a ton of risk’: Inside Jim Himes’ mission to save a key spy authority

By Mia McCarthy and Riley Rogerson

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President Donald Trump looks to AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

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White House directs post-Virginia ire at Youngkin

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve on July 24, 2025.

‘Tillis won’: DOJ drops probe into Powell, Fed renovations

By Sam Sutton and Jordain Carney

Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk takes the stage.

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Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA CEO, helped arrange White House talks amid MAHA backlash

By Cheyenne Haslett, Sophia Cai and Dasha Burns

Colombia's environmental minister, Irene Vélez Torres, will help lead a climate conference that stems from frustration with U.N. delays.

The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it.

By Sara Schonhardt

King Charles III walks through church gates.

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King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani in New York

By Felicia Schwartz and Dan Bloom

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The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say

7 practical ways to keep the November elections free and fair.

By POLITICO Magazine

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Tinker Tailor Campaigner Spy

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

By Sasha Issenberg

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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.

By Melanie Mason, Jeremy B. White, Daniel Lippman and Riley Rogerson

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Q&A

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.

By Christine Mui

The Friday Read

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.

By Hailey Fuchs

Column | Victoria Guida

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

Column | Jonathan Martin

‘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

Column | Nahal Toosi

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

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

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

INTERACTIVES

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Here’s how different US tariff revenue was in 2025

By Jonathan Lai, Anna Wiederkehr, Paula Friedrich and Abhinanda Bhattacharyya

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

By Chelsea Harvey, Benjamin Storrow, Scott Waldman and Paula Friedrich

CARTOON CAROUSEL

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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

By POLITICO Staff

Congress

Mike Johnson tries again to extend contested spy law

By Meredith Lee Hill and Jordain Carney

House GOP leaders scramble to sell Senate’s slimmed-down budget with promises of ‘Reconciliation 3.0’

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Meredith Lee Hill

‘Junior reporters’ pepper Hakeem Jeffries with tough questions

By Riley Rogerson

Trump ally Ronny Jackson weighs bid for top House Armed Services spot

By Connor O'Brien

White House

White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant

By Alex Gangitano, Dasha Burns and Myah Ward

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Trump picked a fight with Anthropic. Now the administration is backing off.

By Brendan Bordelon

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‘Possibly the least pressured person ever': Trump says he has ‘all the time in the World’ for Iran conflict

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

Justice Department asks California judge to pause its Anthropic appeal

By Brendan Bordelon

Legal

The Trump administration revisits the Russia scandal

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

Judge orders ICE to release family of Colorado fire-bombing suspect

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DOJ watchdog investigates Epstein files release

By Josh Gerstein

Judge tosses Laura Loomer’s defamation suit against Bill Maher

By Jacob Wendler

States

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California tests limits of school phone ban movement

By Tyler Katzenberger

Under fire, Tom Steyer leans into his climate brand

By Camille von Kaenel

Florida takes its anti-DEI fight to the NFL

By Andrew Atterbury

Mamdani’s affordability agenda hits a fiscal wall

By Janaki Chadha

Elections

Trump’s redistricting revenge tour in Indiana isn’t going so well

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‘All eyes are on Ron DeSantis’: Florida could make or break the GOP’s redistricting edge

By Gary Fineout and Erin Doherty

Data center moratorium a fault line in Dem primaries

By Nico Portuondo

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Trump faces shrinking calendar to corral high fuel costs

By James Bikales

Foreign Affairs

Netanyahu announces he was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

France drops climate from G7 environment talks to appease Trump administration

By Aude Le Gentil, Nicolas Camut and Zia Weise

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Former NATO envoy warns of ‘very big mistakes’ in criticizing Trump on Iran

By Anne McElvoy and Peter Snowdon

MAGA’s Romanian champion eyes comeback as government implodes

By Max Griera

Earlier

Judge rejects DOJ bid to delay Anthropic appeal in Pentagon dispute

US official: No hope for global carbon tax

By Sara Schonhardt

Trump got her out of a KGB prison. Now she needs him to help free her husband.

By Eva Hartog

Sánchez dismisses US notion of suspending Spain from NATO

By Aitor Hernández-Morales, Gordon Repinski, Sonja Rijnen and Victor Jack

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American soldier arrested over Polymarket wagers tied to Maduro’s capture

By Declan Harty

Canadian envoy says America ‘too important’ to abandon

Golden Dome dreams face harsh budget reality

By Audrey Decker and Paul McLeary

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Acting Navy secretary, once a political lightning rod, finds surprising support

By Jack Detsch, Dasha Burns, Leo Shane III and Connor O'Brien

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‘Anorexic’ reconciliation bill could mean Planned Parenthood gets re-funded

By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Robert King

Trump moves to reschedule marijuana

By Amanda Friedman

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No quick rebound from Hormuz disruption, oil execs tell Dallas Fed

By James Bikales

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Fertilizer crunch prompts Trump admin to consider Biden-era program

By Marcia Brown

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President Donald Trump greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House on Nov. 7, 2025.

Tinker Tailor Campaigner Spy

$Gov. Brian Kemp’s big tent pitch for a fractured Republican Party$

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

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From transit to TV signals: How hackers could disrupt the World Cup

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is shown at CIA headquarters.

CIA is trusting AI to help analyze intel from human spies

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Americans' disapproval rating of Congress matches historic high

VIDEO

How the US-Iran conflict is rattling global energy markets

How the US-Iran conflict is rattling global energy markets

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War, Trump and Washington’s Gridlock | Sen. Katie Britt

Are rising electricity bills the next big political issue?

Are rising electricity bills the next big political issue?

Can Data Centers Swing a 2026 Midterm Election?

Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation

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