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Georgia’s battleground races give a first look at a brewing political storm

Multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence hubs are beginning to scramble politics in the crucial swing state as voters worry about costs and local control.

By Alec Hernandez and Gabby Miller

Joe Reed points to maps of proposed factories and data centers.

Can Sam Altman be trusted? Elon Musk wants a jury to answer Big Tech’s hottest question.

By Jacob Shamsian

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4 deadlines that could shape Trump’s next 5 weeks

Trump and the GOP have a series of make-or-break moments ahead.

By POLITICO Staff

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Key question: How did armed man get so close to Trump WHCD event?

By Jacob Wendler

COLUMN | ALTITUDE

Inside the Ballroom: Chaos and Confusion

One wonders if the surreal events of Saturday night might make it hard to return to the familiar conception of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

By John F. Harris

Roger Stone is back

Donald Trump’s longtime confidant claimed to have been “financially devastated” due to investigations during Trump’s first term. Now he’s cashing in.

By Daniel Barnes

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NYC casinos reignite New Jersey gambling fight

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The MAHA revolt threatening the farm bill

By Grace Yarrow and Meredith Lee Hill

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‘Come and make the ask’: Talarico faces a test with Black voters in Texas

By Samuel Benson and Cheyanne M. Daniels

Mike Johnson looks on at Capitol event.

House Republicans’ midterm silver lining: Money

By Jessica Piper

Thom Tillis looks on during a hearing.

Tillis says he will vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Fed chair

By Jasper Goodman

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Perspective

Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.

By Mary Ziegler

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Column | Nahal Toosi

So You Want to Negotiate with Iran ...

A bunch of demands on a PowerPoint slide won’t cut it if the Trump administration plans to engage seriously with Tehran’s Islamist regime.

By Nahal Toosi

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THE FRIDAY READ

Can a Democratic Dynasty Survive in This Red State?

A race for statewide office in Indiana could chart the way forward for national Democrats.

By Adam Wren

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Forum

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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Politics

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

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

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

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

Congress

No credentials, no problem as TMZ DC shakes up Hill media bubble

By Riley Rogerson

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

By Mia McCarthy and Riley Rogerson

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

White House

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

By Sophia Cai and Diana Nerozzi

White House directs post-Virginia ire at Youngkin

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

By Cheyenne Haslett, Sophia Cai and Dasha Burns

White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant

By Alex Gangitano, Dasha Burns and Myah Ward

Legal

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

By Josh Gerstein

Appeals court overturns $8.2 million award to Roy Moore over Democratic PAC’s ad

By Josh Gerstein

Judge sanctions law firm that has pursued Leon Black over Epstein ties

The Trump administration revisits the Russia scandal

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

States

Voter ID measure qualifies for the California ballot

By Lindsey Holden

King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani in New York

By Felicia Schwartz and Dan Bloom

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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

Elections

The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash

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

Foreign Affairs

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Kushner, Witkoff to restart talks with Iran in Pakistan — without Vance

By Aaron Pellish

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

Earlier

Zeldin on firm ground as Cabinet ousters continue

By Alex Guillén, Jean Chemnick and Kevin Bogardus

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Trump abruptly cancels Kushner-Witkoff Pakistan trip

By Ben Johansen

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Treasury’s first bite of a $1.7T student loan headache

By Rebecca Carballo

Trump’s FCC eyes new ways to squeeze the TV networks

Maine Gov. Mills vetoes data center moratorium bill

By Aaron Mak and John Hewitt Jones

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

By Declan Harty

Senate Armed Services chair: Trump should resume strikes on Iran

By Leo Shane III

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Europeans must recognize US, China and Russia are ‘dead against’ us, says Macron

By Nektaria Stamouli

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

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

Hegseth declares victory while preparing for more war with Iran

By Paul McLeary

Mamdani vetoes one of two protest ‘buffer zone’ bills in escalating beef with NYC Council

By Chris Sommerfeldt and Madina Touré

Judge rejects DOJ bid to delay Anthropic appeal in Pentagon dispute

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

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CIA is trusting AI to help analyze intel from human spies

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Americans' disapproval rating of Congress matches historic high

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How the US-Iran conflict is rattling global energy markets

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

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Are rising electricity bills the next big political issue?

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Can Data Centers Swing a 2026 Midterm Election?

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

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