AI, automated systems and robotics have the potential to reduce prices and address the cost of living crisis, but policymakers need to embrace these technologies and reduce red tape in order for them to be implemented.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Monday said President Trump was “lying about affordability” as citizens face rising costs for electricity and household food items. “He's been lying about the impact of his policies. And I want to make sure that we're setting the record
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) may have “violated the constitution” by informing migrants of their rights if approached by immigration officers. “We're certainly going after and looking into all of that with
After being President Trump and MAGA’s most boisterous supporter, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on CNN Tuesday morning telling Wolf Blitzer how “sorry” she feels for the president. A lot can change in a year. “President Trump posted yesterday that you are …
America’s shipbuilding industry stands at a moment of renewal. With the skills, infrastructure, and workforce to compete globally, U.S. shipyards are well-positioned to meet rising demand for naval and commercial vessels. By modernizing production and embracing modular methods,
In theory, the process is simple. In practice, it’s almost impossible.
A 73-year-old woman is on the run after reportedly conning several high-profile financial institutions out of nearly $30 million.
Donald Trump apparently can’t speak about Kyiv without making the Russia-Ukraine war all about himself. When asked by Politico’s Dasha Burns Monday night if he believed Ukraine had lost its war with Russia, Trump said that the Eastern European nation had lost a lot of “very
Related video — KXAN: Crockett joins senate race Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey (Texas) said late Monday he would not run for reelection in the Lone Star State following a decade-plus stint in the lower chamber. “For more than 13 years, I have had the profound honor of serving
Donald Trump took offense at an innocuous question while discussing his health care plans during an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns Monday, snapping when Burns segued into families’ rising costs for the holidays. “So right now, people are buying their holiday presents,
In case you needed further proof that President Trump’s case for his boat bombings is a steaming pile of horse- bleep , he just helpfully provided reams of additional evidence in a new interview with Politico . In so doing, Trump also handed Democrats a new weapon to hound
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation Tuesday to prevent President Trump or any sitting or living former president from being featured on U.S. currency, a bill that would thwart the U.S. Treasury’s plan to issue a commemorative
Independents appear to be deeply concerned about the president’s policies and the state of democracy in the country.
The creator of ICEBlock — an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — sued the Trump administration on Monday, arguing Attorney General Pam Bondi violated free speech protections by pressuring Apple to remove the app from its
The city comptroller and former mayoral candidate will have the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, two people tell POLITICO.
Not even Trump can bring himself to defend his Defense Department’s second strike on two men in the Caribbean Sea. “Have you watched the video?” Politico’s Dasha Burns asked Trump in a Monday interview. “I watch everything, yeah.... I see a lot of things,” Trump replied. “And
A group of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s decision Monday to allow sales of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China, calling it a “colossal economic and national security failure.” Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren
The parents of a student who painted a pro-Charlie Kirk message on a school’s spirit rock are suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for its handling of the incident. The parents of a student at Ardrey Kell High School, supported by conservative legal group Alliance Defending
Republicans are proposing to hand out even more taxpayer dollars, with President Trump proposing a $2,000 dividend for eligible individuals. Republicans, who previously criticized the Democrats' American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for being fiscally irresponsible, are now
Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred (D) on Monday explained why he dropped his Senate bid after talking with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who later joined the race. Allred told CNN’s Dana Bash that after a “professional, friendly conversation” with Crockett, he’d chosen to
The Department of Justice has confirmed that President Donald Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents related to the deadly riot on January 6. In a court filing Monday night, lawyers for the DOJ revealed that Trump had stepped in to prevent the release of some
A federal judge has asked for testimony from a Justice Department whistleblower who alleged leadership appeared to lie to the court when they said they were unaware of pending flights that sent more than 100 men to a Salvadoran mega prison. The inquiry comes as U.S. District
A federal judge opened the floodgates Tuesday, allowing the Justice Department to publicly release investigative materials related to a sex trafficking case brought against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate and girlfriend of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The
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Donald Trump trashed America’s European allies in an interview with Politico published Tuesday, calling them “decaying” nations led by “weak” people. “I think they’re weak,” Trump said of European politicians. “But I also think that they want to be so politically correct,”
Texas officials announced Monday they are partnering with Turning Point USA, the conservative organization whose co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated earlier this year, to put a club in every high school in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and Josh
Related video — DC Bureau: Tariff Assistance for Farmers President Trump on Tuesday argued that national security is at risk if the Supreme Court decides to rule against his sweeping tariff agenda. “The biggest threat in history to United States National Security would be a
More than 200 attorneys formerly employed in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division bashed the Trump administration Tuesday for turning its “core mission upside down” as it took a series of moves to gut the agency. The open letter, signed on the 68th anniversary of the
President Trump declined to encourage the retirements of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court's two oldest conservatives, in an interview released Tuesday. “I hope they stay, ’cause I think they’re fantastic, OK?” Trump told Politico's Dasha Burns, when
An immigration judge on Monday ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew. Bruna Ferreira, a 33-year-old immigrant from Brazil, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month in Revere, Mass., according to
Information without choice is powerless. Choice without information is meaningless. Together, they create the foundation of a functioning market.
In a recent visit to the White House, Paramount CEO David Ellison promised President Trump that he would completely rehaul CNN if the president allowed them to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery instead of Netflix, as reported by The Wall Street Journal . Ellison’s father,
A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request to publicly release scores of records from a sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer’s ruling comes
President Trump’s approval rating increased to 41 percent in a survey released Tuesday, buoyed by rising Republican support for his handling of the economy. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found Trump's overall approval ticked up 3 points from the 38 percent recorded late last
President Trump did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Venezuela in an interview released Tuesday as tensions between Washington and Caracas rise. “I don’t comment on that. I wouldn’t say that one way or the other,” Trump told Politico’s Dasha Burns when asked if there could
In extending pardons, even English kings showed some rationality, but Trump’s policies have gone from a breeze to a tornado.
The Honduran attorney general on Monday announced an international arrest warrant against Juan Orlando Hernández, the country’s former president who was recently pardoned by President Trump and released from prison. Johel Antonio Zelaya Alvarez, attorney general of Honduras,
MAGA world is on the fritz. Far-right influencer Tim Pool dialed up his critique of his fellow conservative influencers during a livestream Monday, claiming he was “fucking done” with the political caucus while branding its own as “scumbags” and “psychopaths.” Pool, who rose to
President Donald Trump once again threatened to increase tariffs on one of America’s biggest trading partners, Mexico. Hours after his roundtable meeting Monday to announce a $12 billion aid package for farmers hurt by his own policies , Trump took to Truth Social to claim that
The acknowledgment that real estate contracts are shaping policy represents a critical moment in the evolution of work. The lease has become a tail wagging the dog of corporate flexibility.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will consider a GOP challenge seeking to strike down federal restrictions on political parties' spending in coordination with candidates. The GOP's House and Senate campaign arms pushed back on limits under the First Amendment's free speech
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which took a similar step last month. DeSantis posted the executive order, “Protecting
White House chief of staff said President Trump will be a constant presence on the campaign trail ahead of next year’s midterm elections, saying in an interview on Monday that he will campaign like it’s 2024. “Typically in the midterms it’s not about who’s sitting at the White
A major campaign finance battle will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the justices weigh whether to strike down federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates. Vice President Vance was one of the challengers. When he
President Trump said in a new interview that Ukraine should hold elections despite being locked in war with Russia. “They’re using war not to hold an election. I would think the Ukrainian people should have that choice,” Trump told Politico. “They talk about having a democracy
President Trump in an interview published Tuesday railed against what he called "weak" leaders from Europe, complaining that they did not know what to do on migration and trade. Trump sat down with Politico after the outlet declared him the most influential person shaping
The Trump administration's bombing of a small boat in the Caribbean, which killed 11 people, was more complicated than first revealed, and the second strike was condemned as a "war crime" by some Republicans and Democrats alike.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up another pivotal case, hearing oral arguments regarding campaign spending limits this morning. The administration is pushing for the court to overturn a 2001 ruling on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for
President Trump gave the economy under his second administration an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus” ahead of his trip to Pennsylvania to sell his efforts to bring down inflation on Tuesday. The president made the comments during an interview with Politico that was conducted on