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Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to sensitive data

Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to sensit...

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Note to Our Readers

Note to Our Readers

POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misi...

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Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regulator. She says it's illegal.

Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regula...

Ellen Weintraub has served on the commission since 2002.

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Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

Biden cut off access to briefings for Trump in 2021.

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Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard

Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask ...

The conversation came the same day Musk targeted Young on X before deleting the ...

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'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID

'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID

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February 2025

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker.

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'I don't think they're going to get the battle that they want.' Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts

'I don't think they're going to get the battle that the...

Trump is testing the limits of his power.

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Chuck Todd, former ‘Meet the Press’ host, leaving NBC News

Chuck Todd, former ‘Meet the Press’ host, leaving NBC News

The longtime journalist and anchor said that he planned on staying in media.

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LA Times accused by writer of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – in a way that aligns with owner's pro-RFK views

LA Times accused by writer of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – i...

The paper’s billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, has vocally called for Kenne...

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Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name

Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name

New guidance gives federal agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs t...

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Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

Trump called him “a major sleazebag.” Acosta said the press must “hold power to ...

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Will Trump’s billionaire brigade run America like a tech startup?

Will Trump’s billionaire brigade run America like a tec...

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Trump's billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington: ‘We are in a post-conflicts-of-interest world’

Trump's billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington:...

The new class of moguls surrounding President Donald Trump crave deregulation an...

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Lobbying firms tied to Trump report wave of new clients

Lobbying firms tied to Trump report wave of new clients

On K Street, firms linked to a new administration often see their fortunes rise....

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Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and writer known for lacerating wit, dies at 95

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and writer k...

“It’s hard to remember what hypocrisy looked like before Jules Feiffer sketched ...

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Kamala Harris provides a big signal about her next move

Kamala Harris provides a big signal about her next move

The new organization will be a vehicle to help her decide her next steps.

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‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies

‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside...

“I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said one staffer.

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Democrats’ approach to Trump this time is much quieter

Democrats’ approach to Trump this time is much quieter

Democrats aren’t playing the outrage game this time.

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Trump says he will ‘probably’ travel to California next week after LA fires

Trump says he will ‘probably’ travel to California next...

The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the presid...