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

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to delicate data lead image

Democrats zero in on Musk as a way to attack Trump...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The billionaire's strategy of moving fast and breaking things isn't going over so well with the public.

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politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker.

'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk mark USAID

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu 'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk mark USAID lead image

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

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The conversation came the same day Musk targeted Young on X before deleting the post.

The LA Times’ owner cited his op-ed to boost RFK J...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The paper’s billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, has vocally called for Kennedy to be confirmed.

Chuck Todd, erstwhile ‘Meet the Press’ host, leav...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The longtime writer and anchor said that he planned on staying in media.

Inside Trump’s first clashes with legislature and...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Trump is investigating the limits of his power.

Lobbying firms tied to Trump study wave of fresh ...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu On K Street, firms linked to a fresh administration frequently see their fortunes rise. 1 of the biggest winners this cycle: Ballard Partners.

Trump's billionaire brigade poised to upend Washin...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The fresh class of moguls surrounding president Donald Trump crave deregulation and fast-paced innovation, but they’ll request to get through legislature and a glacial bureaucracy.

Will Trump’s billionaire cabinet run America like ...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Will Trump’s billionaire cabinet run America like a tech startup? lead image

Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Trump called him “a major sleazebag.” Acosta said the press must “hold power to account.”

Trump plan to upend civilian service advances und...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu New guidance gives national agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs that are "policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating."

One week out of Washington, Doug Emhoff returns to...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Former Vice president Kamala Harris’ husband was announced as partner at the global law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Democrats’ approach to Trump this time is much qui...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Democrats aren’t playing the outrage game this time.

‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark temper...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu “I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said 1 staffer.

Kamala Harris provides a large signal about her n...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The fresh organization will be a vehicle to aid her decide her next steps.

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and aut...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu “It’s hard to remember what hypocrisy looked like before Jules Feiffer sketched it,” Todd Gitlin opined in 1987.

A moving list of Trump's planned executive orders...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Here’s a look at what Trump signed on Day One.

Watch: Musk salutes Trump inauguration crowd

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Watch: Musk salutes Trump inauguration crowd lead image

Watch: Biden leaves Washington after Trump's swear...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Watch: Biden leaves Washington after Trump's swearing-in ceremony lead image

Highlights from Trump's inauguration eve rally

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Highlights from Trump's inauguration eve rally lead image

Why Trump supporters see sunshine in Trump’s dark ...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu If Trump’s first inaugural address was lacking in the traditionally conciliatory rhetoric of victory, his loyalists weren’t missing it that year — or expecting him to change course.

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

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the president-elect told NBC News that he felt it was “better if I went as president.”

Trump hires fed-firing mastermind

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu James Sherk, who was behind Trump’s push to make it easier to fire national workers, is set to return to the White House.

Democrats look to inject fresh energy into the LGB...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Stonewall Democrats had long gone defunct. But under Trump, it's back.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and another head-slapping events in the planet of politics. The fruits of these labo...

DNC leadership candidate Michael Blake talks what ...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu DNC leadership candidate Michael Blake talks what Dems request to be breathtaking lead image

DNC chair candidate says Dems request a leader f...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu DNC chair candidate says Dems request a leader for 'wartime footing' lead image

Should Biden have dropped out earlier? DNC candida...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Should Biden have dropped out earlier? DNC candidates for vice chair respond lead image

GOP poll shows Kemp beating Ossoff in hypothetical...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Ossoff, the first-term Democrat, would defeat another possible Republican rivals.

DNC and POLITICO host Midwest Regional National Of...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The forum features candidates for Chair, Vice Chair, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation, Secretary, and Treasurer.

How healthy are Donald Trump’s nominees?

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu A checkup on how 18 top picks are faring in the Senate.

Wisconsin Democrats’ quest to recapture legislativ...

politico.com 8 miesięcy temu The party’s hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.

‘Trying to curry favor’: Lobbyists on taxation ma...

politico.com 8 miesięcy temu Brendan Neal, boy of the Democrats’ longtime Ways and Means leader, has collected regular payments from his father’s run and received business from lobbyists on taxation issues.

Arizona could become the blueprint for Democrats l...

politico.com 11 miesięcy temu Republicans presently control Arizona's state home and legislature by just 1 seat. Democrats see a chance to flip both.

How your 401(k) ate the national budget

politico.com 1 rok temu Greased by lobbying and run cash, taxation breaks for retirement savings are 1 thing legislature agrees on. But they besides blow out the deficit and add to income inequality.

Trouble with tha God

politico.com 1 rok temu The influential radio host of “The Breakfast Club” is simply a thorn in the side of Democrats — but he’s besides typical of 1 of their biggest problems.

‘They were traumatized’: How a private equity-asso...

politico.com 1 rok temu Advocates for aged people say loans from private lenders are enabling nursing-home operators to take cash out of their homes, jeopardizing their finances.

Broken promises: How marijuana legalization failed...

politico.com 1 rok temu States vowed that cannabis licenses would bring equity to places that suffered most in the drug war. Instead, most licence holders are wealthy and white.

Voting group founded by Abrams, erstwhile led by ...

politico.com 1 rok temu The fresh Georgia Project, which helped turn Georgia into a swing state, confronts allegations of mismanagement, undocumented spending.

Ron DeSantis got the popular Iowa governor's endor...

politico.com 1 rok temu Iowa voters have mixed opinions on whether Kim Reynolds' support will boost the DeSantis campaign.

'Bidenomics' is going global. The planet is skept...

politico.com 1 rok temu At the G20 meeting, the administration will unveil its plans to counter increasing Chinese influence with a fresh approach to economical improvement that prioritizes climate action and inclusive growth. But countries burned by decades of Western-...