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Politico @politico.com · 28/09/2026
This week's POLITICO Magazine cover story: Serving at his pleasure – what it’s like to be in Trump’s Cabinet. If the Cabinet in his first term was built like a corporation, this time it’s a family business. 🔗 politi.co/46SZAn0 Also in this issue👇🧵
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Politico @politico.com · 2h
A cure for ‘medical tyranny’: RFK Jr. puts a positive spin on AI
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A cure for ‘medical tyranny’: RFK Jr. puts a positive spin on AI
Many voters fear artificial intelligence threatens their lives, but the health secretary stressed its potential benefits during a Make America Healthy Again Summit.
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Politico @politico.com · 2h
Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
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Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
The CFTC is targeting trades the former House Republican made related to his Biden-era pardon.
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Politico @politico.com · 2h
Republicans sink measure to spotlight Israeli violence in the West Bank
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Republicans sink measure to spotlight Israeli violence in the West Bank
The overwhelming Democratic support for the resolution highlights the party’s increasing frustration with Israel’s government.
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Politico @politico.com · 3h
Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
An 11th Circuit panel said the president’s attorneys didn’t rebut a judge’s conclusion that the deal was a product of collusion.
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Politico @politico.com · 3h
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
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Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot in his car.
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Politico @politico.com · 3h
Trump signs executive order renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
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Trump signs executive order renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
The rebranding comes amid mounting concerns over the dangers posed by the rapidly developing technology.
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Politico @politico.com · 3h
Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’
“Any enemy of Saudi Arabia is enemy of Pakistan. That should be very clear," Pakistan's defense minister said.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Democrats gear up to tank data center legislation
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Democrats gear up to tank data center legislation
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer repeatedly called the Ratepayer Protection Act a “fraud.”
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Lummis blocks resolution denouncing Trump's 'public service announcements'
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Lummis blocks resolution denouncing Trump's 'public service announcements'
The Wyoming Republican accused Democrats of a double standard in objecting to Sen. Maggie Hassan's nonbinding measure.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Trump administration used DHS funds for pro-Trump ads, Dems say
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Trump administration used DHS funds for pro-Trump ads, Dems say
Congressional Democrats said the White House used $20 million for the ad campaign from funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
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Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Why Aaron Sorkin left Trump out of ‘The Social Reckoning’
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Why Aaron Sorkin left Trump out of ‘The Social Reckoning’
POLITICO spoke with "The West Wing" creator about returning to the topic of Facebook just before the midterm elections.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Inside Mamdani’s fraught effort to rein in the NYPD unit he pledged to end
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Inside Mamdani’s fraught effort to rein in the NYPD unit he pledged to end
The mayor has quietly required the NYPD to seek his office’s permission before the unit conducts arrests.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Judge orders Mamdani to redo pied-à-terre tax rollout
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Judge orders Mamdani to redo pied-à-terre tax rollout
The ruling would require the New York City mayor’s administration to redo key pieces of its implementation.
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Politico @politico.com · 5h
Aaron Sorkin said the “The Social Reckoning” “shouldn’t” be a political film. But he acknowledges it is one, probing Facebook’s role in the rise of extremism and division ahead of the 2020 election and Jan. 6. Read his Q&A with our Daniel Miller: politi.co/4yyJBXe
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration must redo its rollout of the pied-à-terre tax, a Staten Island judge ruled.
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Judge orders Mamdani to redo pied-à-terre tax rollout
The ruling would require the New York City mayor’s administration to redo key pieces of its implementation.
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
Trump says tech execs signed ‘morally binding’ constitution
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Trump says tech execs signed ‘morally binding’ constitution
The president floated forming a 10-person committee that he said would play a role in overseeing the artificial intelligence industry.
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
Appeals court seems likely to let Boasberg’s contempt probe continue
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Appeals court seems likely to let Boasberg’s contempt probe continue
The appeals court seemed to favor giving U.S. District Judge James Boasberg more leeway to continue probing whether officials flouted his orders when they deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador.
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
E&C package suggests policing fraud will continue as GOP health care message
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E&C package suggests policing fraud will continue as GOP health care message
Democrats have come after Republicans for Medicaid cuts. Republicans say the cuts were necessary to combat rampant health care fraud.
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Politico @politico.com · 7h
Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations
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Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations
But the justices will hear oral arguments in December on the legality of the policy.
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Politico @politico.com · 8h
Advocates sue OpenAI over Hugging Face hack under California anti-hacking law
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Advocates sue OpenAI over Hugging Face hack under California anti-hacking law
The lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court is an early legal challenge to OpenAI over the autonomous hack of Hugging Face.
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Politico @politico.com · 8h
Cruz blocks Senate Democrats’ bid to pass AI safety bill
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Cruz blocks Senate Democrats’ bid to pass AI safety bill
The proposal from a trio of Democrats would have established a new safety board within the Commerce Department to vet models before they are deployed.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Judge tosses lawsuit against NCAA over transgender athlete policy
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Judge tosses lawsuit against NCAA over transgender athlete policy
The sports governing body rescinded its policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports amid pressure from the Trump administration.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
DHS was set to end TPS for El Salvador. Then the White House stepped in.
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DHS was set to end TPS for El Salvador. Then the White House stepped in.
The delay from the administration has left roughly 200,000 Salvadorans in legal limbo.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Pharma's new top lobbyist is a former House majority leader
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Pharma's new top lobbyist is a former House majority leader
Eric Cantor, deposed by the tea party in 2014, has landed one of Washington's most lucrative lobbying jobs.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Trump signs executive order to launch AI-powered ‘America.gov’
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Trump signs executive order to launch AI-powered ‘America.gov’
Ahead of a meeting with AI executives, Trump signs an order launching a new AI-powered government portal.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Darline Graham rips Jack Smith for obtaining her late brother’s phone records
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Darline Graham rips Jack Smith for obtaining her late brother’s phone records
Smith said that Lindsey Graham was “a patriotic public servant.”
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Politico @politico.com · 10h
White House looking to Europe to release diesel from strategic reserves
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White House looking to Europe to release diesel from strategic reserves
The idea comes as high energy prices drag GOP in midterm elections.
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Politico @politico.com · 10h
Federal watchdog says Trump’s $810M funding cancellation is unconstitutional
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Federal watchdog says Trump’s $810M funding cancellation is unconstitutional
A top Government Accountability Office lawyer told Congress the president doesn’t have the power to execute his latest “pocket rescission.”
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Politico @politico.com · 10h
Eiffel Tower director to step down after row over sidelined female staff
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Eiffel Tower director to step down after row over sidelined female staff
Women working for the Paris landmark were asked to step away during the visit of a Hindu religious delegation.
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Ahead of meeting with AI executives, Trump says he won’t stifle AI growth
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Ahead of meeting with AI executives, Trump says he won’t stifle AI growth
Trump says he’s not backing down on AI hours before his meeting with top AI executives.
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Newsom signs laws targeting ICE with shock glove ban, detention center tax
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Newsom signs laws targeting ICE with shock glove ban, detention center tax
Democrats rushed to outlaw shock devices after reports that ICE planned to purchase gloves for officers.
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Navarro warns Canada against election interference
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Navarro warns Canada against election interference
Trump's trade adviser also told Canadians lobbying on K Street to "get the hell out of our country" during an event in Washington Tuesday morning.
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Sen. Eric Schmitt pins down Jack Smith — as a Caitlin Clark fan
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Sen. Eric Schmitt pins down Jack Smith — as a Caitlin Clark fan
It appeared that the Missouri Republican misinterpreted a text message reference to the "hawks."
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Trump’s upcoming travel — including to Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio this week — puts a focus on what GOP donors and operatives have feared for months: Even a gerrymandered House map and whopping cash advantage won’t be enough to save the House or Senate from Dems. 🔗 politi.co/4yZ8hrS
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Politico @politico.com · 11h
Mamdani, accused of fueling antisemitism, rolls out a $26M plan to fight it
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Mamdani, accused of fueling antisemitism, rolls out a $26M plan to fight it
His blueprint comes as several Jewish organizations have blamed the mayor for contributing to antisemitism.
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Politico @politico.com · 12h
Mike Johnson backs voluntary regulation to ‘calm the nerves’ on AI safety
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Mike Johnson backs voluntary regulation to ‘calm the nerves’ on AI safety
The speaker called for “external auditing” ahead of a high-level White House meeting with tech executives.
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Politico @politico.com · 12h
EU judge dismisses Polish request to suspend Mercosur trade deal
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EU judge dismisses Polish request to suspend Mercosur trade deal
The Court of Justice of the European Union said Warsaw's case against the deal lacked evidence.
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Politico @politico.com · 13h
Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
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Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
Democratic Senate nominees James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, as well as two key Iowa House nominees, are seeing their remarks on Christianity picked over by the GOP.
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Politico @politico.com · 13h
Australian agencies warned in May of incoming ‘vulnerability storm’ ahead of OpenAI breach
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Australian agencies warned in May of incoming ‘vulnerability storm’ ahead of OpenAI breach
More than 100 agencies were urged to 'act now'
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Politico @politico.com · 16h
What Jack Smith plans to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee
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What Jack Smith plans to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee
The former special counsel intends to stand by his investigations into Donald Trump, which led to criminal charges.
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Politico @politico.com · 17h
Democrats demand leaders of top AI labs hand over incident reports of ‘rogue agents’
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Democrats demand leaders of top AI labs hand over incident reports of ‘rogue agents’
House Democrats could have subpoena authority to require transmission of the information in the next Congress.
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Politico @politico.com · 17h
Cotton calls for review after F-35 parts vanish
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Cotton calls for review after F-35 parts vanish
The Senate Intelligence chair said the U.S. could not afford for military equipment to fall into the hands of a foreign adversary in a letter to the Defense secretary.
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Politico @politico.com · 17h
‘Fires are everywhere right now’: Trump hits the road to shore up red states
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‘Fires are everywhere right now’: Trump hits the road to shore up red states
Each trip to play defense robs the GOP of a chance to put Democrats on the back foot in states that are traditionally competitive.
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Politico @politico.com · 18h
New Democrats back candidates in deep-red districts
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New Democrats back candidates in deep-red districts
The centrist coalition is boosting seven candidates in districts Donald Trump won in 2024.
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Politico @politico.com · 18h
Inside Thune and Barrasso’s midterm campaigning plans
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Inside Thune and Barrasso’s midterm campaigning plans
The top two Senate Republicans are going to a slate of battleground and red states in the final weeks before the midterms.
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Politico @politico.com · 18h
Capitol agenda: Dems face tricky votes before midterm sprint
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Capitol agenda: Dems face tricky votes before midterm sprint
With only five weeks until the midterms, senators will be weighing whether their votes will fly under constituents’ radar, draw bad headlines or drive up donations for — or against — their campaigns.
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Politico @politico.com · 18h
AI agents expose banks to new risks
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AI agents expose banks to new risks
Financial firms, regulators and lawmakers are grappling with how the technology might affect depositor behavior.
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Politico @politico.com · 18h
Nvidia, AMD want Trump to keep their chips flowing to China
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Nvidia, AMD want Trump to keep their chips flowing to China
Tech companies are ramping up outreach to the administration as they lose ground in Congress, where concern over AI's risks is rapidly growing.
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Politico @politico.com · 22h
Australian Greens next leader faces a choice: Populism or pragmatism
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Australian Greens next leader faces a choice: Populism or pragmatism
The party meets Wednesday to fill its second surprise leadership vacancy in as many years.
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