Congress is on the verge of passing a bipartisan housing package after months of often tense negotiations between House and Senate Republicans, a significant achievement that lawmakers in both parties are eager to tout back…
Starting in July, some Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month. The temporary program is set to run for a year-and-a-half through the end of 2027.…
The White House has put Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the road ahead of November’s midterm elections. Kennedy has been showing up in key battleground House districts in recent weeks,…
A federal judge said Friday that the Justice Department (DOJ) can release audio recordings and transcripts of former President Biden to the conservative Heritage Foundation but must wait three weeks to allow an appeals court…
President Trump claimed on Saturday that multiple individuals have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as he seeks to deflect blame for ongoing water quality and maintenance problems stemming from a…
Demands are growing for a political reckoning over ticket scams at the World Cup — and beyond. The National Independent Venue Association and Fan Alliance, organizations representing and advocating for entertainment venues and artists respectively,…
Vice President JD Vance departed for Switzerland on Saturday ahead of technical-level talks on an interim ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran that aims to permanently halt fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and…
While Curaçao’s players were training for their match against in Ecuador, government officials from the World Cup’s smallest-ever competitor hosted a two-day conference in Kansas City to promote it as a destination for American investment.…
President Trump threatened on Saturday afternoon to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Tehran is not completed within 60 days, a warning that comes as U.S. and Iranian officials offer…
Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash that is poised to…
Vice President Vance left for Switzerland Saturday evening to join special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for technical talks with Iran in hopes of reaching a potential nuclear deal. The U.S.…
The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was ordered by a judge on Saturday to surrender her passport ahead of an impending trial on corruption charges, according to multiple outlets. Begoña Gómez is accused…
POLITICO has been crunching the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s World Cup participants rank in several other off-field categories, which we’ll share more of over the weekend. In today’s item, we’re…
ROME — Donald Trump isn’t the only problem on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s mind. Failure to qualify for the FIFA men’s World Cup for the third consecutive time triggered a major political and public…
The Democratic candidate in Texas’s U.S. Senate race, state Rep. James Talarico, brushed aside insults elevated by President Trump and his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “I honestly get the sense that people…
The United States is failing in its responsibility as a World Cup host country, Iranian officials argued in a government statement shared exclusively with POLITICO that declared Mexico the tournament’s off-field winner. “The 2026 FIFA…
President Trump’s claim that a peace deal with Iran will bring down inflation is unlikely, as the war’s inflationary effects will persist for months after any peace agreement, and prices will only drift down like…
Late-night host Bill Maher slammed President Trump over his administration’s negotiations with Iran, just days after U.S. officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Middle East country. “Where is the big deal maker?…
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rousing Davos speech, where he called on middle powers to not become losers to the world’s “hegemons,” delivered a message that positioned Canada as an influential convening power.…
Overseas labor conditions are becoming a genuine constraint on Chinese outbound investment.