G7 Summit World leaders converge at the G7 summit in FrancePOLITICO - POLITICO StaffLeaders of the world's richest and most powerful democracies are meeting at Biarritz, France, for the annual G7 summit. Over the course of two days, President Donald Trump and other world leaders will
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook: Behind the scenes at Trump-Macron’s impromptu meetingPOLITICO - By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMANKICKING OFF THE G-7 … IMPROMPTU TRUMP-MACRON MEETING -- via GABBY ORR in Biarritz, France: President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met for a last-minute lunch that White House wranglers
Rohingya Two years later, U.S. says Rohingya persecutors being held accountablePOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSIBut the Trump administration’s claims of progress in Myanmar are unlikely to appease the human rights community, which has pushed the U.S. to label the situation a 'genocide.' Two years after Myanmar’s
Greenland Trump’s Greenland gambit finds allies inside governmentPOLITICO - By DANIEL LIPPMANFor advocates of pulling the ice-capped Danish territory into America’s orbit, the president’s rapt attention is a godsend — and an ironic stroke of bad luck. Donald Trump’s left-field idea to buy Greenland
trump news update Democrats can’t just unwind Trump’s foreign policyPOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSIThrough executive orders, regulatory changes, political maneuvers and sometimes mere neglect, the president has overseen major, possibly permanent, shifts in U.S. foreign policy. Democrats running to Donald
Nikki Haley Haley-Pence rivalry heats up as GOP weighs post-Trump futurePOLITICO - By ALEX ISENSTADTInterviews with top Republicans reveal they're watching each other warily ahead of a potential 2024 showdown. When top Republicans convened at the St. Regis resort in Aspen, Colo. last month for an exclusive
U.S. Politics Trump: 'Chosen one' remark was sarcasmPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIIn a wide-ranging press gaggle before departing for the G7 in France, President Donald Trump late Friday spoke positively of world leaders, North Korea and the economy, and said his recent remark calling
Joe Biden Invoking RFK and MLK, Biden asks: What if Obama were assassinatedPOLITICO - By MARC CAPUTOHANOVER, N.H. — Joe Biden’s campaign wanted to make Friday a celebration of the time Barack Obama chose him as his running mate. But on the stump, the Democratic presidential candidate veered off message
Greg Craig Greg Craig jury hears testimony on DOJ meeting key to his indictmentPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINJurors at Greg Craig’s trial heard their first testimony Friday about a critical meeting where prosecutors say the former Obama White House counsel attempted to trick Justice Department officials into
U.S. Politics Justice Dept. cancels news briefings service after sending white nationalist linkPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIThe Justice Department announced Friday it is canceling its internal news clippings service following backlash from a briefing that linked to a white nationalist website. The Department's Executive Office
Amazon Rainforest Trump offers Brazil help with Amazon firesPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIPresident Donald Trump offered Friday to help Brazil contain forest fires raging in the Amazon rain forest, putting him at odds with a key ally going into the weekend's G7 meeting. "Just spoke with President
U.S. Politics Justice Dept. revives fight on Trump’s right to block on TwitterPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIA federal court ruled President Donald Trump can’t block people on Twitter, but the Trump administration isn’t giving up that easily. The Justice Department on Friday asked the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg was recently treated for pancreatic cancerPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYThe news comes after the 86-year-old jurist was treated for lung cancer late last year. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday completed a three-week course of radiation therapy to treat a malignant tumor
U.S. Politics Friday wasn't the first time Trump has 'hereby' ordered somethingPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump was ridiculed Friday after commanding American companies to cut ties with China, tweeting that the U.S. firms “are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative.”
Logos Trump aides mull new foreign aid logo for the 'America First' eraPOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSIProponents envision a logo with the U.S. flag as its 'singular focus' that every U.S. agency and department would use. U.S. foreign aid could soon get an “America First” makeover. Top White House officials
Mike Levin Swing-district Dems face blowback from progressive votersPOLITICO - By SARAH FERRIS and ANDREW DESIDERIOAn energized base is pushing moderates to the left, even as the lawmakers try to appeal to the middle. ALLISON PARK, Pa. — Freshman moderate Rep. Conor Lamb won his Republican-held district last year dodging
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: Elizabeth Warren’s human shieldPOLITICO - By BLAKE HOUNSHELL and ELI OKUNHAVE YOU NOTICED that nobody in the Democratic field ever attacks Elizabeth Warren? Sure, a few of the more centrist candidates -- Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar -- will sort of
U.S. Politics Trump walks into a ‘nightmare’ G7POLITICO - By GABBY ORR and NANCY COOKThe president heads into a summit of world leaders in an increasingly isolated position, facing an increasingly troubled global economic environment. President Donald Trump heads into the G-7 summit in
U.S. Politics Trump asks if Fed's Powell or China's Xi is the 'bigger enemy'POLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump compared his handpicked Fed chairman to the communist leader of China on Friday, wondering aloud, which man “is our bigger enemy?” “As usual, the Fed did NOTHING! It is incredible
Chris Murphy Chris Murphy: Trump isn't giving up on background checksPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETTSen. Chris Murphy isn’t giving up on the long-shot effort to pass expanded gun background checks. And, he says, neither is President Donald Trump. Fresh off Thursday evening conversations with White House
Jerome Powell Jerome Powell says Fed prepared to act to sustain recoveryPOLITICO - By KATY O'DONNELLFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank stands ready to do what is necessary to support the record-long U.S. economic expansion, saying that international developments are weighing
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Trump hits China with new tariffs in trade war escalationPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKO, NANCY COOK and ADAM BEHSUDIThe president denounces China’s retaliatory tariffs as ‘politically motivated’ and orders U.S. companies to find an alternative to doing business with China. President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed Twitter
Medicare Buttigieg unveils mental health planPOLITICO - By DAN DIAMONDPROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning Pulse will not be published from Monday, Aug. 26 through Monday, Sept. 2. We'll be back on our normal schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Editor's Note: This edition of Pulse is published
Tech Industry Can Europe catch up to U.S. tech competitors?POLITICO - By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINEPROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning Tech will not be published from Monday, Aug. 26 through Monday, Sept. 2. We'll be back on our normal schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Editor’s Note: This edition of Morning Tech
David Koch David Koch, billionaire conservative donor, dies at 79POLITICO - By QUINT FORGEY and MAGGIE SEVERNSBillionaire businessman and philanthropist David Koch — whose financial support for conservative causes transformed him and his brother Charles into major figures in the Republican Party and into deep-pocketed
Seth Moulton Seth Moulton to drop out of 2020 racePOLITICO - By DANIEL STRAUSSThe three-term congressman is set to end his presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the polls or with donors. Rep. Seth Moulton is set to end his 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain
U.S. Treasury China announces fresh tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. productsPOLITICO - By AMANDA LEE and OWEN CHURCHILL | SOUTH CHINA MORNING POSTThis story is being published by POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It first appeared on scmp.com on Aug. 23, 2019. China announced on Friday it will go ahead
Recession Trump dismisses recession warnings: 'I always find a way to win'POLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump on Friday suggested he will personally stave off any downturn in the U.S. economy, boasting that he will “always find a way to win” as financial indicators point toward a possible
Navajo Nation Great expectations for PowellPOLITICO - By KATY O'DONNELL and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVERPROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning Money will not be published from Monday, Aug. 26-Monday, Sept. 2. We'll be back on our normal schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Editor’s Note: This edition of Morning Money is published
Trump Administration POLITICO Playbook: Here’s what happened to the GOP’s moderate wingPOLITICO - By BLAKE HOUNSHELL and ELI OKUNBIG NPR SCOOP -- SUSAN DAVIS: “Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing”: “Main Street Caucus Republicans had been hit hardest in the election — 18 House incumbents defeated
