Johnny Isakson Sen. Isakson hospitalized after fallPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETTGeorgia Sen. Johnny Isakson fell in his apartment and was hospitalized after fracturing four ribs, his office announced on Wednesday. The third-term Republican senator sustained the injuries Tuesday night,
U.S. Politics ‘Send her back’: Trump batters Dem congresswomen on campaign trailPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOITrump's racist tweets distill into a 2020 campaign rallying cry. President Donald Trump doubled down on the go-back-to-where-you-came-from trope during a Wednesday rally in Greenville, N.C., laying into
Planned Parenthood What Wen’s Firing Reveals About Planned ParenthoodPOLITICO - By RICH LOWRYRich Lowry is editor of National Review and a contributing editor with Politico Magazine. Poor Leana Wen. She took Planned Parenthood’s propaganda a little too seriously. And now she’s out of a job. For
U.S. Politics DNC tinkers with format for next debatesPOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLAROThe Democratic National Committee and CNN are making sure both nights of the July 2020 presidential debates have their fair share of top-tier candidates, insuring that there won't be a pileup of leading
Joe Biden How Joe Biden would address agriculture and rural issuesPOLITICO - By HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICHFormer Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at improving economic opportunity in rural America, with a call for more investment in a variety of food, agriculture and programs.
Democrats Vulnerable Democrats hoard campaign cash for 2020 House battlePOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLARO and SARAH FERRISNeither two dozen presidential candidates nor post-2018 complacency could slow the torrent of campaign cash raised by the congressional Democrats who delivered the House majority last year. Reports filed
Wilbur Ross House holds William Barr, Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of CongressPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOIt's only the second time in U.S. history that Congress held a sitting Cabinet official in contempt of Congress The House voted on Wednesday to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Attorney General
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Cash floods crucial 2020 Senate racesPOLITICO - By JAMES ARKINWithin one week of announcing that she'd challenge GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, Democrat Sara Gideon raised more than $1 million — nearly half of what Collins’ challenger six years ago raised for entire
Saudi Arabia House blocks arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE in rebuke to TrumpPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOThe House voted on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s emergency weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, delivering a rebuke to U.S. strategic allies over their involvement Yemen’s
Bernie Sanders Sanders swipes at rivals, makes a case for 'Medicare for All'POLITICO - By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEINSen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday afternoon defended his sweeping single-payer health care proposal and challenged his opponents in the 2020 race, including President Donald Trump, to refuse donations pharmaceutical
U.S. Politics Democrats pledge to bring back daily White House, Pentagon briefingsPOLITICO - By MICHAEL CALDERONEJoe Biden said in a speech that he would bring back the televised sessions, and 21 Democratic campaigns said in response to a survey by POLITICO that they would do the same. The 2020 Democratic field settled
U.S. Politics 2,100 more troops headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon saysPOLITICO - By WESLEY MORGANActing Defense Secretary Richard Spencer has authorized the additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced They
Turkey White House kicks Turkey out of fighter jet projectPOLITICO - By JACQUELINE FELDSCHERTurkey will no longer be allowed to participate in the F-35 fighter jet program as punishment for taking delivery of a Russian air defense system, the White House officially announced Wednesday. The move
Michael Flynn Flynn juggled Trump campaign role with foreign lobbying, jurors toldPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINHis foreign lobbying role has been central to the case against Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner. Michael Flynn was actively involved in his firm’s Turkey-related lobbying in the weeks leading
NRA Another top NRA staffer departs amid upheavalPOLITICO - By ALEX ISENSTADTThe turmoil at the National Rifle Association continues to build, with Jennifer Baker, the organization’s longtime director of public affairs, stepping down from her post. Baker’s departure, which was
U.S. Politics Facebook rebuffs Maxine Waters on cryptocurrency delayPOLITICO - By ZACHARY WARMBRODTA top Facebook executive on Wednesday refused demands by Rep. Maxine Waters and other Democrats to delay work on the company's new digital currency despite growing concern about risks it will pose to global
Steve Bullock Gov. Steve Bullock says you don't have to out-Trump Trump to winPOLITICO - Krystal Campos
Internal Revenue Service New Jersey, New York sue to challenge IRS’ SALT workaround rulePOLITICO - By NICK NIEDZWIADEK and KATHERINE LANDERGANNew Jersey and New York, along with Connecticut, sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging Internal Revenue Service rules that outlaw certain workarounds to the cap on state and local tax
Steve Bullock Gov. Steve Bullock on 'Yellowstone,' running the Boston MarathonPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFMontana Gov. Steve Bullock spoke to POLITICO Tuesday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. In addition to discussing Medicare for All, taxes
U.S. Politics Gov. Steve Bullock on Dem debates, talking to Obama, his alligator bootsPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFMontana Gov. Steve Bullock spoke to POLITICO Tuesday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. "I got into this about seven weeks ago. I think
Steve Bullock 'Maybe all the rules are gone': Bullock tries to break through in Democratic primaryPOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLARO"We’re over 200 days from any voter expressing their preference," Bullock told POLITICO. "I think there’s a lot of time to have moments." Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on paper has a strong case for the nomination
Rand Paul Rand Paul blocks attempt to permanently fund 9/11 victims fundPOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINEDemocrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand accused Republicans of playing “political games” after a GOP senator Wednesday blocked her effort to permanently fund the 9/11 victim compensation. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Kansas Senate Pompeo leaves the door open to Kansas Senate runPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOSecretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday appeared to re-open the door to a Kansas Senate run, telling a Kansas City radio station that he will “always leave open the possibility that something will
Democrats Democrats not willing to totally snub 'deplorable' TrumpPOLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE and BURGESS EVERETTTheir relationship is toxic, but the business of Washington must go on. Democrats torched President Donald Trump as a racist this week — but they also know how to compartmentalize. The toxic relationship
Nancy Pelosi White House, Congress getting closer on budget dealPOLITICO - By JOHN BRESNAHANBut a senior administration official warned that Pelosi's optimistic statements don't mean the White House is ready to sign off on a deal. White House officials and congressional leaders are drawing closer
Lara Trump POLITICO Playbook PM: What Pelosi just said about budget and debt ceiling talksPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNNEWS … A few reporters caught up with Speaker NANCY PELOSI around noon, after she and Senate Minority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER spoke to Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN on the phone. (Pelosi noted that Mnuchin
Rand Paul Rand Paul angles to become Trump's emissary to IranPOLITICO - By ELIANA JOHNSON and NAHAL TOOSIThe senator pitched the idea during a recent round of golf with the president. Over a round of golf this past weekend, Sen. Rand Paul asked President Donald Trump’s blessing for a sensitive diplomatic
Johnny Isakson Sen. Isakson hospitalized after fallPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETTGeorgia Sen. Johnny Isakson fell in his apartment and was hospitalized after fracturing four ribs, his office announced on Wednesday. The third-term Republican senator sustained the injuries Tuesday night,
U.S. Politics ‘Send her back’: Trump batters Dem congresswomen on campaign trailPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOITrump's racist tweets distill into a 2020 campaign rallying cry. President Donald Trump doubled down on the go-back-to-where-you-came-from trope during a Wednesday rally in Greenville, N.C., laying into
Planned Parenthood What Wen’s Firing Reveals About Planned ParenthoodPOLITICO - By RICH LOWRYRich Lowry is editor of National Review and a contributing editor with Politico Magazine. Poor Leana Wen. She took Planned Parenthood’s propaganda a little too seriously. And now she’s out of a job. For
U.S. Politics DNC tinkers with format for next debatesPOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLAROThe Democratic National Committee and CNN are making sure both nights of the July 2020 presidential debates have their fair share of top-tier candidates, insuring that there won't be a pileup of leading
Joe Biden How Joe Biden would address agriculture and rural issuesPOLITICO - By HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICHFormer Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at improving economic opportunity in rural America, with a call for more investment in a variety of food, agriculture and programs.
Democrats Vulnerable Democrats hoard campaign cash for 2020 House battlePOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLARO and SARAH FERRISNeither two dozen presidential candidates nor post-2018 complacency could slow the torrent of campaign cash raised by the congressional Democrats who delivered the House majority last year. Reports filed
Wilbur Ross House holds William Barr, Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of CongressPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOIt's only the second time in U.S. history that Congress held a sitting Cabinet official in contempt of Congress The House voted on Wednesday to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Attorney General
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Cash floods crucial 2020 Senate racesPOLITICO - By JAMES ARKINWithin one week of announcing that she'd challenge GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, Democrat Sara Gideon raised more than $1 million — nearly half of what Collins’ challenger six years ago raised for entire
Saudi Arabia House blocks arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE in rebuke to TrumpPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOThe House voted on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s emergency weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, delivering a rebuke to U.S. strategic allies over their involvement Yemen’s
Bernie Sanders Sanders swipes at rivals, makes a case for 'Medicare for All'POLITICO - By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEINSen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday afternoon defended his sweeping single-payer health care proposal and challenged his opponents in the 2020 race, including President Donald Trump, to refuse donations pharmaceutical
U.S. Politics Democrats pledge to bring back daily White House, Pentagon briefingsPOLITICO - By MICHAEL CALDERONEJoe Biden said in a speech that he would bring back the televised sessions, and 21 Democratic campaigns said in response to a survey by POLITICO that they would do the same. The 2020 Democratic field settled
U.S. Politics 2,100 more troops headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon saysPOLITICO - By WESLEY MORGANActing Defense Secretary Richard Spencer has authorized the additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced They
Turkey White House kicks Turkey out of fighter jet projectPOLITICO - By JACQUELINE FELDSCHERTurkey will no longer be allowed to participate in the F-35 fighter jet program as punishment for taking delivery of a Russian air defense system, the White House officially announced Wednesday. The move
Michael Flynn Flynn juggled Trump campaign role with foreign lobbying, jurors toldPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINHis foreign lobbying role has been central to the case against Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner. Michael Flynn was actively involved in his firm’s Turkey-related lobbying in the weeks leading
NRA Another top NRA staffer departs amid upheavalPOLITICO - By ALEX ISENSTADTThe turmoil at the National Rifle Association continues to build, with Jennifer Baker, the organization’s longtime director of public affairs, stepping down from her post. Baker’s departure, which was
U.S. Politics Facebook rebuffs Maxine Waters on cryptocurrency delayPOLITICO - By ZACHARY WARMBRODTA top Facebook executive on Wednesday refused demands by Rep. Maxine Waters and other Democrats to delay work on the company's new digital currency despite growing concern about risks it will pose to global
Steve Bullock Gov. Steve Bullock says you don't have to out-Trump Trump to winPOLITICO - Krystal Campos
Internal Revenue Service New Jersey, New York sue to challenge IRS’ SALT workaround rulePOLITICO - By NICK NIEDZWIADEK and KATHERINE LANDERGANNew Jersey and New York, along with Connecticut, sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging Internal Revenue Service rules that outlaw certain workarounds to the cap on state and local tax
Steve Bullock Gov. Steve Bullock on 'Yellowstone,' running the Boston MarathonPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFMontana Gov. Steve Bullock spoke to POLITICO Tuesday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. In addition to discussing Medicare for All, taxes
U.S. Politics Gov. Steve Bullock on Dem debates, talking to Obama, his alligator bootsPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFMontana Gov. Steve Bullock spoke to POLITICO Tuesday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. "I got into this about seven weeks ago. I think
Steve Bullock 'Maybe all the rules are gone': Bullock tries to break through in Democratic primaryPOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLARO"We’re over 200 days from any voter expressing their preference," Bullock told POLITICO. "I think there’s a lot of time to have moments." Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on paper has a strong case for the nomination
Rand Paul Rand Paul blocks attempt to permanently fund 9/11 victims fundPOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINEDemocrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand accused Republicans of playing “political games” after a GOP senator Wednesday blocked her effort to permanently fund the 9/11 victim compensation. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Kansas Senate Pompeo leaves the door open to Kansas Senate runPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOSecretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday appeared to re-open the door to a Kansas Senate run, telling a Kansas City radio station that he will “always leave open the possibility that something will
Democrats Democrats not willing to totally snub 'deplorable' TrumpPOLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE and BURGESS EVERETTTheir relationship is toxic, but the business of Washington must go on. Democrats torched President Donald Trump as a racist this week — but they also know how to compartmentalize. The toxic relationship
Nancy Pelosi White House, Congress getting closer on budget dealPOLITICO - By JOHN BRESNAHANBut a senior administration official warned that Pelosi's optimistic statements don't mean the White House is ready to sign off on a deal. White House officials and congressional leaders are drawing closer
Lara Trump POLITICO Playbook PM: What Pelosi just said about budget and debt ceiling talksPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNNEWS … A few reporters caught up with Speaker NANCY PELOSI around noon, after she and Senate Minority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER spoke to Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN on the phone. (Pelosi noted that Mnuchin
Rand Paul Rand Paul angles to become Trump's emissary to IranPOLITICO - By ELIANA JOHNSON and NAHAL TOOSIThe senator pitched the idea during a recent round of golf with the president. Over a round of golf this past weekend, Sen. Rand Paul asked President Donald Trump’s blessing for a sensitive diplomatic
