Beto O'Rourke O'Rourke bolsters senior staff with five hiresPOLITICO - By DAVID SIDERS and DANIEL STRAUSSBeto O’Rourke is expanding his national staff despite a weak fundraising quarter, adding a number of senior hires. Nick Rathod, a Democratic operative who served as President Barack Obama’s liaison to
Ben Carson Citing discrimination, HUD denies L.A. $80MPOLITICO - By KATY O'DONNELLThe Department of Housing and Urban Development is denying Los Angeles $80 million in federal funding on the grounds that the city is violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against people with
Chuck Schumer Schumer decries 'awful' conditions at migrant detention facilityPOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINESenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of treating detained migrants “like criminals” after touring a Texas detention facility on Friday, calling conditions he saw there
Rand Paul Trump: Sen. Rand Paul to help with Iran negotiationsPOLITICO - By MAYA KINGPresident Donald Trump confirmed Friday that Sen. Rand Paul is involved in diplomatic talks with Iran, referring to the country as “nothing but trouble.” The Kentucky Republican has long been an opponent
Robert Mueller Trump says he doesn't plan to watch Mueller testifyPOLITICO - By RISHIKA DUGYALAPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t plan to watch former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony, a long-awaited affair for House Democrats who have pushed Mueller to publicly answer
Jim Bridenstine Trump pits NASA chief against Apollo 11 astronautsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump has spent days feuding with progressive House Democrats, but on Friday he stoked another conflict, pitting his NASA chief against the first men to travel to the moon as they debated
U.S. Politics Trump says debt ceiling can't be a bargaining chip. That's not what he said in 2012.POLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump on Friday extolled the debt ceiling as “a sacred element of our country” that should never be wielded as a bargaining chip in budget talks — despite urging Republican lawmakers do
Michael Cohen Dems ask whether DOJ memo prevented prosecuting Trump for hush paymentsPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEYHouse Democrats want to know whether a decades-old Justice Department prohibition on indicting a sitting president played a role in federal prosecutors’ decision not to criminally charge President Donald
Iran Iran says it has seized British oil tankerPOLITICO - By ASSOCIATED PRESSTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has seized a British oil tanker that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC’s website, sepahnews.com, says the tanker “Impero Stena” was seized
U.S. Politics Israeli ambassador says Omar and Tlaib will be allowed in countryPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOReps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, both outspoken critics of Israel and its occupation of the West Bank, will be allowed into the country during a trip there in a few weeks, the Israeli ambassador said
A$AP Rocky President Trump calls for A$AP Rocky's release from Swedish custodyPOLITICO - By MAYA KINGPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump plan to negotiate for rapper A$AP Rocky to be released from Swedish custody, adding that the artist has “tremendous support from
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: The story behind Trump’s Tom Friedman tweetPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNTHE BUDGET LATEST -- CAITLIN EMMA and HEATHER CAYGLE: “Democrats said Friday there are ‘nonstarters’ in a new White House offer that includes $1.1 trillion in options to offset spending increases in a
George Nader Businessman who testified in Mueller probe indicted on child pornography chargesPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINA wealthy Lebanese-American businessman and Middle East expert who was a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation has been indicted on charges of importing child pornography
U.S. Politics Trump hammers Fed after confusion over rate cut predictionsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump on Friday picked up his attacks on the Federal Reserve, faulting the central bank for a slowdown in economic growth. Trump went after New York Fed President John Williams, who in
Ivanka Trump Democratic debate field set, with health policy implicationsPOLITICO - By DAN DIAMONDEditor's Note: This edition of Pulse is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Health Care subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. To learn more about POLITICO
Tech Industry Trump steps in on DOD’s $10B cloud computing contractPOLITICO - By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINEEditor’s Note: This edition of Morning Tech is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Technology subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. Learn more about POLITICO
The White House Democrats say White House offer on budget deal has 'nonstarters'POLITICO - By CAITLIN EMMA and HEATHER CAYGLEDemocrats said Friday there are "nonstarters" in a new White House offer that includes $1.1 trillion in options to offset spending increases in a two-year agreement that would raise the budget caps and
Ilhan Omar Trump claims to not care if his attacks on Ilhan Omar and the squad are good politicsPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEY and CAITLIN OPRYSKOThe president extended his attacks on the progressive congresswomen, saying Omar is 'lucky to be where she is.' President Donald Trump on Friday claimed to not care whether his racist attacks on four congresswomen
Elizabeth Warren Budget deal near but not donePOLITICO - By BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVEREditor’s Note: This edition of Morning Money is published weekdays at 8 a.m. POLITICO Pro Financial Services subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 5:15 a.m. Learn more
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook: How the Democrats plan to grill Bob MuellerPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMERHOUSE JUDICIARY and INTELLIGENCE staff briefed reporters -- including our own ANDREW DESIDERIO -- on Thursday about what to expect at the five hours of hearings on Wednesday with former special counsel
John Delaney Where John Delaney stands on the biggest 2020 issuesPOLITICOHe’s already spent millions of dollars in Iowa and visited every one of its 99 counties more than two years before the first-in-the-nation caucuses. But can he stand out once the rest of the field joins
U.S. Politics The nation's cartoonists on the week in politicsPOLITICO - POLITICO StaffEvery week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the
John Delaney John Delaney on garbage plates, the pope, American flag tattoosPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFFormer Rep. John Delaney spoke to POLITICO Thursday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. In addition to discussing Medicare for All, the
U.S. Politics John Delaney on drug prices, why Clinton lost, biking across IowaPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFFormer Rep. John Delaney spoke to POLITICO Thursday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. "Well, look at the problem I had the first debate,
John Delaney 'He doesn’t have any new ideas': John Delaney bashes BidenPOLITICO - By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL"I have a bunch of new ideas that can allow us to reimagine our future," Delaney said in a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO reporters and editors. Joe Biden has the fundraising muscle, the lead in
U.S. Politics Dem front-runners cash in on slippery definition of lobbyingPOLITICO - By THEODORIC MEYERCampaigns won't take money from registered lobbyists but will accept it from those who work in other sectors of the influence business. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and other leading Democratic
Beto O'Rourke O'Rourke bolsters senior staff with five hiresPOLITICO - By DAVID SIDERS and DANIEL STRAUSSBeto O’Rourke is expanding his national staff despite a weak fundraising quarter, adding a number of senior hires. Nick Rathod, a Democratic operative who served as President Barack Obama’s liaison to
Ben Carson Citing discrimination, HUD denies L.A. $80MPOLITICO - By KATY O'DONNELLThe Department of Housing and Urban Development is denying Los Angeles $80 million in federal funding on the grounds that the city is violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against people with
Chuck Schumer Schumer decries 'awful' conditions at migrant detention facilityPOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINESenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of treating detained migrants “like criminals” after touring a Texas detention facility on Friday, calling conditions he saw there
Rand Paul Trump: Sen. Rand Paul to help with Iran negotiationsPOLITICO - By MAYA KINGPresident Donald Trump confirmed Friday that Sen. Rand Paul is involved in diplomatic talks with Iran, referring to the country as “nothing but trouble.” The Kentucky Republican has long been an opponent
Robert Mueller Trump says he doesn't plan to watch Mueller testifyPOLITICO - By RISHIKA DUGYALAPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t plan to watch former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony, a long-awaited affair for House Democrats who have pushed Mueller to publicly answer
Jim Bridenstine Trump pits NASA chief against Apollo 11 astronautsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump has spent days feuding with progressive House Democrats, but on Friday he stoked another conflict, pitting his NASA chief against the first men to travel to the moon as they debated
U.S. Politics Trump says debt ceiling can't be a bargaining chip. That's not what he said in 2012.POLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump on Friday extolled the debt ceiling as “a sacred element of our country” that should never be wielded as a bargaining chip in budget talks — despite urging Republican lawmakers do
Michael Cohen Dems ask whether DOJ memo prevented prosecuting Trump for hush paymentsPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEYHouse Democrats want to know whether a decades-old Justice Department prohibition on indicting a sitting president played a role in federal prosecutors’ decision not to criminally charge President Donald
Iran Iran says it has seized British oil tankerPOLITICO - By ASSOCIATED PRESSTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has seized a British oil tanker that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC’s website, sepahnews.com, says the tanker “Impero Stena” was seized
U.S. Politics Israeli ambassador says Omar and Tlaib will be allowed in countryPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOReps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, both outspoken critics of Israel and its occupation of the West Bank, will be allowed into the country during a trip there in a few weeks, the Israeli ambassador said
A$AP Rocky President Trump calls for A$AP Rocky's release from Swedish custodyPOLITICO - By MAYA KINGPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump plan to negotiate for rapper A$AP Rocky to be released from Swedish custody, adding that the artist has “tremendous support from
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: The story behind Trump’s Tom Friedman tweetPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNTHE BUDGET LATEST -- CAITLIN EMMA and HEATHER CAYGLE: “Democrats said Friday there are ‘nonstarters’ in a new White House offer that includes $1.1 trillion in options to offset spending increases in a
George Nader Businessman who testified in Mueller probe indicted on child pornography chargesPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINA wealthy Lebanese-American businessman and Middle East expert who was a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation has been indicted on charges of importing child pornography
U.S. Politics Trump hammers Fed after confusion over rate cut predictionsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOPresident Donald Trump on Friday picked up his attacks on the Federal Reserve, faulting the central bank for a slowdown in economic growth. Trump went after New York Fed President John Williams, who in
Ivanka Trump Democratic debate field set, with health policy implicationsPOLITICO - By DAN DIAMONDEditor's Note: This edition of Pulse is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Health Care subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. To learn more about POLITICO
Tech Industry Trump steps in on DOD’s $10B cloud computing contractPOLITICO - By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINEEditor’s Note: This edition of Morning Tech is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Technology subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. Learn more about POLITICO
The White House Democrats say White House offer on budget deal has 'nonstarters'POLITICO - By CAITLIN EMMA and HEATHER CAYGLEDemocrats said Friday there are "nonstarters" in a new White House offer that includes $1.1 trillion in options to offset spending increases in a two-year agreement that would raise the budget caps and
Ilhan Omar Trump claims to not care if his attacks on Ilhan Omar and the squad are good politicsPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEY and CAITLIN OPRYSKOThe president extended his attacks on the progressive congresswomen, saying Omar is 'lucky to be where she is.' President Donald Trump on Friday claimed to not care whether his racist attacks on four congresswomen
Elizabeth Warren Budget deal near but not donePOLITICO - By BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVEREditor’s Note: This edition of Morning Money is published weekdays at 8 a.m. POLITICO Pro Financial Services subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 5:15 a.m. Learn more
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook: How the Democrats plan to grill Bob MuellerPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMERHOUSE JUDICIARY and INTELLIGENCE staff briefed reporters -- including our own ANDREW DESIDERIO -- on Thursday about what to expect at the five hours of hearings on Wednesday with former special counsel
John Delaney Where John Delaney stands on the biggest 2020 issuesPOLITICOHe’s already spent millions of dollars in Iowa and visited every one of its 99 counties more than two years before the first-in-the-nation caucuses. But can he stand out once the rest of the field joins
U.S. Politics The nation's cartoonists on the week in politicsPOLITICO - POLITICO StaffEvery week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the
John Delaney John Delaney on garbage plates, the pope, American flag tattoosPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFFormer Rep. John Delaney spoke to POLITICO Thursday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. In addition to discussing Medicare for All, the
U.S. Politics John Delaney on drug prices, why Clinton lost, biking across IowaPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFFormer Rep. John Delaney spoke to POLITICO Thursday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. "Well, look at the problem I had the first debate,
John Delaney 'He doesn’t have any new ideas': John Delaney bashes BidenPOLITICO - By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL"I have a bunch of new ideas that can allow us to reimagine our future," Delaney said in a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO reporters and editors. Joe Biden has the fundraising muscle, the lead in
U.S. Politics Dem front-runners cash in on slippery definition of lobbyingPOLITICO - By THEODORIC MEYERCampaigns won't take money from registered lobbyists but will accept it from those who work in other sectors of the influence business. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and other leading Democratic
