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Is Hochul the unlikely hero of Adams’ world indictments?
FRAUDTUITOUS: Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last four months beating the auto-insurance affordability drum and fighting the trial lawyers and unconvinced lawmakers who stand in her way. She’s proposing limiting the ways car crash victims — especially those deemed at fault for the collision — can sue for damages, a move she says will…
The POLITICO Poll – 2026 March
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‘What the hell did he just say?’ GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech.
President Donald Trump’s primetime address on Iran did little to relieve rising alarm from plugged-in Republicans in key states across the country who see the war as pushing costs higher and their midterm chances ever-lower. Trump declared Wednesday night that the U.S. offensive in Iran is “nearing completion” but warned that military operations would intensify…
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every 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 world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
Nuclear rockets, moon bases and NASA’s Mars plan
Nuclear rockets, moon bases and NASA’s Mars plan lead image Politics
Inside the blame game roiling Georgia’s GOP Senate primary
Republicans once saw Georgia as the crown jewel of their Senate pickup opportunities. They’re now blaming each other as the GOP primary unravels into an intraparty brawl that could cost them their chance of defeating Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The party is grappling with a crowded field, no dominant front-runner, no endorsement from President Donald…
Dems hit the airwaves over Iran
Democrats are opening a new front in their midterm offensive over Iran. VoteVets Action Fund is rolling out a $250,000 ad campaign Wednesday targeting Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) over his support of the war with Iran, according to details shared first with POLITICO. It’s one of the first examples of Democrats putting real money…
Trump’s MAGA allies have a new plan for mass deportations. It could splinter the coalition.
A group of President Donald Trump’s MAGA allies released a playbook Wednesday to fulfill the largest deportation push in U.S. history. It could very well split Trump’s coalition. The plan from the Mass Deportation Coalition — an organization led by some prominent Trumpworld veterans, immigration restrictionist groups and hawkish policy experts — rests on one…
Mark Sanford launches his comeback bid to Congress
Former Republican Rep. Mark Sanford is set to make a run for his former congressional seat, according to paperwork filed with South Carolina’s elections commission. Sanford is a fixture in South Carolina politics, known nationally for his high-profile extramarital affair while serving as governor, his sharp criticism of President Donald Trump while serving in Congress…