

Biden’s Top Middle East Adviser ‘Torched The House And Showed Up With A Firehose’
Brett McGurk has worked on MidEast issues since 2004. Now he’s more powerful than ever under President Joe Biden — and insiders worry he’s relying on a failed playbook.
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Georgia Drubbing Shows Limits Of Trump’s Revenge Tour Endorsements
Trump is padding his record by endorsing incumbents, including those running unopposed, but showed he can’t take down popular officeholders.


Don’t ‘Enable The Liar’: Liz Cheney Wins Profile In Courage Award, Warns Of Trump
“We face a threat we have never faced before: a former president attempting to unravel our constitutional republic,” said the Republican congresswoman.


78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.
INDIANAPOLIS — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children. President Joe Biden authorized the use of Air […]


Herschel Walker’s Ties To Veterans Program Face Scrutiny
Court documents present a portrait of a celebrity spokesman who overstated his role in a for-profit program that is alleged to have preyed upon veterans.


Trump Nominees Still Control A Key Mine Safety Agency Well Into Biden’s Second Year
The power struggle inside a federal commission shows the real-world consequences of the Senate’s confirmation bottleneck.


Former NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Exploring Run For U.S. House
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s considering a run for Congress after a legal battle over the state’s political maps opened up a seat in Brooklyn.


In Wake Of Racist Buffalo Shooting, Chuck Schumer Goes After Fox News
The Democratic leader called on Rupert Murdoch to “cease the reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement’ theory on your network’s broadcasts.”


Inside the Forecast: Welcome to the year’s most important primary night
Former President Donald Trump’s clout is on the line in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. In Oregon, a cryptocurrency-backed group is spending millions in an obscure congressional primary. And it’s all happening on Tuesday night. In the latest installment of “Inside the Forecast,” POLITICO’s Steve Shepard previews all of the big May 17 primaries: the Senate […]


Biden poised to fill long vacant agricultural trade role
Amid a mounting global food supply crisis, the Biden administration is planning to announce its pick to fill a top agricultural trade role that’s been vacant since the president took office. The White House will tap Alexis Taylor to fill the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs, according to five people familiar […]


Justice watchdog staffer resigned amid leak probe over Trump family separation report
An employee of the Justice Department Inspector General’s office “abruptly resigned” after coming under scrutiny in an investigation of the disclosure to the media of a closely-held draft report on the Trump administration’s family separation policy, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the watchdog office and accounts from two people familiar with the matter. […]


Elon Musk Says He Would Allow Trump Back On Twitter
The social media giant’s incoming owner said he believes Twitter made a mistake when it banned the former president who routinely encouraged violence.


Lina Hidalgo could be Democrats’ future in Texas. She has to make it through the midterms first.
Democrats in Texas and nationally call Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo a rising star. But in order to fulfill that role, she first has to survive two growing controversies at home — and a brutal-looking midterm climate for her party. Hidalgo was part of the Democratic wave in 2018, winning victory as the chief executive […]


Ukraine braces for attacks, evacuates more from steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Saturday and bombarded a steel mill in Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of the port city in time for Victory Day celebrations. Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated […]