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How Democrats lost the DEI war

How Democrats lost the DEI war

Conservatives won the culture war by riding the backlash to Black Lives Matter p...

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Why Trump was able to pull off such a swift war on diversity

Why Trump was able to pull off such a swift war on dive...

Conservatives won the culture war by riding the backlash to Black Lives Matter p...

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Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

Biden cut off access to briefings for Trump in 2021.

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Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regulator. She says it's illegal.

Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regula...

Ellen Weintraub has served on the commission since 2002.

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Note to Our Readers

Note to Our Readers

POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misi...

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Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to sensitive data

Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to sensit...

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Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump

Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump

The billionaire's strategy of moving fast and breaking things isn't going over s...

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Democrats zero in on Musk as a way to attack Trump

Democrats zero in on Musk as a way to attack Trump

The billionaire's strategy of moving fast and breaking things isn't going over s...

February 2025

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker.

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'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID

'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID

'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID lead image

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Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard

Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask ...

The conversation came the same day Musk targeted Young on X before deleting the ...

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LA Times accused by writer of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – in a way that aligns with owner's pro-RFK views

LA Times accused by writer of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – i...

The paper’s billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, has vocally called for Kenne...

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The LA Times’ owner cited his op-ed to boost RFK Jr. He says they got it all wrong.

The LA Times’ owner cited his op-ed to boost RFK Jr. He...

The paper’s billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, has vocally called for Kenne...

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Chuck Todd, former ‘Meet the Press’ host, leaving NBC News

Chuck Todd, former ‘Meet the Press’ host, leaving NBC News

The longtime journalist and anchor said that he planned on staying in media.

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'I don't think they're going to get the battle that they want.' Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts

'I don't think they're going to get the battle that the...

Trump is testing the limits of his power.

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Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts

Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts

Trump is testing the limits of his power.