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The White House has repeatedly pressured the administration, and no U.S. officials will attend the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg. Enoch Godongwana, South Africa’s finance minister, slammed claims of a genocide against white Afrikaners in the country Wednesday, after President Donald Trump last week announced no U.S. officials would attend the upcoming Johannesburg G20 summit … Read more
The president cited his ongoing work to implement lasting peace in the Middle East alongside Netanyahu. Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a letter from President Donald Trump urging him to grant a full pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his long-standing corruption case, his office said Wednesday. Netanyahu has faced multiple charges for the … Read more
Katie Wilson pulled ahead of a moderate Democrat in a campaign that focused on the cost of living in one of America’s most-expensive cities. A progressive activist appears to be on the cusp of winning her bid for mayor of Seattle in a narrow victory that has echoes of the race to lead New York … Read more
The Maine Senate race is all but a must-win for Democrats looking to take back the Senate. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s social media history is a major general election liability, a new Democratic polling memo warns. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Democratic group EMILYs List and obtained by POLITICO, finds that most … Read more
The New Jersey governor-elect’s campaign says its win can be replicated nationally, in a memo first shared with POLITICO. Mikie Sherrill has advice for her fellow Democrats heading into the 2026 elections: follow the lead I set in New Jersey to win again. A new campaign memo written by Sherrill’s campaign manager Alex Ball, and … Read more
Juan Rodriguez wants Democrats across the country to take heed of how the California’s redistricting campaign embraced the issue and won. Juan Rodriguez knows the conventional wisdom that Democrats should steer clear of talking about immigration — and he thinks it’s dead wrong. The longtime adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former top Kamala Harris … Read more
Dana Williamson served as the governor’s top aide from 2022 to 2024. SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday to federal public corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Williamson, who served as the governor’s top aide from 2022 until 2024, is … Read more
The high court extended through Thursday a stay on a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to pay full food stamp benefits this month. The Supreme Court extended through Thursday its order allowing the Trump administration to withhold full food stamp benefits as lawmakers inch closer to ending the record-setting government shutdown. The move … Read more
They’ll use a procedural maneuver to put Republicans in a tough spot. House Democrats will take steps to force a vote on a three-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits after Republicans refused to address the issue as part of a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the federal government. House Minority Whip Katherine … Read more
The sour atmosphere stands to linger as another shutdown deadline approaches and the health care fight continues. House Democrats are back at work — and, boy, are they mad. They’re mad at the Senate Democrats who cut them out of negotiations and cut the deal to reopen the government after a record 43-day shutdown. They’re … Read more