Politico
July 2026
Trump appeals judge's ruling that accused him of manipulating courts in IRS lawsuit
President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge’s decision to continue investigating whether his lawsuit against the IRS was part of a greater scheme to mislead the court
Replimune gets a favorable vote after Capricor falls short
The Food and Drug Administration held two advisory committee meetings in recent days
Sponsors’ data must support their claims so that approved products have demonstrated that they have the effect they are purported to have,
I have to say, when I came in here, I was going to vote no,
These stories are heartbreaking, but they do very forcefully explain the unmet need,
Partisans differ over the motivation behind the review, with a majority of Republicans saying it was mostly to protect the health and safety of women and a similar majority of Democrats saying it was to make abortion pills more difficult to access,
I’m hoping they will be open to that conversation,
The apparent treatment effect is highly sensitive to analytical choices and to the handling of missing data for only two placebo subjects,
Major drugmakers labeled and marketed oral phenylephrine to consumers as a uniquely effective decongestant when the science clearly showed it was not,
Bottom line is, we’re disappointed. We knew that if the voting question was only cardiomyopathy, that there was going to be a high likelihood that we would lose,
Democratic discontent with Mamdani mounts in New York City’s outer boroughs
I am frustrated and I do share many of the sentiments shared by Oswald,
Is this community not trendy enough to justify the kind of improvements that other communities receive, even without asking?”
The US is asking countries to step up forced labor enforcement. Its own is weakening.
At the same time, his administration has quietly pulled back enforcement of a U.S. ban on goods made with Chinese forced labor as it tries to maintain a trade truce with Beijing
Democratic discontent with Mamdani mounts in the outer boroughs
Governor Hochul’s administration continues to spend taxpayer resources trying to keep one of the cruelest practices in modern agriculture alive,
New York’s local sales tax collections grew significantly in the first half of 2026 compared to last year, but this rate of growth may not last,
I can’t say this administration has been more responsive than the previous one,
The introduction of a local law that would indirectly restrict or regulate farming operations can cause market disruption and financial instability,
It sounded like the mayor was pushing this and was eager to do it,
The mayor has been steadfast in his commitment to delivering for New Yorkers across our city, including outer borough residents,
They used to shrug their shoulders and say, ‘Ah, that’s Washington,
The bottom line,... is we should not arbitrarily put the city’s budget on the back of everyday New Yorkers.”
Xavier Becerra is wary of California’s climate goals. Trump could save them.
White House unveils roadmap to demilitarize Gaza
Anthropic's AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
Mythos 5 wasreleased last month to a limited audience of tech companies and cybersecurity researchers, also known as Project Glasswing
It did not find or exploit any complex vulnerabilities, and in each case, Claude continued working to complete only the specific capture-the-flag task its evaluation had assigned,
Amid escalation, US allies hang back on intervening in Iran war
We are expecting at any moment a request from the U.S. regarding possible joint actions
We have approved a very broad parliamentary mandate to participate more or less in any Hormuz operation demanded by the U.S., of course taking into account our capacities,
Becerra is walking a climate tightrope
No good governor is going to just wake up every morning and look at Washington, D.C., and decide, ‘How am I gonna fight that fight today?’ That’s not the first job of a governor,
The threat to that is Donald Trump, because of the pressure that would be upon Becerra to resist and fight any [federal] intervention,
If there is insufficient action in 2026, there’s a strong likelihood that the day after, a few days after, we could see credit rating downgrades for the industrial utilities in California,
There are many legitimate, reasonable fears about AI,
This governor is going to have to walk that line and show he’s going to be a credible messenger when it comes to making sure California still leads the charge,
Let my record show that I take climate change seriously,
It’s crunch time for a college sports deal
The two conferences have gone back and forth with the committee over a litany of sticking points on the bill, including changes to a provision that would allow conferences to jointly negotiate their media rights and preemption of state laws, in hopes of reaching a deal
The vast majority of energy policy takes place at the state level, and governors have the biggest platform to make changes on that level,
The U.S. Shrimp Coalition was formed to make sure policymakers understand that imported shrimp is not just a trade issue—it’s an affordability issue, a jobs issue, and an essential part of America’s food supply,
At this point, with every passing minute, odds are slimmer that we can move the bill before the August recess,
I certainly hope we can find a pathway forward.”
Wiles tries to break the logjam
Thune basically said: I want to move the president’s agenda whenever it has the votes,
Trump-aligned parents rally behind kids' online safety rules
So-called duty of care requirements have emerged as a central battleground in negotiations over kids’ online safety legislation
Those are all active topics under negotiation.”
States are standing with parents and children,
[W... W]e write as parents, pro-family leaders, survivors, and child advocates to implore you to act in a way that truly empowers parents to protect our children, and to resist the rather loud voices who say that immunity for Big Tech and evisceration of state efforts in this space is somehow pro-parent,
Texas showdown
I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office,
I thought we were very close to landing the plane last night,
Trump says he will keep Blanche in acting status if needed
ABC accuses FCC of ‘attempted censorship’
I don’t view the FCC as the speech police,
The Commission’s attempted censorship of ABC has attracted condemnation across the political aisle,
A goal, an assist and a fight
Don’t say, ‘We gave you a pipeline.’
This was the best course of action in the current context,
I had a comprehensive meeting with my counterpart,
When you’re a supplier of a key commodity, key service, [you’ve] got to think really hard about not supplying. So that very much colors it,
What I have not heard is what you would have done differently,
A majority of MAGA supporters would still vote for a Republican candidate despite a scandal
By comparison, 40 percent of voters who backed former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 would continue backing a Democratic candidate accused of sexual assault
Thune tries to teach Trump Senate math
Thune has eight days to appease the president who wants to see the framework for a third GOP bill advance before senators break for summer recess
I think the question at the end is, is that going to be satisfactory to him?”
Let’s try and win some seats in both the House and the Senate, and let’s use this issue to our advantage instead of using it to beat each other up,
We will find out, and I will let you know,
I think we all hate vote-a-rama,
We have moved the broader AI markup to September. … It’s our intention still to mark those up, but it is taking longer to get bipartisan agreement,
Inside the lobbying fight threatening Congress’ college sports overhaul
We were unclear why the [media pooling provision] needed to be in this bill,
DOJ tapped never-used ‘alien terrorist’ court to deport mother of convicted ISIS supporter
One of Haji Zada’s sons, Abdullah Haji Zada, pleaded guilty last year in federal court in Oklahoma to attempting to provide material support to ISIS and was sentenced to 15 years in prison
Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court three decades ago to remove from the United States alien terrorists who never should have been here in the first place,
His mother is illiterate and speaks no English.”
US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for failed attack on American troops
Trump administration to dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held up
The United States has mostly phased out shots containing the mercury preservative thimerosal, but it’s harder to replace in parts of the world without ready access to refrigeration
Mamdani’s pied-a-terrible mess
We’ve got bigger fish to fry, we’ve got democracy at stake,
We are aware of this and we are reaching out to each of the individual co-op developments so that we can better this process,
Do I think they’re going to try and cheat? Yeah, but we’ll stop them,
He can go to the 9/11 memorial, and maybe he’ll learn something,
I am more interested in what the station would be able to deliver to New Yorkers than what we call that station,
If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5M, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you’ve got mail. Today, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon.”
We’re putting in the time now to ensure that come next year, this tax is only levied on those who [own] non-primary residences that are worth more than $5 million,
DoorDash and UberEats chose not to account for a simple truth. Instead, they made a bet,
No one in pain should be treated like a payday,
I’m just thrilled that Bruce Blakeman actually apparently rode Long Island Rail Road and found Penn Station,
Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
The federal conviction carries a potential life sentence
I can’t say what his ambitions or his aim was, but the wounds were dispersed across my body.”