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CMS administrator Dr. Oz says AI will play "a big part" in solving the "inefficient" Medicare system. Oz talks AI healthcare, the future of Medicaid, Trump’s megabill and more with our Dasha Burns on this week's episode of #TheConversation. Listen and subscribe: youtu.be/1GjUYBLYTyU

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After the trade court "thoroughly rebuked" Trump's tariff authority, "everyone sort of had whiplash," senior legal affairs reporter @kyledcheney.bsky.social tells our Dasha Burns on this week's episode of #TheConversation. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: ow.ly/8w8l50W29oP

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"We witnessed our school lose its way": Harvard alum Dr. Oz defends Trump's recent efforts to ban the university from accepting foreign students in an interview with our Dasha Burns on #TheConversation podcast. 🎧 Subscribe and listen to the debut episode — out Sunday: ow.ly/ru4v50W1qUz

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Trump’s crackdown on Chinese student visas has been years in the making. “It was only a matter of time,” one White House official told us.

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Why did the court rule against Trump’s tariffs? Oregon’s Dem AG opens up about helping secure the major triumph in court — and what’s next.👇

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NEW: The Supreme Court will let Trump end humanitarian programs that allowed 500,000 immigrants to live and work in the US legally. They now face imminent deportation.

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Exclusive: The State Department has told U.S. consulates and embassies to start reviewing the social media accounts of Harvard's student visa applicants for antisemitism.

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Trump allies are fuming at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for getting involved in Michigan’s Senate primary. “He did not ask for it to be approved,” one person close to Trump told us of Duffy's decision.

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From Planned Parenthood to gun silencers to expedited energy permits, House Republicans tucked various policy measures into their megabill that could be tossed in the Senate. 7 pieces of the megabill that could succumb to Senate rules👇

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Schumer tells us Dems have a ripe new target in their fight against the megabill: leveraging GOP infighting over whether to eviscerate clean-energy credits. More in today's Inside Congress newsletter👇

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The EU's 2040 climate target is likely coming on July 2 and will feature international carbon credits, Hoekstra told EU member state representatives this week, diplomats told me: www.politico.eu/article/eu-2...

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Trump plans to rally in Pennsylvania in support of the Nippon–US Steel deal he once opposed — a strategic pivot to win back blue-collar voters in the key swing state. @adamwren.bsky.social and @zackstanton.bsky.social break down what to expect from the rally on #playbookpod: ow.ly/S3pL50W1rNU

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As the 2026 Michigan Senate race heats up, “I get a really confident sense" from Democrats on the ground, @adamwren.bsky.social tells #playbookpod. “National Democrats could learn a lot from the tone and tenor that we're hearing from [them],” he says. 🎧 Listen now: pod.link/1169056746/e...

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Reps. Robert Garcia and Stephen Lynch have both officially launched their bids for the top Dem spot on the House Oversight committee.

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Musk has stepped back from the federal government — but DOGE is here to stay and “still hungry.”

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NEW: A federal appeals court just temporarily reinstated Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries.

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A former terrorism prosecutor has been tapped for the No. 2 post at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office. His role is expected to be influential given his boss’ lack of prosecutorial experience.

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Exclusive: Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to gut the State Department’s human rights bureau as part of a sweeping reorganization of the country’s diplomatic service, according to internal department documents and people familiar with the plans.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Thursday for the first time in the president’s second term, following recent comments from Trump voicing frustration that Powell hasn’t cut interest rates. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Column: The Supreme Court may not step in and save Trump’s tariffs, writes Politico Magazine's Ankush Khardori.

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A second federal court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s sweeping worldwide tariffs, dealing another blow to the White House’s agenda.

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Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.

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Trump’s latest visa clampdown is poised to blow a hole in college budgets.

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President Trump and his family are diving deeper into the crypto business as his administration rolls back regulations and implements crypto-friendly policies. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Declan Harty dissects Trump's crypto conflicts. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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New: A federal judge extended the block on the Trump administration’s bid to prevent foreign student enrollment at Harvard University.

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Supreme Court limits agency environmental reviews.

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Exclusive: GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga is preparing to run for Michigan’s open Senate seat. How his candidacy would set up a divided Republican primary in the state Trump won last November 👇

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Musk, Tesla blast GOP plans to end clean energy tax credits in megabill.

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Rep. Steny Hoyer has drawn a primary challenger with a pointed message about the 85-year-old: The incumbent Maryland Democrat is too old to run again. Meet the 35-year-old volunteer firefighter and former “Jeopardy!” contestant running against him 👇

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White House officials insist Trump won't be derailed on tariff agenda, calling a new federal court ruling that struck down dozens of tariffs a “hiccup” in the president’s plan.

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Canada rethinks military spending as Trump turns up the pressure.

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El Salvador’s leader went all in on Trump. One Democrat still wants to work with him.

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Trump said he's considering pardons for the people involved in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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BREAKING: Termination notices are expected to go out to the 800 remaining Voice of America employees this week.

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NEW: The White House is planning — at last — to send some DOGE cuts to the Hill. The decision comes after a long battle over how to formalize them.

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Column: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has a new plan to stop Vivek Ramaswamy — and it involves football, writes our politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin.

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Thomas Manger inherited a force in crisis when tasked with stabilizing the Capitol Police after Jan. 6. Now he leaves a force under a microscope.

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Trump has kept an uncharacteristically low profile in the past two days, steering clear of the public eye. His Truth Social feed, on the other hand, has been far from quiet. On #playbookpod, Dasha Burns and Jack Blanchard break down his flurry of posts: pod.link/1169056746

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The White House is embracing crypto-friendly policies, but Trump’s venture into memecoins has “hurt his street cred with some of the hardcore crypto community folks,” Dasha Burns argues on #playbookpod. Listen here: pod.link/1169056746

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Eric Adams is suing New York City's Campaign Finance Board, hoping to compel the city to release $3.4 million to bolster his mayoral reelection bid.

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for Alabama governor, ending weeks of speculation about his ambitions for the state’s highest office.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

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The Justice Department's pardon attorney personally reviewed a pardon application for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other convicted Jan. 6 rioters.

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The CDC is pulling its Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced.

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Trump said Putin is “playing with fire,” as the Kremlin continues battering Ukraine in the face of Trump’s attempts to broker a peace deal to end the war.

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Democrats are looking to make gains in the South next year. It could be their last shot.

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Trump’s social media venture has a new business strategy: Buy bitcoin.

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The GOP declares war on GAO. The century-old agency investigates federal mismanagement. It's complicating Trump's push to grab power on spending.

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