Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump … Past names that have topped the list include President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and President Viktor Orbán.  This year, POLITICO broke precedent to recognize an American for the first time in the decades-long history of P28.

Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond  —  Hours after former NFL star Colin Allred quit the Texas Senate race Monday, rabble-rousing Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumped in — the latest sign that Democrats are facing a Tea Party-style revolt by progressives.

At will?  Whose will?  —  Based on the oral arguments in the Slaughter case, it is clear that the Supreme Court will soon tell Congress that it can no longer decide if the heads of independent agencies are to be nonpartisan experts.  The result has been long predicted — after all …

Scoop: Trump aides bullish on Supreme Court boosting GOP in midterms  —  Senior Trump advisers are telling top GOP donors that a pair of upcoming Supreme Court decisions are likely to bolster Republicans in the 2026 midterms — and transform the party's power to win elections for years.

Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant  —  Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.  —  On Monday morning, Paramount announced …

Defense policy bill includes provision to limit defense secretary's travel budget unless unedited boat strike video is released  —  It is unclear whether the bill would survive amendment votes to be approved.  —  A new version of the annual defense policy bill released Sunday …

JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case  —  A lawyer defending restrictions on how much party committees can spend in coordination with candidates argues the case is moot because of Vance's equivocation about 2028.

Honduras Issues Warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández  —  The country's attorney general said he had issued an international arrest warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández.  —  The Honduran attorney general announced Monday night that he had issued an international arrest warrant …

We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they'd known sooner.  Here's what they said  —  Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they've learned about authoritarians  —  Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen …

Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

Life Inside the Undocumented Underground  —  During President Donald Trump's second term, dramatic raids staged by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have become a part of life.  We want to show you what that looks like up close and on the ground in one American city.

New York judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell-related grand jury records  —  The ruling comes days after a federal judge in Florida also ordered the release of grand jury investigations into Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007.  —  A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted …

ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store … The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to track local sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement authorities, sued the U.S. government on Monday for allegedly infringing his free speech rights.

Mike Johnson's downward spiral  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a mild-mannered fellow.  He never raises his voice, and usually wears an expression somewhere between satisfaction and resignation.

Brad Lander set to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman from the left … Lander's entry will mark New York progressives' boldest salvo yet in primaries to unseat more mainstream party members on the heels of Mamdani's ascension to the helm of the country's largest city.

Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin  —  Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation Tuesday to prevent President Trump or any sitting or living former president from being featured on U.S. currency …

Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case  —  Federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department's request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case.  MOST READ  —  12 FBI agents fired …

Scoop: A San Francisco proposal to keep ICE off city turf  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: SHIELDS UP — A San Francisco supervisor will unveil legislation today that would prohibit the Trump administration from commandeering city property to stage federal immigration raids — the first proposal …

Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school  —  Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Russia's hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test  —  Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation  —  In July 2024, DHL parcels exploded in logistics centres in the UK, Poland and Germany.  Each of them was powerful enough to have brought …

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ  —  The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.  —  On a Thursday in early September …