Trump Has Made a Fundamental Miscalculation about Iran  —  I have plenty of complaints about the war I served in two decades ago: the Iraq war was ill-conceived, hubristic and marred by poor leadership at the highest level.  But I did know why I was there.  What exactly do our service members think we're trying to do in Iran?

Tom Homan says ICE agents will assist at crowded airport security points amid TSA staffing shortages  —  The White House border czar said he did not believe agents would perform security screenings like monitoring X-ray machines.  —  White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that ICE agents …

CNN's “100% MAGA Trump approval” segment omits key nuance for virality  —  This is my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  —  Leading off: CNN ran a viral segment this week in which a very energetic Harry Enten, the network's “Chief Data Analyst …

Senate votes to advance Mullin's nomination to lead DHS  —  The Senate voted 54-37 on Sunday to advance Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. … - Mullin, a first-term senator, won approval from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …

California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election  —  A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy.

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of House Near Houston  —  No one was injured, but a woman was startled on Saturday when a meteorite pierced the roof of her home, ricocheted off the floor and struck a bedroom ceiling.  —  A meteor that streaked across Texas on Saturday afternoon produced several meteorites …

Trump Destroyed the EV Industry, Just When We Need It Most  —  Those gas guzzlers he loves sound a lot less appealing when filling them costs $4 a gallon.  —  ∙ Paid  —  GENERAL MOTORS JUST ROLLED OUT A CAR that's perfect for the moment.  It's the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt—a relatively cheap …

Remembering Robert Mueller  —  The reporting subject I knew best … Robert Mueller, the quintessential G-Man, a patriot and Purple Heart recipient who spent a half-century serving the country and pursuing the highest traditions of the Justice Department across six presidential administrations …

Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire wins Paris mayoral race  —  A sprawling fraud trial involving former premier Joseph Muscat lays bare the costs of 12 years of gangbuster growth.  —  By GIORGIO LEALI  —  in Paris  —  Illustration by y Natália Delgado/ POLITICO

Merz's conservatives win key state vote despite far-right surge  —  BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party won an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, giving the German leader a much-needed victory.  —  While Merz's party will welcome the result …

Trump installs Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds  —  The president has condemned efforts to take down statues of Columbus and other historical figures, saying the removals are an “assault on our collective national memory.”  —  President Donald Trump has installed a statue …