TOP NEWS
Why Bitcoin ATMs are Vexing Rulemakers
Regulators are worrying about who’s using the kiosks, and why — but national oversight is a patchwork at best.
Kate Bedingfield is leaving the White House
Biden’s comms director is departing, the latest shakeup in the administration’s press operations.
Congress poised to shoot down Biden’s nuclear rollback
The White House wants to cancel a nuclear cruise missile, but Democrats have joined Republicans to try to save it.
July 6, 2022
Seven states have 60 days to divide a key water source
Subscribe to POLITICO Dispatch.
Fast. Short. Daily.
West Wing Playbook
The power players, latest policy developments, and intriguing whispers percolating inside the West Wing.
Visit Magazine
Law And Order
Opinion | Bombshell Jan. 6 Testimony Could Hurt a Justice Department Prosecution
And DOJ only has itself to blame.
Book Club
From Chelsea Clinton to David Petraeus, Here’s What Politicos Are Reading This Summer
Top novelists, generals, politicians and more recommend their summer reads.
History Dept.
Opinion | How the Founders Intended to Check the Supreme Court’s Power
The president and Congress can check SCOTUS' power when they believe the justices have exceeded their mandate. This might be the best way to save the court from itself.
Fourth Estate
Opinion | The Rudy Giuliani Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
It was a bad week for Trump’s attorney, and that's saying something.
Person of Interest
The Michigan Democrat Who Could Solve Her Party’s Identity Crisis
The Michigan lawmaker’s viral rebuttal to Republican attacks is becoming a playbook for beleaguered Democrats in a dispiriting election year.
The Friday Read
There Are 11 Types of Donald Trump Enablers. Which One Are You?
A taxonomy of the messiahs, demonizers and tribalist trolls of Trumpland.
Capital City
The Real Reason Washington Ignored Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Killer
Hint: It’s scarier than media bias.
Political Science
The Supreme Court Just Rolled Democracy Back. You Can Measure How Much.
After last Friday, 14 million more Americans will be living under laws they disagree with. How did we get here?
Q&A;
‘It Was All Just a Show’: Confessions of a Republican Campaign Hit Man
Tim Miller’s new book reveals the ways he and his fellow GOP operatives poisoned the national discourse and helped enable the rise of Donald Trump.
Soapbox
Opinion | A Bold Plan to Preserve Access to Abortion
Here are four things Biden can do right now.
Column | Altitude
Trump Is in Trouble and He Knows It
The two big stories of this week are more closely linked than meets the eye.
Politics
Opinion | A Grand Compromise on Abortion
Unless Congress steps in, a patchwork of state laws will tear the country apart.
Republicans are poised to win the House and Senate. Welcome to our Election Forecast.
We rated every race in play in the midterms. Here’s who we think will win.
Meet the GOP deal-makers-in-waiting who Dems may find essential in 2023
If Republicans flip at least one chamber this fall as expected, the fate of policy on multiple fronts will rest with a handful of House members.
Despite rebukes, Trump’s legal brigade is thriving
Their claims were dismissed as baseless, but many attorneys have never faced discipline and have found new business as go-to MAGA lawyers.
![A circular sign saying "Liberate Abortion" is pictured as abortion-rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220707054926im_/https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/b7be52b/2147483647/resize/979x/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F75%2F0d%2F208036664661b5d3afc3ad7b23f2%2Fsupreme-court-abortion-55232.jpg "A circular sign saying "Liberate Abortion" is pictured as abortion-rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court.")
Abortion fight strains Democratic alliance with Gen Z
“There’s a fine line between the recent events pushing someone to never vote again or pushing someone to vote ... and bring friends," Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost said.
‘Be absolutely furious’: Dems want more from Biden after Highland Park
The president signed the first major gun bill in thirty years. He may soon get an ATF director confirmed. Some in his party still feel he’s missing the moment.
STATES
New York's abortion amendment clears first major hurdle
Lawmakers approved a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, triggering a multiyear approval process that would eventually put the question to voters statewide.
Defiant Boris Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ as resignations pile up
Labour’s Keir Starmer says the UK leader is in the "dying acts of his political career."
Abortion laws by state: Legal status of abortion changing day-by-day after Roe v. Wade overturned
In some states, the legal status of abortion has flipped back and forth multiple times since the Supreme Court’s decision last month.
MOST READ
Have a news tip?
Contact POLITICO reporters and provide materials in an anonymous and secure way. Learn more »
Exclusive news, intelligence and tools for professionals on the front lines of policy. Learn more »