1. Shutdown pauses Amazon, Apple antitrust cases

2. Why K Street is now living in fear of Trump’s retribution campaign

3. Trump''s approval holds steady despite unpopular policies, per new NYT poll

4. ‘Semiconductor slush fund’: How the Trump admin seized control of Biden’s 7.4 billion chips initiative

5. YouTube settles with Trump for 24.5 millon

6. ‘It’s the threats that are the point’: How Brendan Carr exerts his FCC power

7. Trump approves TikTok deal — and gives it more time

8. Amazon pays 2.5B to settle Prime case with FTC

9. ‘What just happened?’: Big Tech rocked by 100K visa fee

10. White House ‘100 percent’ sure TikTok deal with China will close

11. US will control TikTok’s algorithm under deal, White House says

12. Judge tells Meta not to share Instagram users’ information with Trump admin

13. No clarity on TikTok sale after Trump-Xi phone call

14. FCC chair puts ‘The View’ under the spotlight after Kimmel pressure

15. GOP lawmakers come out against the FCC’s role in Kimmel axing

16. What Trump and the tech CEOs want from the UK

17. China hawks, White House face off in Senate play over microchips

18. The California-Washington tech fight heats up

19. Trump extends TikTok deadline — again

20. ‘Not at all dead’: Cruz says AI moratorium will return

21. DOGE plows on without Elon Musk, Rep. Sessions says

22. Dave McCormick: ‘We should be deeply worried’ about China’s AI dominance

23. FCC’s Brendan Carr backs away from GOP’s speech crackdown

24. ''We don''t want California to set the rules for AI across the country,'' Trump adviser says

25. ‘Kiss the ring:’ Silicon Valley CEOs struggle to respond to Trump’s involvement in their businesses

26. In Congress, China hawks want scrutiny of Trump''s TikTok deal

27. Republicans put tech firms in a vise on Kirk social-media posts

28. New poll reveals warning signs for Trump with Latino voters

29. Governor Cox: ''Social media is a cancer''

30. Trump is selling a strong economy. Voters aren’t buying it.

31. AI is opening a MAGA-Trump split

32. In Congress, UK''s Nigel Farage attacks his own government on tech rules

33. Google dodges a 2.5T breakup

34. Congress pulls the rug on U.S. plan to beat Huawei

35. AI is ummasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?

36. Jim Jordan invites Nigel Farage to Capitol Hill to bash tech laws

37. Meta to launch California super PAC focused on AI

38. Trump White House takes a 10B stake in Intel

39. AI launches across the government

40. Big Tech’s next major political battle may already be brewing in your backyard

41. Indiana’s Braun says there are ‘no commitments’ on redistricting

42. Blue state GOPers shudder

43. Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to five more seats’

44. Hochul tells Dems to play dirty

45. Charlamagne tha God swipes at Trump after president’s criticism

46. Gov. Greg Abbott’s options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear

47. Nancy Mace jumps into South Carolina governor’s race

48. Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel

49. ‘More like a blue trickle’: Dems are hoping for a blue wave that might not happen

50. Rep. Sarah McBride Won’t Be Baited by GOP ‘Provocateurs’

51. Rep. Sarah McBride won’t be baited by GOP ‘provocateurs’ The Conversation

52. New filings reveal how top Dems are preparing possible 2028 runs

53. McBride calls for responding to ''Trumpism'' with bipartisanship The Conversation

54. Democratic governors advise strong counteroffensive on redistricting

55. She wants Zohran’s seat

56. Cooper leads first public poll since jumping in North Carolina Senate race

57. Trump’s political operation has stockpiled a massive amount of cash ahead of the midterms

58. A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm

59. Elon Musk gave Trump and the GOP 15M even as he was fighting with the president

60. Adams, Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa pay their respects

61. ''Overcorrections'': McBride on some Democrats'' remarks on transgender people The Conversation

62. The shockingly shrunken footprint of a former president

63. Trump says Canada’s Palestinian move is new trade deal stumbling block

64. Mamdani returns, swipes away Defund the Police past

65. Zohran dominates in new poll

66. Roy Cooper raises 3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy

67. Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham

68. FDA''s Makary on ''male-dominated'' culture of medical research The Conversation

69. Food dye and ADHD: FDA commissioner says listen to parents The Conversation

70. FDA Head Marty Makary on Food Dyes, Ultra-Processed Foods and the MAHA Agenda

71. FDA head Marty Makary on food dyes, ultra-processed foods and the MAHA agenda The Conversation

72. FDA commissioner Marty Makary defends Vinay Prasad The Conversation

73. White House struggles to shake off Epstein files storm The Conversation

74. GOP privacy hawks wage quiet battle with TSA over face recognition bill

75. Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer

76. Trump demands firing of BLS chief after soft jobs report

77. UK’s Farage calls Jamie Raskin ‘pig-headed’ during London visit

78. Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launches gubernatorial bid

79. FDA Commissioner has ‘no preconceived plans’ for abortion pill policies The Conversation

80. Trump backs Florida state senator to lead RNC

81. ''South Park'' skewers Trump over Epstein files, depicts him in bed with Satan

82. Trump anoints a new power elite on K Street

83. Josh Shapiro joins Mamdani pile-on, saying candidate failed to condemn antisemitic rhetoric

84. FCC greenlights Skydance/Paramount deal after CBS concessions

85. Trump derides copyright and state rules in AI Action Plan launch

86. Roy Cooper to jump into North Carolina Senate race Monday

87. ‘Those days are over’: Trump books draw lackluster sales

88. Ben Jacobs on what Deja Foxx''s loss means for Democrats The Conversation

89. Sen. Eric Schmitt on being a White House whisperer and Senate budget reformer

90. Sen. Eric Schmitt on being a White House whisperer and Senate budget reformer The Conversation

91. A Kentucky Republican and a California liberal: The unlikely alliance pushing Trump on Epstein

92. Sen. Eric Schmitt says isolationist label ''is a slur''

93. Mainers'' message to Trump on Susan Collins

94. Arizona Dems oust their party chair

95. Sen. Eric Schmitt praises Pam Bondi, declines to opine on Epstein case The Conversation

96. Vote.org promised 8 million voters. Its founder says that was never the goal.

97. Dems'' Inspector General Letter

98. Salena Zito recounts Trump''s assassination attempt one year later The Conversation

99. Homan: ''If you''re here illegally and have a kid, that''s on you'' The Conversation

100. Trump Border Czar Tom Homan: ‘There Will Be No Amnesty’ The Conversation

101. Border czar Tom Homan defends ICE agents wearing masks The Conversation

102. Homan unsure of status of the eight men deported to South Sudan The Conversation

103. Border czar Tom Homan says ''no amnesty'' for undocumented farmworkers The Conversation

104. Josh Cowen is launching a congressional bid in a swing Michigan district

105. Musk announces arrival of new ‘America Party’ after Trump split

106. Dems are gearing up to weaponize Trump’s megabill

107. This Pennsylvania Republican withstood pressure on the megabill. Here’s why.

108. Colin Allred enters U.S. Senate race in Texas

109. Marco Rubio on his many roles, plus a chat with Trump’s ‘chief Twitter troll’ The Conversation

110. Biden pays respects as former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, killed in shooting, lies in state

111. Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

112. Two FTC commissioners are turning their firings into a resistance tour

113. State Department attacks Europe over free speech

114. ‘A beacon to the field’: OpenAI advisers urge robust role for nonprofit

115. Judge says Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal

116. How Elon Musk’s X is fueling the MAGA-Trump split

117. Letter from Shou Chew to Hon. Melanie Joly

118. Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X

119. The problem with Elon Musk''s techie dream of rebooting politics

120. ‘He''s going to do everything to damage the president’: Former Musk friend on the Trump fallout

121. Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

122. House GOP issues new subpoenas, ramping up ActBlue investigation

123. MAGA right attacks Zohran Mamdani’s religion following his win

124. Scott Brown launches campaign for Senate in New Hampshire

125. Massie isn''t backing down. Neither is Trump.

126. Dems struggle to respond as Trump’s Iran strikes sow chaos

127. Bannon warns regime change could lead to US military in Iran

128. Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and Fighting the Establishment

129. Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and fighting the establishment The Conversation

130. Cruz, Carlson go for Round 2 of their podcast-based feud

131. Wes Moore accuses Trump of ‘a lack of seriousness’ in dealing with Iran

132. Black churches push back against Trump-fueled anti-DEI wave

133. MAGA allies deride attacking Iran — but won’t criticize Trump directly

134. Teachers union president Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC

135. Richard Grenell on cancel culture, ‘normal gays’ and his friend Melania The Conversation

136. ‘Take down the temperature’: Democrats and Republicans call for calm after Minnesota shootings

137. ‘I just had flashbacks’: Portland looks to avoid repeat of 2020 protests

138. A new wave of candidates is putting motherhood front and center

139. Democrats reclaim the American flag

140. Democrats tested immigration messaging in battleground districts. Here''s what they found.

141. Why ‘Hellcats’ could be the answer to Democrats troubles

142. Hogg declines to run again for DNC vice chair after new election is called

143. Former Rep. Joe Walsh is considering a bid against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham

144. ‘Big, beautiful bill’ spurs Democratic plans for emergency actions to counter cuts

145. Rahm Emanuel wants to save the ''weak’ and ‘woke’ Democratic Party brand The Conversation

146. The Great Un-Awokening

147. Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP

148. Senate parliamentarian greenlights state AI law freeze in GOP megabill

149. Kari Lake claws back 17M for ‘mission support’ amid deep cuts to US-funded media

150. ‘We can''t wait forever’: GOP frustrated but unwilling to act on Trump’s TikTok extension

151. Pope Leo XIV warns of the dangers of AI on youth

152. Trump extends TikTok deadline again

153. Alleged shooter found Minnesota lawmakers’ addresses online, court docs say

154. Trump is under water on some of his top issues — including immigration, poll shows

155. LA protests fuel California drive to hide data from Trump

156. The global impact of Trump vs. Musk

157. Fired FTC commissioner formally resigns

158. The AI lobby plants its flag in Washington

159. Lawmakers zero in on spectrum auction deal, Rounds says

160. On Chinese student visa rollback, MAGA scores another victory over tech

161. Rubio targets foreign nationals who he alleges police Americans'' social media posts

162. The Trump administration stopped investigating a new pricing scheme. States are stepping in.

163. ‘Congress has so far failed’: Former surgeon general warns about social media risks for youth

164. Inside Trump’s chainsaw-wielding approach to one corner of government contracting

165. Trump illegally fired surveillance watchdog agency''s Democrats, judge rules

166. Trump signs Take It Down Act, criminalizing deepfake and revenge porn

167. Brendan Carr stages a Trumpian show at the FCC

168. Trump’s chaotic economy is causing headaches for Democrats in New Jersey''s governor race

169. How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California

170. Tech executives fly to Washington to change Trump’s mind

171. Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing his intention to retire at the end of the year

172. ‘Anything can happen’: Trump doesn''t seem fazed by recession worries

173. Dems see Trump as vulnerable on the economy — if they can come up with an alternative

174. Americans are souring on the economy in recent polls, a warning sign for Trump

175. After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

176. Washington’s war on tech gets real

177. An expert breaks down Zuckerberg’s big week in court

178. It''s Google''s turn to get thrashed by the GOP

179. Musk''s shadow grows over space industry

180. Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse

181. Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial

182. Meta prepares to fight for its life in a Washington court

183. ‘Essentially, trade stops’: A former Trump official on what’s next for China

184. Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are imminent

185. Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg

186. Americans were apprehensive of Trump’s tariffs even before this week’s fallout

187. Trump punts on TikTok deal

188. Trump tariffs hit Nintendo

189. Trump says tariff policies ‘WILL NEVER CHANGE’ amid plunging stocks, Chinese response

190. Will Big Tech actually benefit from Trump’s trade war?

191. Why one industry is cautiously excited about Trump''s tariffs

192. Trump causes a new headache with tariffs-for-TikTok scheme

193. Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

194. Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for 33B in all-stock deal

195. Trump’s TikTok-Oracle deal could break the law — but nobody can stop him

196. How Trump’s firings could break the 110-year-old FTC

197. Key House Republican warns Trump on TikTok

198. TikTok tries to sway DC with ad blitz

199. Top broadband official exits Commerce Department with sharp Musk warning

200. ‘There are no guarantees’: Scott Bessent won''t rule out a recession

201. White House seriously considering deal from Oracle to run TikTok

202. Elon Musk claims X falls to cyberattack

203. Trump’s business acumen has long been his armor. It’s being put to the test.

204. Trump won''t rule out a recession in 2025

205. Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

206. Jim Jordan continues subpoena spree of social media platforms

207. Trump’s CHIPS demand creates a 52 billion headache for Congress

208. DOGE’s play for government data is straining a law inspired by Watergate

209. Trump tells Congress to end CHIPS Act

210. ‘He Finally Shot the Hostage’: Trump’s Trade War Is a Brutal Reality Check

211. How Trump Will Reverse Biden’s Attempted Antitrust Revolution

212. 7 things to watch for during Trump’s joint address to Congress

213. Beijing’s deflation dilemma: Falling prices signal bigger troubles ahead for China’s economy

214. Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC announces new 100B investment in US

215. General Services Administration cuts tech unit

216. Full interview with Richard Grenell POLITICO at CPAC

217. Trump talks of a third term amid growing concerns about a constitutional crisis

218. Steve Bannon replicates Elon Musk''s controversial ''salute'' at CPAC

219. To resist Trump or work with him? This governor says you can do both.

220. Musk gets big cheers — and a chainsaw — at CPAC

221. Neera Tanden is returning to the Center for American Progress. She thinks Democrats have work to do.

222. Welcome to a new era of West Wing Playbook

223. POLITICO''s Editorial Director Ryan Hutchins speaks at POLITICO''s 2025 Governors Summit

224. Full interview with Kentucky Gov. Beshear POLITICO Governors Summit 2025

225. Full interview with Oklahoma Gov. Stitt POLITICO Governors Summit 2025

226. Jared Polis: DOGE is ''tearing down the old without necessarily having a more efficient way of doing it''

227. Gov. Polis: Local officers shouldn''t ''become an extension of the federal government''

228. Democratic governor explains endorsement of RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary

229. Full interview with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis POLITICO''s Governors Summit 2025

230. Beshear: The Democratic party has ''got to talk to people like real human beings''

231. Andy Beshear: Democrats need to talk ‘like real human beings’ to win elections

232. Governors in both red and blue states are facing policy peril in Trump era

233. The family-values right takes on Musk''s family

234. Trump called Washington a city of ‘filth'' and ''decay.’ He’s trying to remake it in his image.

235. Dems are losing the online information battle to Trump and Musk

236. Unions sue to stop DOGE from accessing federal data

237. How Democrats lost the DEI war

238. Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

239. Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regulator. She says it''s illegal.

240. Note to Our Readers

241. Dems attack Elon Musk after DOGE gains access to sensitive data

242. Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump

243. February 2025

244. ''Radical lunatics'': Trump, Musk target USAID

245. Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard

246. LA Times accused by writer of ‘distorting’ an op-ed – in a way that aligns with owner''s pro-RFK views

247. Google and Apple restore TikTok to app stores

248. DOGE cut off from student loan data, for now

249. ‘No thank you’: OpenAI founder rejects Elon Musk’s reported bid to buy nonprofit

250. ''They''ve done their homework'': The unexpected power of Musk''s digital assault on Washington

251. Rep. Adrian Smith: US needs to be ''aggressive and effective'' with tariffs

252. White House trade chief says Trump will ''structurally shift'' the economy

253. Chuck Todd, former ‘Meet the Press’ host, leaving NBC News

254. ''I don''t think they''re going to get the battle that they want.'' Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts

255. Lobbying firms tied to Trump report wave of new clients

256. Trump''s billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington: ‘We are in a post-conflicts-of-interest world’

257. Will Trump’s billionaire brigade run America like a tech startup?

258. Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

259. Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name

260. One week out of Washington, Doug Emhoff returns to legal career

261. Top Democrats are staying out of the Trump outrage cycle this time

262. ‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies

263. Kamala Harris provides a big signal about her next move

264. Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and writer known for lacerating wit, dies at 95

265. A running list of Trump''s planned executive orders, actions, proclamations and legislation

266. Watch: Musk salutes Trump inauguration crowd

267. Watch: Biden leaves Washington after Trump''s swearing-in ceremony

268. Highlights from Trump''s inauguration eve rally

269. Why Trump supporters see sunshine in Trump’s dark and foreboding speeches

270. Trump says he will ‘probably’ travel to California next week after LA fires

271. Trump hires fed-firing mastermind

272. Democrats look to inject fresh energy into the LGBTQ movement

273. DNC leadership candidate Michael Blake talks what Dems need to be exciting

274. DNC chair candidate says Dems need a leader for ''wartime footing''

275. Should Biden have dropped out earlier? DNC candidates for vice chair respond

276. GOP poll shows Kemp beating Ossoff in hypothetical Georgia Senate matchup

277. DNC and POLITICO host Midwest Regional National Officer Forum

278. Stacey Abrams-founded group settles case over illegal support for her campaign

279. ‘Chaos and confusion’ follow Trump''s order to freeze federal dollars

280. What that powerful new Chinese AI app means for Washington

281. Trump staff ‘furious’ after Musk trashes AI project

282. Bannon berates Musk over his attacks on Trump’s AI infrastructure project

283. Why Trump’s AI plan made Elon Musk flip out

284. DOJ reveals plans to protect doxed staff

285. GOP China hawks mum as Trump throws TikTok a lifeline

286. Trump signs executive order to give TikTok extension

287. Trump: ''We need to save TikTok''

288. The TikTok ban highlights what Congress hasn’t done

289. TikTok’s back: App thanks Trump as it returns for US users

290. Trump’s plan to save TikTok: Nationalize it?

291. TikTok says US ban will force it to stop services

292. TikTok ban puts squeeze on Big Tech

293. Lael Brainard''s ‘Crisis Management Agency’ — and Her Warning For Trump

294. TikTok rivals RedNote and Lemon8 flummox Congress

295. TikTok pressures Biden at last minute, says it will ‘go dark’

296. China hawks hope for deal after Supreme Court upholds law to ban TikTok

297. Supreme Court upholds law to sell or ban TikTok

298. SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test

299. With 72 hours to go, TikTok ban sends Washington scrambling

300. The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics