1. Benioff apologizes for National Guard comments

2. How AI job cuts could come back to haunt Trump

3. Trump, Vance return to TikTok after monthslong hiatus

4. Shutdown pauses Amazon, Apple antitrust cases

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

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

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

8. YouTube settles with Trump for 24.5 millon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. The California-Washington tech fight heats up

22. Trump extends TikTok deadline — again

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. AI is opening a MAGA-Trump split

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

36. Google dodges a 2.5T breakup

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

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

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

40. Meta to launch California super PAC focused on AI

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

42. AI launches across the government

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

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

45. Blue state GOPers shudder

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

47. Hochul tells Dems to play dirty

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

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

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

51. Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel

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

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

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

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

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

57. Democratic governors advise strong counteroffensive on redistricting

58. She wants Zohran’s seat

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

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

61. A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm

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

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

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

65. The shockingly shrunken footprint of a former president

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

67. Mamdani returns, swipes away Defund the Police past

68. Zohran dominates in new poll

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

70. Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham

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

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

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

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

75. FDA commissioner Marty Makary defends Vinay Prasad The Conversation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

83. Trump backs Florida state senator to lead RNC

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

85. Trump anoints a new power elite on K Street

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

87. FCC greenlights Skydance/Paramount deal after CBS concessions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

96. Mainers'' message to Trump on Susan Collins

97. Arizona Dems oust their party chair

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

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

100. Dems'' Inspector General Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

116. State Department attacks Europe over free speech

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

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

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

120. Letter from Shou Chew to Hon. Melanie Joly

121. Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X

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

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

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

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

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

127. Scott Brown launches campaign for Senate in New Hampshire

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

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

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

131. Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and Fighting the Establishment

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

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

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

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

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

137. Teachers union president Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC

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

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

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

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

142. Democrats reclaim the American flag

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

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

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

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

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

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

149. The Great Un-Awokening

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

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

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

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

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

155. Trump extends TikTok deadline again

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

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

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

159. The global impact of Trump vs. Musk

160. Fired FTC commissioner formally resigns

161. The AI lobby plants its flag in Washington

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

170. Brendan Carr stages a Trumpian show at the FCC

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

172. How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California

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

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

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

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

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

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

179. Washington’s war on tech gets real

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

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

182. Musk''s shadow grows over space industry

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

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

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

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

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

188. Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg

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

190. Trump punts on TikTok deal

191. Trump tariffs hit Nintendo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

200. Key House Republican warns Trump on TikTok

201. TikTok tries to sway DC with ad blitz

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

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

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

205. Elon Musk claims X falls to cyberattack

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

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

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

209. Jim Jordan continues subpoena spree of social media platforms

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

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

212. Trump tells Congress to end CHIPS Act

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

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

215. 7 things to watch for during Trump’s joint address to Congress

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

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

218. General Services Administration cuts tech unit

219. Full interview with Richard Grenell POLITICO at CPAC

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

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

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

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

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

225. Welcome to a new era of West Wing Playbook

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

239. Unions sue to stop DOGE from accessing federal data

240. How Democrats lost the DEI war

241. Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

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

243. Note to Our Readers

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

245. Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump

246. February 2025

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

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

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

250. Google and Apple restore TikTok to app stores

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

261. Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

269. Watch: Musk salutes Trump inauguration crowd

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

271. Highlights from Trump''s inauguration eve rally

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

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

274. Trump hires fed-firing mastermind

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

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

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

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

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

280. DNC and POLITICO host Midwest Regional National Officer Forum

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

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

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

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

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

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

287. DOJ reveals plans to protect doxed staff

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

289. Trump signs executive order to give TikTok extension

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

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

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

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

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

295. TikTok ban puts squeeze on Big Tech

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

297. TikTok rivals RedNote and Lemon8 flummox Congress

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

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

300. Supreme Court upholds law to sell or ban TikTok