1. Trump, Vance return to TikTok after monthslong hiatus

2. Shutdown pauses Amazon, Apple antitrust cases

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

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

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

6. YouTube settles with Trump for 24.5 millon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. The California-Washington tech fight heats up

20. Trump extends TikTok deadline — again

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32. AI is opening a MAGA-Trump split

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

34. Google dodges a 2.5T breakup

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

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

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

38. Meta to launch California super PAC focused on AI

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

40. AI launches across the government

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

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

43. Blue state GOPers shudder

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

45. Hochul tells Dems to play dirty

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

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

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

49. Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel

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

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

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

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

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

55. Democratic governors advise strong counteroffensive on redistricting

56. She wants Zohran’s seat

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

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

59. A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm

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

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

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

63. The shockingly shrunken footprint of a former president

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

65. Mamdani returns, swipes away Defund the Police past

66. Zohran dominates in new poll

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

68. Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham

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

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

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

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

73. FDA commissioner Marty Makary defends Vinay Prasad The Conversation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

81. Trump backs Florida state senator to lead RNC

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

83. Trump anoints a new power elite on K Street

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

85. FCC greenlights Skydance/Paramount deal after CBS concessions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

94. Mainers'' message to Trump on Susan Collins

95. Arizona Dems oust their party chair

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

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

98. Dems'' Inspector General Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

114. State Department attacks Europe over free speech

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

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

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

118. Letter from Shou Chew to Hon. Melanie Joly

119. Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X

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

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

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

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

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

125. Scott Brown launches campaign for Senate in New Hampshire

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

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

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

129. Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and Fighting the Establishment

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

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

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

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

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

135. Teachers union president Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC

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

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

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

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

140. Democrats reclaim the American flag

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

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

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

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

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

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

147. The Great Un-Awokening

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

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

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

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

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

153. Trump extends TikTok deadline again

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

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

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

157. The global impact of Trump vs. Musk

158. Fired FTC commissioner formally resigns

159. The AI lobby plants its flag in Washington

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

168. Brendan Carr stages a Trumpian show at the FCC

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

170. How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California

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

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

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

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

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

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

177. Washington’s war on tech gets real

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

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

180. Musk''s shadow grows over space industry

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

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

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

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

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

186. Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg

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

188. Trump punts on TikTok deal

189. Trump tariffs hit Nintendo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

198. Key House Republican warns Trump on TikTok

199. TikTok tries to sway DC with ad blitz

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

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

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

203. Elon Musk claims X falls to cyberattack

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

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

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

207. Jim Jordan continues subpoena spree of social media platforms

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

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

210. Trump tells Congress to end CHIPS Act

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

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

213. 7 things to watch for during Trump’s joint address to Congress

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

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

216. General Services Administration cuts tech unit

217. Full interview with Richard Grenell POLITICO at CPAC

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

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

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

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

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

223. Welcome to a new era of West Wing Playbook

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

237. Unions sue to stop DOGE from accessing federal data

238. How Democrats lost the DEI war

239. Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback

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

241. Note to Our Readers

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

243. Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump

244. February 2025

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

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

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

248. Google and Apple restore TikTok to app stores

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

259. Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

267. Watch: Musk salutes Trump inauguration crowd

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

269. Highlights from Trump''s inauguration eve rally

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

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

272. Trump hires fed-firing mastermind

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

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

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

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

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

278. DNC and POLITICO host Midwest Regional National Officer Forum

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

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

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

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

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

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

285. DOJ reveals plans to protect doxed staff

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

287. Trump signs executive order to give TikTok extension

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

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

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

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

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

293. TikTok ban puts squeeze on Big Tech

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

295. TikTok rivals RedNote and Lemon8 flummox Congress

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

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

298. Supreme Court upholds law to sell or ban TikTok

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

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