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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/09/2026
The guest list of the White House state dinner honoring Chinese leader Xi Jinping captures the complex connections between the world’s two largest economies, which remain deeply intertwined even as they compete to dominate the AI industry. wapo.st/4ygiRLj
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: The Trump family’s sprawling business empire is increasingly intertwined with the AI boom, as the president resists calls to slow down development. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown
Trump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
NEW: As Trump processed his split with Elon Musk Thursday night, he called the world's richest man "a big-time drug addict." The implosion of their alliance was months in the making. Here's how we got here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Inside the battles that shattered Trump and Musk’s alliance
Behind the scenes, what led up to the spectacular flame-out of the Trump-Musk relationship and public feud.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW: A top House Democrat launched an investigation into Trump's meme coin dinner, demanding the president turn over the guest list www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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House Democrat launches investigation of Trump’s meme coin dinner
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland demanded that President Trump turn over the names of the guests at the White House dinner for top investors in his meme coin.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The White House says Trump is attending the meme coin dinner in his personal capacity. He traveled to and from the event on Marine One, transportation funded by taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump dines with top meme coin holders, shrugging off ethics concerns
White House officials have argued the dinner poses no conflict of interest because the president's assets are in a blind trust managed by his adult sons.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
NEW: The White House claims that Trump has secured trillions of dollars of deals during his swing through the Middle East. But at least half a dozen of those contracts were announced before he was president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump is taking credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency
Trump has been escalating pressure on leaders in the Middle East to up their investment in the United States.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/04/2025
New: One controversial option Trump's team has considered to avert TikTok's ban: Spinning the app into a new U.S. operation but leaving the algorithm under Chinese ownership wapo.st/44bUcv1 w/ @cqzakrz.bsky.social @naominix.bsky.social
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Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok, leaving algorithm in Chinese ownership
The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok’s Chinese owner lease the algorithm to a TikTok spinoff in the U.S. — woul...
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Jeff Bezos announced that the Washington Post opinion page will no longer publish viewpoints opposing personal liberties and free markets. In light of this news, I want to emphasize that there is a strong firewall between opinion and news at our publication.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
NEW: JD Vance will go to Europe next week for his first international trip as vice president. He'll attend the AI Action Summit in France and the Munich Security Conference.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
NEW: President Trump signed an executive order to end "federal censorship" of social media. It could have a chilling effect on years of efforts to combat falsehoods online. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump signs order to end ‘federal censorship’ of social media
President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to stop “government censorship,” a sweeping action that could chill years of efforts to combat the proliferation of false information online.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
NEW: Trump promised his inauguration address will have a “message of unity.” But he has a record of stepping on his own sunny promises of optimism with darkness and division. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump promises ‘unity’ in inaugural address. Can he deliver it?
Trump promises ‘unity’ in inaugural address. Can he deliver it? He has a record of stepping on his own sunny promises of optimism with darkness and division.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
NEW: Marc Andreessen is recruiting people for positions across the Trump administration, including posts at DOD and intell agencies. It's a sign of the influence VCs are having on the transition, advancing a "Little Tech" agenda. w/ Jacqueline Alemany www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk isn’t the only tech leader helping shape the Trump administration
After feeling shut out by Biden, Marc Andreessen has been quietly and successfully recruiting candidates for positions across the Trump’s Washington.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/01/2025
From @anntelnaes.bsky.social: anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
In 2024, Elon Musk dominated US politics. This year, he’s going global with the same playbook. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk goes global with his playbook for political influence
The X owner and tech billionaire has boosted far-right figures in Britain, Germany and Canada with a blizzard of social media posts in recent days.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Have a very Trumpy Christmas with $38 advent calendars, $92 MAGA hat ornaments and $28 golden Trump wrapping paper. This holiday season, Trump is personally profiting off of his upcoming term in a manner that is unprecedented in modern history. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How to have a Trumpy Christmas, and make the president-elect richer, too
The president-elect is profiting off his election in unprecedented ways as his family business sells $92 MAGA hat Christmas ornaments and $22 golden wrapping paper.
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Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
A very MAGA Christmas: $38 Trump Advent calendar, $95 Mar-a-Lago bauble, $86 “GIANT Trump Chocolate Gold Bar” — all proceeds benefit the Trump Organization www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How to have a Trumpy Christmas, and make the president-elect richer, too
The president-elect is profiting off his election in unprecedented ways as his family business sells $92 MAGA hat Christmas ornaments and $22 golden wrapping paper.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
“How much is he going to use the presidency just to sell Trump products?” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How to have a Trumpy Christmas, and make the president-elect richer, too
The president-elect is profiting off his election in unprecedented ways as his family business sells $92 MAGA hat Christmas ornaments and $22 golden wrapping paper.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Foreign leaders who criticized Trump’s “America First” agenda are now scrambling to court him. — Macron invited him to Notre Dame’s reopening — Trudeau rushed to Mar A Lago for a meeting last month — Zelensky and other world leaders are calling him www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Foreign leaders criticized Trump. Now they’re courting him.
The president-elect is set to arrive in Paris on Saturday not as a punchline but as a guest of honor for the reopening of Notre Dame, the world-famous cathedral whose guardians once seemed to mock him...
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Landed in Paris, where I’m covering Trump’s visit to Notre Dame. During the blaze, French officials appeared to mock Trump’s recommendations to douse the flames with “flying water tankers.” More than 5 years later, he’s here as a guest of honor. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Foreign leaders criticized Trump. Now they’re courting him.
The president-elect is set to arrive in Paris on Saturday not as a punchline but as a guest of honor for the reopening of Notre Dame, the world-famous cathedral whose guardians once seemed to mock him...
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
NEW: A month after securing the White House with populist promises to working class voters, Trump is stacking his administration with billionaires and ultra-wealthy business leaders. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump has assembled an uber-wealthy Cabinet, raising risks of ethics conflicts
President-elect Trump is stacking his cabinet with billionaires and centi-millionaires, whose financial entanglements pose conflict of interest challenges.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
For more than 100 years, presidents have formed government efficiency commissions similar to Elon Musk's DOGE. Many have been "abject failures." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The disappointing history of government efficiency commissions like DOGE
Since at least the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, presidents have been appointing commissions to reform the government. Most have come up short.
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NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 12/11/2024
4) @cqzakrz.bsky.social, @drewharwell.com, & @naominix.bsky.social dive into how the Trump campaign went all in on the "manosphere" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
🚨 Big scoop: Trump team is considering using Elon Musk’s efficiency commission to slash spending unilaterally — without Congress needing to vote. That’d set up a major constitutional showdown over the power of the purse. — via @jeffstein.bsky.social, Lizzie Dwoskin, @cqzakrz.bsky.social + me
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Trump aides explore plans to boost Musk effort by wresting control from Congress
The White House could challenge a 1974 law that blocks presidents from choosing which programs to fund.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
NEW: A Washington Post analysis found more than two dozen prominent podcasts preemptively cast doubt on the integrity of the 2024 election. Experts say it's technically challenging to monitor podcasts, creating a "safe space" for election fraud claims.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/10/2024
Exclusive: A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that Elon Musk, the world’s richest Trump supporter, is running the show.
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On Elon Musk’s X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear
Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and much more likely to go viral now that the world’s richest Trump supporter is running the show.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
NEW: Kamala Harris's brother-in-law Tony West is playing a prominent role in her campaign. Critics are concerned about the Uber chief legal officer's role in shaping her views on corporate interests. Harris's policies could impact Uber and his stock holdings. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Tony West, Harris’s brother-in-law, is corporate insider and campaign adviser
On leave as Uber’s chief legal officer, Tony West plays a pivotal role in the Harris presidential campaign — raising concerns about possible conflicts of interest.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 26/10/2024
There are basically no rules for influencers who get paid by political campaigns. What could go wrong? Great @cqzakrz.bsky.social piece: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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The new dark money: How influencers get paid big bucks to court your vote
Campaigns and PACs are funneling record funds into social media firms that work with creators. But these influencers operate in a regulatory vacuum.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/10/2024
The White House is directing the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to increase their adoption of artificial intelligence, expanding the Biden administration’s efforts to curb technological competition from China and other adversaries.
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White House orders Pentagon and intel agencies to increase use of AI
The Biden administration will use a national security memo to direct agencies to embrace artificial intelligence, as the United States competes with China.
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Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Hi Bluesky! I'm excited to be here. I'll be covering online misinformation for the Washington Post in the final stretch of the campaign. How good are you at spotting falsehoods on social media? Take our quiz to find out. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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Misinformation is everywhere this election. Can you tell what’s real?
How good are your defenses against election misinformation? Test your instincts to see how you compare to other Post readers.
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