The lost genius of the Post Office (2017)

For almost two centuries, the humble-seeming mail was a hotbed of invention. What happened? | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

Zuckerberg dismisses calls to break up Facebook

Zuckerberg later disputed arguments that Facebook has grown too dominant as an advertising player as "a little stretched." | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

New York Experiments with a ‘Holy Grail’ to End Gridlock

The first American city is about to try congestion pricing. Will it be a miracle or meh? | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Don Jr. to pen book ... Inside Pelosi's impeachment battle plan

And a big infrastructure deal looks doomed. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

When a Foreign Government Interfered in a U.S. Election – To Reelect FDR (2017)

From fake news to covert ops, aspects of Russia’s alleged efforts to boost Trump echo tactics pioneered in 1940. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

Chinese charged for Anthem hack, 'one of the worst data breaches in history'

Prosecutors said the hackers waited patiently for months at a time before stealing data. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

Republicans once called for Schiff's resignation. Now they credit him with bringing the committee together. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 4 years ago

Deep Biden’s Busing Problem Runs

And why the Democrats can’t use it against him. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Irish data official defends tech investigation record: 'They’re not overnight'

Her office is pursuing 18 major investigations targeting “big tech” companies, Dixon said. Of those, eight involve Facebook. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

New privacy oversight on the table for Facebook, Zuckerberg

The terms of a potential settlement with the FTC would require Facebook to place an executive and a new committee in high-level privacy roles. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Uber and Lyft Stop Accepting New Drivers in New York City

Uber stopped hiring new drivers in New York City on April 1. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

'I Want Him on Everything': Meet the Woman Behind the Buttigieg Media Frenzy

How hard-charging New York operative Lis Smith helped turn an obscure Indiana mayor into a national name. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

An Unexpected Current That's Remaking American Politics

New forms of electricity storage are making the grid more renewable and more reliable—and may change the politics of climate change. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

The Lo-Fi Voices That Speak for America

A photo and audio tour of what Americans outside the bubble are talking about—and the hosts driving the conversation. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

‘Digital privacy does not exist’: A Q&A on data privacy around the world

One country’s cozy relationship with Big Tech threatens digital privacy around the world. Here’s what it means for you and your data. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

How Big Tech’s cozy relationship with Ireland threatens data privacy worldwide

The GDPR is the world's toughest standard for data privacy. But nearly a year later, its chief enforcer has yet to take a single action against major tech firms like Facebook and Google. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Facebook hires Trump State Department official as general counsel

The move comes as the company faces international scrutiny over how it manages content and data. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Mueller cannot confidently state Trump didn’t obstruct justice

The release marks a watershed moment in Donald Trump’s presidency. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Guantanamo military judge rebuked, orders vacated

The tribunals were created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to prosecute detainees at the military prison. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Republicans reject Democratic attempts to tighten vaccine laws

The stakes are high: The U.S. is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in decades. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

The Insiders’ Guide to the Mueller Report

How experts and political operatives are gearing up to read the juiciest Washington info dump in two decades. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns

The volume of Harris’ release would seem to give her bragging rights over other presidential contenders. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Amazon’s D.C. move threatens the founders’ vision for America

Big government and big companies have always been separate—and the fathers of our country wanted it that way. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Julian Assange Might Have Already Won

The government’s case is a narrow one—and gives him the kind of platform he craves. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

It's Trump vs. Trump as immigration divides White House

The president is weighing — and reflecting — different opinions among his top advisers, including Stephen Miller and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Inside Trump's 'truly bizarre' visit to Mt. Vernon

The 45th president — no student of history — marveled at the first president's failure to name his historic compound after himself. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Stephen Miller pressuring Trump officials amid immigration shakeups – POLITICO

The White House hardliner is driving a more aggressive immigration approach. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Trump vows to release his tax returns

"I hate what they do with my tax money." | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Halperin reappears - Buttigieg boom - De Blasio vs. BuzzFeed - New Condé CEO

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@politico.com | 5 years ago

Russia escalates spy games after years of U.S. neglect (2017)

Lawmakers and intelligence officials say that the United States missed opportunities to crack down on Russian espionage efforts. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Week 98: Mueller's Long Game

Reports the special counsel’s investigators disliked Trump’s victory lap seem intended to force their work into the open. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

How Trump is on track for a 2020 landslide

Economic models point to a Trump blowout in 2020. But a faltering economy or giant scandal could change everything. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

The Commerce Department's February finding that major tariffs on foreign cars can be justified on national security grounds has not previously been confirmed. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

The Federal Courts Are Running an Online Scam

The website everyone uses to follow the Mueller probe is a hopeless, costly disaster. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Former top national security officials detail a climate of fear, incompetence and hostility to facts in a White House that wasn't ready to run the world. | Continue reading


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@politico.com | 5 years ago

Ex-Sessions spokeswoman to join CNN as political editor

Sarah Isgur will coordinate political coverage for the 2020 campaign at the network. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

GOP senators praised the Minnesota Democrat for her deal-cutting ways — even as they worried it could doom her presidential bid. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Obama tells the CEOs that his administration "is the only thing between you and the pitchforks." | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Low prices, trade wars and higher interest rates are depressing farm incomes. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

You’re Living in the America John Dingell Made

“There's really nobody in America who isn't impacted—often in ways they don't understand—by his work in Washington.” | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Strip clubs and Big Tech find common cause in California labor fight

A California Supreme Court ruling last year expanding the ranks of workers who should be considered employees, rather than independent contractors. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Moments of Weirdness with Ralph Northam

The Virginia governor joins the annals of bizarre political press conferences. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

'Tapes don't lie' - Media biases - Revisiting Watergate - Leaving RedState

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@politico.com | 5 years ago

Pennsylvania Democrats rocked by indictment of top political boss

The powerful union leader known as “Johnny Doc“ heads “the single-most effective political organization“ in the key 2020 state. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

The Pitchforks Are Coming… for Us Plutocrats (2014)

A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago

Tulsi Gabbard campaign in disarray

Her campaign manager is already set to depart and the congresswoman is under fire back home in Hawaii. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 5 years ago