Nancy Scola
@nancyscola
Reporter/journalist on tech, economics, policy, & politics; contributing writer @POLITICOMag & @Washingtonian. NJ-made, D.C.-based. [email protected].
I profile Pratik Chougule (@pjchougule), the host of a podcast called "Star Spangled Gamblers" who is working to mainstream betting on politics, in the new issue of @Washingtonian...
Particulary interesting bit in the new 'AI action plan': the White House cites public adoption as a primary concern — and thinks federal buy-in will help create what it calls a "'try-first' culture for AI across American industry."
For all of our complicating Silicon Valley's shift towards Trump, it's sometimes pretty simple. Today the industry got a White House 'action plan' rooted in the idea that, basically, AI is good. whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/…
For all of our complicating Silicon Valley's shift towards Trump, it's sometimes pretty simple. Today the industry got a White House 'action plan' rooted in the idea that, basically, AI is good. whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/…
Lee just now re why he posted it: “There appeared to be one, and it occurred to me seconds after I posted it that I hadn’t seen it anywhere else, so I deleted it out of an abundance of caution. I don’t know whether it’s legit or not.”
Sen. Mike Lee tweeted (and appears to have deleted) what he appears to believe is a resignation letter (??) from Powell
"On 26% of pages with AI summary, Google users ended their browsing session."
It’s over
Meanwhile, over at the FTC, Commissioner Slaughter has gone from 'fired' to 'unfired' to 'fired' over the course of about two working days. news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/demo…
Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal axios.com/2025/07/17/jud…
"After spending more than $130 million to influence last year’s congressional races, crypto companies now enjoy astonishing access to the Capitol and the White House." nytimes.com/2025/07/17/tec…
This was, as @aarontmak notes, notable: in Assistant AG for Antitrust Gail Slater's 930ish-word statement about letting the T-Mobile/UScellular deal go through, about 900 of them were on the horrors of consolidation in the wireless industry. politico.com/newsletters/di…
How much of a role did Steve Bannon's War Room (and friends) end up killing the AI moratorium? Quite a bit, it appears. My latest: theverge.com/politics/70442…
Smart point by @aarontmak: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
NEW: DOGE is recruiting after much of the staff in what was formerly called the U.S. Digital Service was laid off or left the team in the first six months of Trump 2.0. nextgov.com/people/2025/07…
.@predictit and the CFTC have reached a new agreement to allow the politics-focused exchange to expand trading after a years-long legal fight, the company says. More on @TheTerminal
A plug for this really super episode of the @RealignmentPod, esp for the policy wonks. @makosloff interviews @POLITICOMag's @nancyscola on the dynamics of the DC ideas industry, media ecosystems, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/0QDalR…
Pratik Chougule wants to make wagering on politics as popular and legal as wagering on sports. Is that all in good fun—or a bad bet for democracy? washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/ele…
.@TheJusticeDept signs off on @TMobile @UScellular a day after wireless company DEI letter made public reuters.com/sustainability…