Jacob Wendler

With help from Daniel Lippman Programming note: This newsletter will be on a summer break next week. We'll be back to our normal schedule on Monday, Aug. 31.

Former Trump aide signs another Chinese client

The retail lobby is doubling down on its push to get a sweeping crime bill across the finish line — even as civil liberty groups warn the legislation would give federal law enforcement too much power to surveil everyday Americans.

FIRST IN PI — Kalshi is bolstering its government affairs operation as prediction markets come under growing scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers. The company is bringing on former White House aide Jamie Gillespie and former Democratic Hill staffer Hans Goff

FIRST IN PI — A senior staffer for Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has quietly worked as a lobbyist for Meta and other high-profile clients — an unusual agreement that experts say raises questions about ethics and possible conflicts of interest, Jacob reports with our colleague Andrew Howard.

Backers of the Protect College Sports Act are ramping up pressure on Congress to pass the sweeping legislation as the Senate prepares to return next week.

Democratic leaders are open to creating a powerful new panel to investigate the tech industry if the party wins back the House, according to four people familiar with planning.

Democratic leaders are open to creating a new panel to investigate the tech industry if the party wins back the House, according to four people familiar with planning.

Silicon Valley is bracing for a wave of congressional oversight should Democrats retake the House come fall, and they're turning to K Street for help.

Anthropic said today that it discovered nine influence operations undertaken by a mix of private and state-linked entities on its platforms — the latest example of foreign actors trying to use artificial intelligence to advance their agendas, Jacob reports with our colleague John Sakellariadis.