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"Rich people can become very wealthy, but not 20, 50 times wealthier than they are without explaining to the average person how they're going to become wealthy." Palantir CEO Alex Karp explained to our @adamwren the message he thought voters sent to Big Tech in the midterms. Full interview out tomorrow morning: politi.co/4BYx2Xk

“The idea that we can somehow ignore the Americans is for the birds," @CTurnerFCDO said regarding the evolving US-UK relationship. The UK ambassador also discussed the importance of a relationship with Europe — and if a return to the EU is at all possible.👇

French Ambassador @lechevallierAS said one of his missions while in D.C. is working to “lower the tariffs and to go back to a normal reciprocal economic relations" between the U.S. and France. Watch the @POLITICOLive chat at the B20 USA Summit👇

Palantir CEO Alex Karp sat down exclusively with @playbookdc after Big Tech went through a bruising midterms that saw Democrats successfully use Silicon Valley as a foil. “I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet," said Karp to our @adamwren. 🔗: politi.co/4BVyhqh

Our @adamwren sat down with Palantir CEO Alex Karp and asked him about Palantir's work with ICE. "I am someone who believes in very controlled migration, but it has to be humanely done." Listen to their conversation in Playbook Pod: politi.co/3Vpa0sl

And @RepZoeLofgren said reports about Huang’s lobbying activities could make Congress more likely to restrict sales of AI chips to China — but stopped short of predicting new limits. “The allegations are serious,” she said. More from @POLITICOLive: politi.co/4iJqdSh

Democrat @RepTedLieu called for additional scrutiny of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the Trump administration. Lieu added that the administration has put national security at risk by being “1000%” too deferential to the AI-chipmaker.🧵👇

Rep.-elect @dank believes Jeffries will be speaker — even calling him “Speaker Jeffries” — but added that Dems need a “bold agenda.” “Democrats have a risk of learning the wrong lesson from these midterms,” he told @wsteaks. “People voted against Donald Trump far more than they voted for Democrats.”👇

Democratic Rep.-elect @dank urged his party not to give up on legislation that Trump may not approve of. “Let it be the president that stops that from happening,” he told our @wsteaks. “I want that battle.” More from their @POLITICOLive chat at the B20 USA Summit👇

Gov. Wes Moore said Dems should work toward bipartisan deals, including on immigration, with Stephen Miller — despite the “well of distrust” he holds for the new White House chief of staff.👇 “I will work with anybody, I will bow to nobody,” he told us. 🔗 politi.co/3WlEBaB

Democrat @GovWesMoore said the message from the midterms wasn’t just a rejection of certain policies or the state of the economy but also voters rejecting “the lack of checks and balances.” More from the B20 USA Summit👇

Republican @GovStitt said the GOP midterm losses are “not the end of the world” for his party. He added that Democrats should ask themselves if voters voted “for their policies or against what was happening right then.” More from the B20 USA Summit👇

The 2028 hopefuls are already courting the winners of last week’s Democratic wave. Who’s making calls, who’s picking up and how could the party’s newest powerbrokers shape the next presidential race? 🎧 Playbook Pod: politi.co/4zbtrCS

From @POLITICOMag: There was a blue tsunami in the midterms, but peer inside it and you see a few powerful forces: AI. MAHA. Trade. Israel. Our reporters went deep on how these became four of the biggest policy disputes that defined 2026.🧵👇 🔗 politi.co/4eqVAOQ

The Congressional Progressive Caucus welcomed its largest incoming class in a generation. While their priority list is long, there’s one looming question: Will they support Hakeem Jeffries? 🎧 Playbook Pod: politi.co/3VfE3mb

“We only have one party that’s willing to help us, and that’s the Democrats.” Epstein abuse victim Marina Lacerda said that she thinks the release of the Epstein files should be a bipartisan issue, but had to “pick a side” after Republicans who voted to release the files resigned or were voted out of congress.

Jim Clyburn said his top qualification for 2028 is someone who can “demonstrate the ability to manage,” suggesting governors could bring that experience. His other advice: “Don’t get carried away with soundbites.” Listen to #TheConversation: politi.co/4C1YNyy

Asked why he devoted so much time to Michigan, Jim Clyburn compared the hostility Abdul El-Sayed faced to the struggles of civil rights icon John Lewis, citing Lewis’ beating on the Edmund Pettus Bridge and El-Sayed becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. “They’re going after a brown Muslim today,” he recalled telling one group. “They’re gonna be coming after a Black Muslim tomorrow.” Listen to #TheConversation: politi.co/4C1YNyy

Rep. Jim Clyburn — who was at the center of the blowup between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed — said he would support expelling Stevens from the House Democratic Caucus after she endorsed Mike Rogers.👇 Listen to #TheConversation: politi.co/4C1YNyy

"I actually think Mississippi is a blue state that needs to be organized." Last week, our @jmart talked with Raphael Warnock about why he's trying to get Democrats to pay more attention to the South. Currently, Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads the Mississippi Senate race by just over 2,000 votes. Watch the full interview: politi.co/4ell7Ja