He's always come across as a very weak leader. And I don't think that sort of inspires a lot of loyalty. It just seems to me that this is just the beginning of the talk. He opposed antitrust legislation, didn't want to empower Lena Khan in the FTC. One of his closest confidence is a lobbyist whose clients could Apple, SpaceX, James, Jeff Miller and Amazon.
Kara and Scott are back together! They discuss the new power balance in Congress, how A.I. will and won't transform, and a potential ban on non-compete clauses. Plus, Jack Ma will give up control of Ant Group, and echoes of January 6th in Brazil. Today's Friend of Pivot is Mike Allen of Axios, who stops by to chat about his new book, “Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less,” and the changing landscape of the news business.
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