Axios

Writing posts in President Trump's signature all-caps style, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is using the nationwide redistricting battle to satirize the president's communications.

Why it matters: Newsom has made trolling Trump a deliberate part of his strategy for opposing the president, who is pushing red states like Texas to draw new congressional boundaries early to shore up Republicans' odds of holding the House in the midterms.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called for an investigation into Meta following a report that the company let its chatbot flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children.

Driving the news: Reuters reported Thursday that an internal Meta policy document allowed its artificial intelligence to "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual," prompting outrage from lawmakers.

The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios.

Why it matters: Trump works transactionally, and companies have rushed to pay demonstrative homage. Now, senior aides will have data to consult when considering corporate requests.

• The unusual spreadsheet fits this administration's proclivity for micromanaging companies and administering loyalty tests.

The market rally stalled a bit off the back of hotter-than-expected inflation data. But investors aren't panicking.

Why it matters: Investors see the price pressures as proof that consumers can handle more — and that companies can cash in. Time to buy.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is still talking like the future belongs to him, a week after the rollout of the company's latest model raised a storm of criticism and questions about his strategy.

The big picture: Altman has heard the concerns, integrated some lessons learned and is charging forward with plans to spend literally trillions of dollars to build a slew of products and services, led by an even more ubiquitous ChatGPT.