Ben Johansen

White House reporter + co-authoring west wing playbook @politico | reach me: [email protected] | Signal: bjohansen.51

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

On Netflix, Bill Simmons says he did not have a live reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade yesterday because he was having colonoscopy. He said his wife informed him of the trade after waking up from being under anesthesia.

[Megan Messerly @meganmesserly]

NEW: Steve Bannon says Republicans still don't have an answer for the movement that just toppled a 15-term Democrat in Denver.

His warning, in an interview with me: "The old politics are gone." https://t.co/ev63fDRaSP

[Jayson Tatum @jaytatum0]

Not looking to good for the Celtics right now

[Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach]

One thing that’s been reiterated to me by sources today was that Jaylen Brown never asked out or requested a trade.

[Adam Kaufman @AdamMKaufman]

However this unfolds, it's a franchise altering decision by Brad Stevens.

Danny Ainge made multiple, eventually resulting in championships.

It may be years before we can fully evaluate the deal.

Jaylen Brown will be a Hall of Famer and have his number retired by the Celtics.

[Ben Johansen @benjohansen3]

Brad what have you done

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BLOCKBUSTER: The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent center Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, with a player option in third season, sources tell ESPN. Robinson departs the Knicks after serving a key role on the historic championship team.

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

The plan is to Fable 5 available again to all general users.

Full story here w/@cheyennehaslett :

https://t.co/9S0D0ymyuG

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

Josh got shredded for this assessment at the time. Never bet against Josh.

[Eric Bazail-Eimil @ebazaileimil]

David Venturella will remain acting ICE director until Schroyer’s confirmation, which would be the first time the Senate will have confirmed an ICE chief since the Obama administration.

[Jordain Carney @jordainc]

Trump once again poking Senate Republicans in the eye hours before he comes up for lunch

As we've reported endlessly, there aren't the votes to pass SAVE

[Ben Johansen @benjohansen3]

JD Vance has spent the past year trying to sell Trump's agenda. But Washington doesn't seem to be buying his new book.

We stopped by some of D.C.'s best-known independent bookstores to see how "Communion" was doing.

The answer ranged from four copies to zero.
https://t.co/PC1y7tcCjJ

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023, including attending the Super Bowl using a joint campaign account with Eric Swalwell.
https://t.co/Osq33JrHr5

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

This time last year, Politico was not covering sports.

Over 12 months, we’ve built a politics-of-sports beat that examines how the world’s biggest sporting events shape — and are shaped by — politics, diplomacy and power.

Read our World Cup coverage
- on the the liveblog: https://t.co/zQlUXIw9Ot
- in Forecast: https://t.co/7dkIu4qAFh
- and on the site: https://t.co/L6vzq5kcac

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

NEW: White House and Anthropic are working to create a formal technical assessment framework that can quantify the severity of the jailbreak in question and create a standardized methodology for evaluating similar incidents in the future. 

It’s the clearest sign yet that talks are moving forward and it reflects an understanding that no AI model can be completely immune to hacking.

Aim is to developing a common set of benchmarks that could be used to assess future jailbreaks, including the extent to which safeguards were bypassed, the capabilities exposed, and the practical consequences of the breach.

w/ @cheyennehaslett
https://t.co/d5nJMk7bzh

[POLITICO @politico]

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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: Washington will soon enter a new chapter after voters pick the capital’s first new mayor in a dozen years and its first new Congressional delegate since 1991. And no matter who wins today's primaries, they’ll be on a collision course with Trump.
https://t.co/QBK4FRoEPR

[Julie Tsirkin @news_jul]

At an event to celebrate the country's 250th birthday, held on the south lawn of the White House, Josh Hokit screams into Joe Rogan's mic: "Michelle Obama is a man"

[Ben Johansen @benjohansen3]

After President Trump’s name was removed from the Kennedy Center, tarp is seen over where it once was.

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

I spent months reporting how the World Cup came to North America.

It’s a 16-year saga that ran through boozy hotel bars in Zurich, Hawaii and Aruba; four U.S. presidents; DOJ raids; and a global lobbying campaign.

Read it here in @POLITICOMag:

https://t.co/yOTTeBx1jD