tony romm
@tonyromm
economic policy correspondent at the new york times tips? signal: tonyromm.62
New: From small city councils to the powerful corridors of Washington, there is new unease that AI could amass great wealth at the expense of the people — and a growing desire to reset that balance. Today’s Sunday Biz is a look at policymakers now asking if AI owes us www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/b...
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
It's part of a major federal court case over those cancelations. Here's what the government admitted as part of a process meant to avoid discovery (and perhaps spare it from sharing more damaging records):
live footage of me in an excel spreadsheet this morning or really any morning doing anything at all
In a social media post, President Trump says there's a framework for deal with NATO on Greenland -- doesn't offer details -- and says tariffs won't go into effect for Europe in February
this is in the context of a piece about the AI bubble and the unique threat to OpenAI/ChatGPT but it bears reading for everyone all too familiar with tech companies locking in their consumers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
did not realize that i personally would be funding the government simply by trying to buy an amtrak ticket cool
NEW: The Trump administration has blocked or slowed almost $28 billion in federal aid since the shutdown began, largely harming Democratic-led cities, congressional districts and states, underscoring how the president has weaponized a fiscal stalemate www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New — Trump takes first steps to impose tariffs on foreign movies. Unclear how this would work, or the mechanism by which he would impose the tariff, but here’s what he said this evening:
Trump has now sounded off on the Fed and its decision to leave rates untouched amid vast uncertainty caused in part by his trade policies
my commitment to inbox zeroing for the first time in my 15-year reporting career is, uh, beginning to wane, only eight days into my new job. for context, my personal:
Some personal news.... Today is my last day at The Washington Post — and I’ll have more to share soon on my next reporting adventure. For now, I want to thank the Post for an extraordinary, inspiring, wild past 7 years. As always, keep the tips coming on Signal: tonyromm.62 And stay tuned.
the big questions after Trump signed his executive order on a sovereign wealth funs: how would this work, and how would it be funded the answer: you’ll see when they deliver a report in about 90 days
honestly my favorite thing on Twitter at this point are the insane Temu ads. I love them. There’s nothing else there I care to see.
I am beginning to think the ads on The Other Site (tm) are uh not the highest quality
okay drop the wrapped this tracks, except for 3, I didn’t listen to much Ari? confused by that one.
and every single one of these emails* is a Black Friday ad hawking a sale that isn’t actually a sale *ok fine it’s not
NEW: Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are exploring potential significant changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, eyeing potential leaders and policy changes that could limit the federal watchdog. On A1, below the Commanders blunder #flyeaglesfly — wapo.st/3Z3nQyo
however I will say that Twitter is responsible for the single most accurate read I’ve ever received online lol
um excuse me???? we are simply going to need to settle this in the streets