Michael Schaffer is a senior editor and columnist at POLITICO Magazine. He has covered national and local politics for over 20 years and spent seven years as editor-in-chief of the Washingtonian.

This week on Think Tank. WATTENBERG: Elon Musk ... we have -- assuming NASA is probably our single biggest customer -- the Defense Department, particularly DARPA is a customer.

The America First Policy Institute, formed in the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, announced a new leadership roster this week after the new Trump administration depleted the group ...

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