Republicans are getting nervous about the midterms.

AI is making significant decisions in government.

And Bad Bunny threw a party at the Super Bowl halftime show.

That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, February 9th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one.

President Donald Trump is leaving Republicans guessing

on his plans for the midterms.

Many Republicans are worried

about their party's dimming prospects in November's

midterm elections. Republicans currently hold the narrowest possible majority in the House,

and they will be defending more seats rated as toss-ups than the Democrats. So Republicans are

looking to the White House for guidance,

but they're not getting much of it. For example, the party's flagship campaign committee and

super PACs have no indication of how Trump will deploy his $300 million-plus war chest. That's because

the president has not approved a spending plan. People who have

spoken with Trump say he at times can sound detached and non-committal about his plans for

spending and endorsements. One person close to the White House said some days the president seems

not to care. That's even though the president's approval ratings are sagging,

and Democrats have recently overperformed in special elections.

The White House is rapidly accelerating AI adoption across the government.

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