Peter Thiel's Hard Pitch, Yuri's Ukraine Headache, and the MLB Emergency Option 

Good afternoon and welcome back to The Daily Courant, presenting a slice of our latest and most provocative reporting at Puck.

Today, Teddy Schleifer delivers the goods on Peter Thiel’s newest political project, Laurene Powell Jobs’ secret meeting, Eric Schmidt’s latest trial balloon, and what Yuri Milner is really thinking about Ukraine.

Plus, below the fold, Eriq Gardner examines Major League Baseball’s break-the-glass legal strategy, and Tina Nguyen reports on the emerging political tensions between Tucker Carlson and the G.O.P.

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Thiel’s Hard Pitch & Obama’s Secret Meeting

The latest inside reporting on Thiel’s political maneuvering, Obama’s private visit with Laurene’s Emerson Collective, an intriguing idea from Eric Schmidt’s team, and Yuri Milner’s Russia statement.

While Peter Thiel was in Florida, Barack Obama quietly snuck into Silicon Valley on Sunday for some private meetings, including with at least the staff who work with Laurene Powell Jobs. I very much assume, but can’t technically confirm, that Obama met with L.P.J. herself, given that he spent time at the headquarters for Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs’ for-profit philanthropy-cum-family office, and at her house, about a mile away in Palo Alto. 

Obama’s trip to the Bay Area hasn’t been reported elsewhere, but the drop-in makes total sense. Obama, now a cross-platform talent and media producer, has been deepening his relationships across Silicon Valley since leaving the White House, from Netflix to Spotify to Jeff Bezos to Andreessen Horowitz. And Powell Jobs—a prominent Democratic donor, philanthropist, and majority owner of The Atlantic—has become an increasingly important player in Obama’s post-presidency, too...

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