The Needle: FCC Officials Accepted Gifts from CBS/Paramount, Trump’s Makeover Costs Taxpayers $1.2 Billion, Trump Likes Being In Dictators’ Company, The Pool Is Gray, and the Post Edit Board Scolds NY Gov. Kathy Hochul for Listening to Public Opinion

FCC officials accepted gifts and tickets from CBS/Paramount during merger approval. Trump's D.C. renovations are estimated to cost $1.2 billion. Trump compared himself to authoritarian leaders in a document. The Reflecting Pool has turned gray. The Washington Post Editorial Board criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul for a data center moratorium.