Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday accused President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of attempting to “extort” the company Anthropic into removing guardrails for its AI programs. Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, said in a statement that the effort would “remove the guardrails of common sense……
After returning to the White House, President Donald Trump reached Texas soil for the second time. Source link
Former President Biden led his record-long State of the Union address on Friday by asking President Trump if his successor was “still talking.” Biden delivered a diatribe about Trump and his record at a party hosted by South Carolina celebrating six years since the former president won the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary… Source link
The US on Friday designated Iran as a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” and demanded that the country release all Americans held in its custody. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the designation amid rising tensions between the two countries and President Trump considering launching strikes on Iran. Rubio cited the strengthening of Iran’s power……
Anthropic on Friday called the Pentagon’s decision to designate an AI company as a supply chain risk an “unprecedented action,” arguing that it is “legally inappropriate” and “would set a dangerous precedent.” “Designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk would be an unprecedented action – one historically reserved for US adversaries, that has never been…
The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story. The Trump administration has launched a nuclear attack on AI firm Anthropic. The Pentagon is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk after President Trump directed all federal agencies to stop using the company’s technology…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Friday that more Iranians were at risk of execution after widespread anti-government protests last month. “I am horrified by reports that at least eight people, including two children, have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests,” Turki said in a speech. Source link
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday addressed rumors that he might run for president in 2028, but said he needed to think of “a way for me to keep my money.” “I’m telling you, if there was any way for me to be on that big debate stage and… Source link
The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that previously was awaiting approval from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A source familiar with the situation told The Hill that billions of combined public assistance and hazard mitigation funds are being provided from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and that the money…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday ordered the cancellation of service members attending some of the nation’s top-ranked colleges and universities at the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, arguing that the schools are teaching service members “the evil ideology of the enemy.” Hegseth, who attended Harvard University for graduate study, said the move would…
