Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from losses in the previous session, while U.K. gilt yields fell back after Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
President Donald Trump told Congress on Friday that hostilities in Iran “have terminated” since he imposed a two-week ceasefire on April 7 that has been extended. Trump’s claim came on what would have been a deadline under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 for him to ask Congress to officially declare war against Iran or…
Department of Defense CTO Emil Michael on Friday said Anthropic is still a supply chain risk, but that Mythos, the company’s artificial intelligence model with advanced cyber capabilities, is a “separate national security moment.” “I think the Mythos issue that’s being dealt with government-wide, not just at Department War, is a separate national security moment where…
U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to receive a briefing from U.S. Central Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and other military leaders on potential strikes in Iran, Axios and Reuters…
This handout photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (3rd R) meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L) upon his arrival in Islamabad. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP via Getty Images) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL…
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head to Pakistan on Saturday morning to engage in “direct talks” with their Iranian counterparts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday. “The Iranians reached out” and asked for an in-person conversation, as President Donald Trump had asked them to do, Leavitt said on Fox…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs this week to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic‘s Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday. The bank heads were already in Washington, D.C., for a Financial Services Forum board meeting when a special gathering was called on Tuesday…
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Dec. 3, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied Anthropic’s request for…
Brooke Rollins, US agriculture secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent USDA staff an Easter email that emphasized the story of Jesus being crucified and…
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc | Getty Images Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., demanded answers on potential insider trading in government in a letter sent Thursday to the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the…
