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Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic AI
President Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, CNBC reports. Save to Favorites
Kamala Harris Records Robocall for Jasmine Crockett
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a robocall for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to turn out voters for the Dallas congresswoman in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, the…
Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba
President Trump suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.” — President Trump, quoted by Politico. Save to Favorites
Trump Still Hasn’t Decided on Striking Iran
“President Trump on Friday expressed frustration about nuclear talks with Iran, but said he hasn’t decided yet whether to launch a military campaign,” Axios reports. “With the region on high…
AI Industry Floods Campaigns with Ads Not About AI
“Competing super PACs backed by the AI industry are already pouring money into the 2026 midterms, starting with the year’s first primaries in Texas and North Carolina,” NBC News reports….
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.”…
Jamie Raskin Opens Probe Into Howard Lutnick
“The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has opened an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, following the…
Israelis No Longer Ahead in Middle East Sympathies
Gallup: “Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis.” “The five-percentage-point difference is not…
Marco Rubio’s New Loyalty Oath
Julia Ioffe: “Ideological screenings are just the beginning of the State Department’s political tests for new foreign service officers, who must affirm their support for Trump’s executive orders, navigate training…
Be Careful What You Normalize
As Bill Clinton answers questions from lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein today, it’s not just another chapter in a scandal that refuses to die. It will be a precedent. Join now…
U.S. Has More Than 1,100 Measles Cases
“The U.S. has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” CNN reports. “It’s…
Democrats Say They Have the Votes to Subpoena Lutnick
“Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before their panel about his relationship with convicted sex offender…
Bill Clinton Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’
Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports. Said Clinton: “I saw nothing,…
U.S. Tells Embassy Staff in Israel They Can Leave
“With the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran looming, the United States embassy in Jerusalem has told its workers that they may leave Israel and warned them that if…
Trump to Spin Off Truth Social
“Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a new publicly traded company,” Axios reports. “Trump’s eponymous company began exclusively as…
Thune Warns Texas Senate Seat Could Flip
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is warning that the Texas Senate seat long held by Sen. John Cornyn (R) could flip to Democrats in the November election if the…
CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control
The Wrap: “Anxiety is high inside CNN, as staffers grapple with the growing likelihood that Paramount’s David Ellison — who appointed Free Press cofounder Bari Weiss to reshape CBS News…
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Charlie Kirk Is All Over GOP Campaign Ads
“Donald Trump’s endorsement remains the most valuable asset in GOP primaries. But after the president, it’s Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and Turning Point USA leader who was killed on…
