Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops’ attendance at graduate programs at some of the nation’s top universities, calling them “woke breeding grounds of toxic indoctrination,” CBS News reports.
Trump Was Upset with Kash Patel
“President Donald Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him,“ NBC News reports.
“Patel went viral for his locker-room celebration with the U.S. men’s hockey team after its win against Canada on Sunday — the first time the U.S. team took home gold since 1980. In a video that was first posted by ProPublica, Patel, an avid hockey fan, could be seen chugging a beer and banging on a table, while yelling in an exuberant display of celebration.”
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.
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 Texas Tribune reports.
The call gives Crockett a boost from one of her party’s biggest stars in the homestretch of her primary against state Rep. James Talarico (D).
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 Havana, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no anything right now. Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.”
— President Trump, quoted by Politico.
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 alert and growing signals that war could be imminent, Trump is maintaining ambiguity and sending messages that could be interpreted as either alarming or reassuring.”
“Yet several signs point to war: The ongoing U.S. military buildup in the Middle East, Trump’s military briefings, the evacuation of staff from the U.S. embassy in Israel (a potential target for Iranian retaliation), and the disappointment felt by Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff after talks in Geneva yesterday.”
CNN: Trump claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by U.S. intelligence.
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.
“There’s just one thing missing from their ads so far: any reference to artificial intelligence.”
“The groups are seeking to shape how AI models and companies are regulated nationwide, a debate that big players in AI see as existential for the future of the industry, the United States and the world. But instead of the actual policy reason they are taking sides in these primaries, the groups are leaning into red meat or progressive messaging on other hot-button issues.”
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.”
— Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), on X.
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 Supreme Court’s decision on the legality of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs,” NOTUS reports.
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 statistically significant, but it contrasts with a clear lead for the Israelis only a year ago (46% vs. 33%) and larger leads over the prior 24 years.”
A generation of Democratic candidates assumed being pro-Israel was key to winning any primary — but that may no longer be true.
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 seminars monitored by Trump appointees, and demonstrate their ‘fidelity’ at every turn.”
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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 a troubling milestone that has many in public health bracing for the worst.”
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 Jeffrey Epstein,” Politico reports.
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, and I did nothing wrong. I saw nothing that ever gave me pause.”
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 they want to, it is vital that they do so immediately,” the New York Times reports.
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 a social media venture, but balance sheet growth has come from other efforts.“
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