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Hegseth Unveils Six Major Defense Initiatives, Including Project Led by Elon Musk
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced six major initiatives aimed at reshaping the Department of War, including Project Meridian, a rapid study of future warfighting technologies that will be co-directed by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich.
Trump Signs Order Renaming AI as “Super Intelligence,” Joins Tech Leaders on Safety Accord
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to stop using the term “artificial intelligence” and instead refer to the technology as “Super Intelligence” or “SI,” and joined major tech company leaders in signing a safety accord.
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting certain immigrants to countries other than their own, granting an emergency request from the Justice Department.
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Judge Blocks FEMA From Conditioning Emergency Preparedness and Antiterrorism Grants on Election Changes
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot withhold emergency preparedness and antiterrorism grants from states and localities that decline to alter how they conduct elections. U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali of the District of Columbia...
Pentagon Directs Cyber Forces to Protect 2026 Elections From Foreign Interference
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the Department of War to step up “whole-of-government” defenses of U.S. election systems against foreign threats ahead of the 2026 midterms. In a directive signed Monday, Hegseth instructed U.S. Cyber Command and combat...
U.S. and China Agree to Cut Tariffs on $60 Billion in Goods
The United States and China have agreed to reciprocal tariff reductions on $60 billion worth of goods, $30 billion from each side, under the new U.S.-China Board of Trade “30-for-30” framework. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the move unlocks...
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns After One Year Under Kash Patel
FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is resigning after about a year in the No. 2 role under Director Kash Patel. Bailey, former Republican Missouri attorney general, said he is leaving to spend more time with his family. His resignation takes effect October 2. ...
Court Upholds Department of War Ban on Anthropic Claude
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld the Department of War’s decision to remove Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence system from its supply chain, rejecting the company’s challenge to the move. The court’s majority ruled that the...
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