Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism.
Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, briefed President Donald Trump on Thursday on potential military options in Iran, a source said.
Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.
The Pentagon has imposed a Friday deadline over a demand that Anthropic provide unfettered access to its A.I. system without safeguards for military operations.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had what he called a "productive" meeting with President Trump on Thursday, charming the president with a mocked-up tabloid newspaper featuring his likeness. Why it matters: Mamdani and Trump have developed an unexpected, made-for-TV relationship despite their vast political differences. - The democratic socialist mayor and the Republican president had a shockingly cordial White House meeting in November, and have even texted back and forth since then . - Now Mamdani is trying to use their bond to help him deliver on his promises to make housing and daily life in New York more affordable. Zoom in: In their previously unannounced get-together Thursday, Mamdani presented Trump with a proposal to build…