ABCNEWS - Todd Blanche’s AG prospects uncertain as 2 key GOP votes hold out
Cornyn and Tillis are waiting for proof the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is dead.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.
NYTIMES (Michelle Goldberg) - A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover
Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Punch the Monkey celebrates 1st birthday
Global internet sensation Punch the Monkey just celebrated his first birthday, receiving over 2,500 birthday cards from fans, according to Ichikawa City Zoo.
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AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - U.S. officials believe sanctions could hurt Iran more than bombs
President Trump's economic assault on Iran has drawn a fraction of the attention devoted to his bombing campaign, even as senior U.S. officials believe it may ultimately do more damage to the regime in Tehran. Why it matters: U.S. intelligence and open-source media reports point to a deepening economic crisis inside Iran, including gasoline shortages in one of the world's most oil-rich countries. - "The Iranians want to stop being bombed and they want money," a senior administration official said. "But that's almost in reverse order. They really want the money first." Driving the news: Trump, who paused U.S. strikes against Iran over the weekend after 13 consecutive days of attacks, said Monday that Tehran had requested a meeting to…
NYTIMES (Michael Crowley) - Trump Backs New Talks With Iran but Warns More Strikes Could Come
Iran denies offering to negotiate in return for a U.S. bombing pause. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visits the White House on Tuesday.
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ABCNEWS - Why Trump held off on latest Iran escalation threat: Sources
Top advisers met with Trump to discuss options, implications and concerns.
NPR (Chloe Veltman) - Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling
Some say the $3,100 per title payout is small compensation for what they view as big, ongoing threats from the makers of generative AI models.
ABCNEWS - Witnesses told authorities Nolan Wells had 'heavy' alcohol intake: Preliminary info
Witnesses told investigators that Nolan Wells had been drinking heavily with friends, according to a document with preliminary information from Mississippi officials.
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AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he does not support open-weight AI ban
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Monday that he has "never advocated" for a ban on open-weight AI models , rejecting accusations that his lab is seeking to shield its closed-model business from competition. Why it matters: Anthropic has become the most prominent holdout from a new industry push to defend open-weight AI, after Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI and dozens of other companies signed a letter urging Washington not to restrict the technology. - The push was triggered by the shock debut of Kimi K3 , a Chinese open-weight model that rattled Silicon Valley by approaching U.S. frontier performance at a fraction of the cost. - The Trump administration has weighed taking action against open-source models, including sanctions…