House Democrats failed Thursday to pass a war powers resolution that would constrain President Trump's ability to wage war with Iran. Why it matters: It is the third time Democrats have tried and failed to pass an Iran war powers resolution, which some lawmakers fear will be seen as a green light to the Trump administration to keep ignoring Congress. - The measure, introduced and forced to a vote by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), failed 213 to 214. What happened: Centrist Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) voted with Republicans against the measure, while libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) voted with Democrats to pass it. - Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who voted to pass an Iran war powers…
Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 4.7, a meaningful upgrade to its flagship AI model with better coding, sharper vision and a new ability to double-check its own work. Why it matters: Anthropic publicly conceded that the new Opus model does not match the performance of Mythos , a highly advanced system that the company hasn't released to the public due to safety concerns. - In a chart accompanying its announcement , Anthropic showed that Opus 4.7 beats Opus 4.6, ChatGPT 5.4, Google Gemini 3.1 Pro in a number of key benchmarks. - But Opus 4.7 still falls short of its Mythos Preview model, which has only been released to a handpicked group of tech and cybersecurity companies. What they're saying: "Opus 4.7 is a notable…
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President Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, set to begin Thursday at 5:00 PM EST. NEWSMAX Foreign Correspondent Zac Anders has the latest on “Bianca Across the Nation.”
State of the Union: Trump announced via social media a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon. The post Ceasefire Day 9: Hegseth: ‘Locked and Loaded on Your Dual-Use Infrastructure’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
On Thursday, the ninth day of the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. is ready to restart combat operations against the Islamic Republic if a deal is not reached, reiterating threats to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure. “We are reloading with more power than ever before, and better intelligence,” Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing. “We are locked and loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, on your remaining power generation, and on your energy industry. We’d rather not have to do it.” The Washington Post, citing unnamed officials, reported Wednesday that the Pentagon will deploy to the Middle East another 6,000 troops aboard the aircraft…Open
