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NYTIMES (Colby Smith) - Democrats Make Final Push to Delay Confirmation Hearing of Trump’s Fed Pick

Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to testify on Tuesday despite an ongoing criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve that stands in the way of a smooth transition.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House hands Trump a win with failed Iran war powers vote

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…

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…Open

AXIOS (Ina Fried) - Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7, concedes it trails unreleased Mythos

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…

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…Open