The Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit, under Air Combat Command, concluded a critical exercise with Collaborative Combat Aircraft recently at Edwards Air Force Base, putting principles of the new Warfighting Acquisition System into practice.
The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
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.
'[T]here are too few people who are willing to do what it takes to do the right thing; to sacrifice the popularity, flattery, comfort, and security that are the purchase price for principle.'
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…