Republican candidates snubbed by President Trump for primary endorsements have found a workaround: Act like he endorsed them anyway. Why it matters: Trump's approval numbers are sagging but he still dominates the GOP, using endorsements to reward allies, punish detractors and reinforce his vise-like grip on the party. Zoom in: It's a dynamic that has led Republicans in races nationwide to covet Trump's blessing, tout his endorsement — and appear a bit misleading when they don't get it. - It's reached a point where Republican operatives worry about voters backing candidates they wrongly believe have the president's support. Trump's operation was alarmed enough over a situation in southwest Texas that it recently sent a cease-and-desist…
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his […] Source
Supremacy can be fleeting in the highly competitive AI race. But two months into 2026, Anthropic's Claude is upending U.S. national security, roiling financial markets and redefining how startups are built. Why it matters: The company is in the middle of the most important fight of the era — how much power to give AI in the face of threats, real and virtual. - Anthropic said this week it would soften the central commitment of its flagship safety framework, acknowledging that unilateral safety pledges won't survive a world where rivals have no such constraints. - For a company that has long positioned itself as the AI industry's conscience, it was a remarkable reversal — on the same day that the Pentagon threatened to effectively…
Justice Department lawyers must convince a federal judge that they did not seek to indict the Maryland man in retaliation for his successful challenge of his illegal deportation to El Salvador.
Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers will resign at the end of the academic year amid the school's on-going investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.