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United States President Donald Trump said he is directing every federal agency to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic, adding there would be a six-month phaseout for the Department of Defense and other agencies that use the company’s products.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national security,” following US President Donald Trump’s order to blacklist the company across the federal government.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced to 16½ years in prison a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a scheme to get the victim in a robbery case against him deported.
US President Donald Trump ordered on Friday that all federal agencies stop using software developed by Anthropic, the company responsible for creating the Claude AI model.
El expresidente Bill Clinton habla en el Departamento del Tesoro durante un evento con motivo del aniversario del Fondo para Instituciones Financieras de Desarrollo Comunitario, el 21 de noviembre de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin, Archivo)
The party that won't stop lecturing America about democracy is once again rigging its own primary by endorsing - thereby biasing voters - towards certain candidates over others. On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) endorsed 12 candidates through its “Red to Blue” program to help Democrat…
El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth durante una conferencia de prensa el 3 de enero de 2026, en Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
Primary candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to reporters and supporters before voting early in the primary election, in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday posed a question about the possibility of a "rehearing" or "readjudication" of a legal case involving his sweeping emergency tariffs, after the Supreme Court struck them down last week.
The start-up has refused to let its models be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or deployed in fully autonomous weapons systems
Em meio às tensões entre Cuba e os Estados Unidos, o presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, levantou a possibilidade do que chamou de uma "tomada amigável" de Cuba.
President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with US negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and warned that “sometimes you have to use force,” amid a massive military presence in the region that could presage strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lag, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
One week ago in Washington, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace that President Donald Trump is the “saviour of South Asia” who had helped avert a possible nuclear war between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, protecting tens of millions of lives.
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The complaint and affidavit in support of an arrest warrant against Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang is photographed on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Department of Justice via AP, File)
Trump commerce secretary – who lived next door to Epstein in New York – urged to testify about extent of relationship
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could take over Cuba, but on amicable terms.
El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros antes de abordar el helicóptero presidencial desde la Casa Blanca, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Tom Brenner)
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US President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt the use of artificial intelligence systems developed by Anthropic, escalating an unprecedented confrontation between the US government and one of Silicon Valley’s most influential AI firms over the military use of advanced algorithms.
Hong Kong activist in exile Anna Kwok speaks in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo)
Anthropic, one of Silicon Valley’s leading artificial intelligence firms, is locked in a standoff with the Pentagon over how far powerful AI systems could be used for war and surveillance.
Anthropic, one of Silicon Valley’s leading artificial intelligence firms, is locked in a standoff with the Pentagon over how far powerful AI systems could be used for war and surveillance.
An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group has ordered its fighters to prepare for a potential “long war of attrition” in the event of US strikes on Tehran, warning that Washington would suffer heavy losses if it launches a new conflict in the region.
Fresh from his Cliburn win, Sham says music can bridge divides as he tours the US amid geopolitical tensions and decoupling debate
Mamdani wooed the president with much property talk and showed the real ‘art of the deal’ might have been soft power via Photoshop
The Rev. Dr. Mandy Todd, left, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg, Kan., and Rabbi Moti Rieber, right, executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, protest a new Kansas law that will invalidate hundreds of driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender people that reflect their gender identi…
Camilla He, a teacher at Commodore Stockton Early Education School, leads chants in Chinese across the street from the Rose Pak Station as teachers, students and parents participate in the SFUSD Teachers Strike on its third day at Washington and Stockton in the Chinatown District, in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 1…
President Trump told reporters on Friday afternoon that the U.S. could pursue a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, a comment from the president that comes as his administration moves to secure the Western Hemisphere and intensifies pressure on the communist regime in Havana through a crude-oil blockade.
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The US wants to go to war with Iran and will attack once Washington is sure that its weapon stockpiles are sufficient, according to former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and RT contributor Scott Ritter.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that night.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday suggested a "friendly takeover" of communist-led Cuba, with tensions high between Washington and Havana in the wake of the US toppling of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuelan opposition politician Enrique Marquez speaks to the press in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Maya Edwards, residente de Washington, en entrevista por Zoom el jueves 26 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto)
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to travel to Israel next week as President Donald Trump expresses displeasure with the ongoing negotiations with Iran.
Former President Bill Clinton on Friday told lawmakers that he had no clue about crimes carried out by Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender who visited the Clinton White House at least 17 times while Bill was president, before letting Clinton fly on the 'Lolita Express' dozens of times.
Varias personas se reúnen en un mirador para ver la posible llegada del portaaviones estadounidense USS Gerald R. Ford en el mar Mediterráneo, cerca de la costa de Haifa, en el norte de Israel, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)
Cardinals Robert McElroy, Christophe Pierre, Joseph Tobin and Archbishop Bernard Hebda, and speak to reporters after a mass in solidarity with migrants at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
US President Donald Trump told his UAE counterpart, Mohammed bin Zayed, that Saudi Arabia asked him to impose sanctions on the emirates over their support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), The New York Times reported on Friday.
Bill Clinton says he had no inkling of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal behaviour during their "brief acquaintance" and would have turned him into police if he did, according to his opening statement to a congressional hearing.
TEL AVIV, Israel — US President Donald Trump said Friday he's “not happy” with Iran talks so far but that he'll wait to see what happens in additional rounds of negotiations with the Middle Eastern country over its nuclear program.
President Joe Biden is seen on a plane before takeoff traveling from Washington to South Carolina, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Lawmakers will require people to show IDs to use Indiana’s needle exchange programs under legislation heading to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk.