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Artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic will provide its Claude chatbot to U.S. lawmakers, federal agencies, and top judges for a nominal fee of $1 per entity, as it competes with rivals for influence and adoption in Washington under President Donald Trump’s administration. The agreement, reached with the U.S. government on Tuesday, mirrors a similar deal by OpenAI, which is also offering its enterprise tools to the executive branch for $1 per agency. Anthropic will extend the same offer to members of Congress, senators, and judicial leaders. “We need to get widespread adoption [of AI tools] in the federal government,” said Josh…

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated economist E.J. Antoni from the right-leaning Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), following the dismissal of former commissioner Erika McEntarfer over what Trump alleged was a “rigged” jobs report. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump described Antoni as a “Highly Respected Economist” who would ensure employment and inflation data are “honest and accurate.” The appointment requires Senate confirmation. The decision comes just weeks after Trump removed McEntarfer, accusing her—without evidence—of manipulating July’s non-farm payroll figures, which signaled a weaker-than-expected labor market. Economists and statisticians widely rejected claims of political…

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and signaled that similar actions could soon be taken in other major U.S. cities. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Trump identified New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, and Oakland as potential targets for future deployments, framing the move as part of a broader crackdown on crime. “We’re not going to lose our cities over this,” Trump said. “We’re starting very strongly with D.C., and we’re going to clean it up real quick. Other cities are hopefully watching this… and maybe they’ll self-clean…

President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as part of a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), citing a need to combat crime and restore order. In a statement at the White House, Trump described the move as “a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor.” He emphasized that the federal government will assume direct control over the MPD to carry out the initiative. However, official law enforcement statistics paint a different picture. Data from the FBI, MPD, and the Department of…

The White House has moved the official portrait of former President Barack Obama from its prominent spot in the entryway to a location not accessible to the public, a White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. The relocation comes amid heightened tensions between Obama and current President Donald Trump. Last month, Obama strongly rejected a report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which alleged that he and senior aides had “manufactured and politicized intelligence” against Trump following the 2016 election. Obama’s office dismissed the claims as “nonsense and misinformation,” while Trump accused the former president of “treason”…

President Donald Trump has appointed newly confirmed Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terrance “Terry” Cole to also serve as interim commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital. The move follows Trump’s August 11 order placing D.C.’s police operations under Justice Department control, with a mandate to “sharply and immediately reduce violent crime” in the city. The president, known for his impatience with underperformance, publicly warned Cole to deliver results quickly. “Terry, if you’re not [one of the best], I gotta get rid of you so fast,”…

A $7.5 billion federal initiative launched under President Joe Biden to create a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network has stalled after installing fewer than 400 chargers. The project, aimed at combating “range anxiety” and supporting the transition to EVs, is on indefinite hold following a funding freeze by the Trump administration earlier this year. The program, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sought to install thousands of chargers at strategic locations — gas stations, rest stops, and other sites no more than 50 miles apart — to make long-distance EV travel more practical. The Biden administration…

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in the U.S. capital, placing the city’s police department under direct federal control and deploying 800 National Guard troops. The move, announced Monday, marks the first time a local law allowing federal takeover of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department has been invoked for “special emergency conditions.” Speaking alongside senior officials, including U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi — now in charge of the city’s police force — Trump described the action as a necessary measure to combat “lawlessness” in the capital. “This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our…

Biotech shares experienced sharp fluctuations on Monday following the unexpected return of Vinay Prasad, a senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official who had resigned in July after a politically charged campaign against him. The FDA confirmed over the weekend that Prasad would resume his position overseeing the agency’s Division for Vaccines and other key medicines within the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). His reinstatement, seen as a surprising reversal, has raised concerns among market analysts about leadership stability and consistency in drug approval processes. The move comes despite recent political tension, with health secretary Robert F.…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly ruled out the possibility of US military intervention on Mexican soil, declaring that the country’s sovereignty and independence are “not at risk.” Her remarks on Monday follow reports that US President Donald Trump had signed a classified directive ordering the US military to target Latin American drug cartels, including those operating across the US-Mexico border. “We will never put our sovereignty at risk, we will never put Mexico’s independence at risk. Mexico is a free, sovereign, independent country,” Sheinbaum said. The issue of potential US military action against Mexican cartels has intensified tensions in…