Nikki Schwab

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Anthropic's Dario Amodei, left, vs Trump, right.

Judge suggests Pentagon’s ‘supply-chain risk’ label is ‘punishing’ Anthropic

Mike Brest · March 24, 2026 8:49 pm

U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, reach the ground after jumping from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft during a 'Saber Strike 2018' military exercises at the Gaiziunai Training Area, some 130 kms (80 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 9, 2018. A major U.S.-led military exercise with 18,000 soldiers from 19 primarily NATO countries is taking place in the alliance's eastern flank involving Poland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Trump to deploy at least 1,000 airborne troops to Middle East amid Iran peace talks

Claire Carter · March 24, 2026 8:10 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., looks at his phone in the Rose Garden

Senate GOP to make ‘down payment’ on SAVE America Act with party-line bill

David Sivak · March 24, 2026 7:58 pm

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks during joint news conference

German president says US justification for Iran war ‘does not hold water’

Claire Carter · March 24, 2026 7:04 pm

A "For Rent" sign is displayed outside an apartment building on Wednesay, May 21, 2025, in Portland, Ore

Housing researchers push back on build-to-rent provision in bipartisan housing bill

Zach Halaschak · March 24, 2026 5:55 pm

Uber backs two Democrats and one Republican for California governor

Claire Carter · March 24, 2026 5:45 pm

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weeks-long Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting disruptions across the US. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Port Authority sends civilian security employees to support TSA at airports

Molly Parks · March 24, 2026 5:34 pm

The former headquarters of Westinghouse electric.

The ‘Empire of Lights’ is reborn at its inception

Salena Zito · March 24, 2026 5:31 pm

A TSA staff member waits to unload donated lunches from MGM Resorts during a partial government shutdown at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

National Security

DHS: 100,000 employees unpaid amid shutdown

Anna Giaritelli · March 24, 2026 5:06 pm

Engraving from 1881 commemorating President George Washington's first cabinet.

What boys lose when they stop studying history

Samuel J. Abrams · March 24, 2026 5:00 pm

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), left, and Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), right, listen as House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) speaks to reporters

Democrats and Republicans oppose shutdown deal that does not fund ICE deportations

Rachel Schilke · March 24, 2026 4:48 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington.

Trump jokes Hegseth doesn’t want Iran war to end

Mike Brest · March 24, 2026 4:37 pm