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Anthropic CEO says government should block dangerous AI
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday.Why it matters: Anthropic's...
Trump boils over after Tehran kept him waiting
The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U.S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more and...
Trump says U.S. will bomb Iran today: "They keep playing us for suckers"
President Trump told reporters that the U.S. would hit Iran "hard" again on Wednesday, after conducting strikes on Tuesday evening.The big picture: Trump said Iran...
How the Iran war aftershocks are hitting oil, coal, climate
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Chart: Ben Geman/AxiosWith the Iran war now over 100 days old, here's the latest rolling snapshot of how it's driving...
Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash in Wisconsin
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say...
Supreme Court's final cases loom over Trump's immigration, election hopes
The last Supreme Court decisions of the term include major tests of presidential power and election law that could have lasting implications on voting and...
Platner's big night: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Maine Democrats handed progressive firebrand Graham Platner an easy win in Tuesday's Senate primary, looking past his personal scandals in hopes he can oust five-term...
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after helicopter downing
The U.S. launched a series of strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. helicopter, with Iran's military announcing...
Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra to face off in California governor's race
Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra are headed to the California governor's race in November, according to the Associated Press.The big picture: With 91%...
Graham Platner wins Democrats' nomination in key Maine Senate race
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Marine combat veteran, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday in a race that's seen as the party's best Senate pickup opportunity...
House Democrats threaten to withhold DCCC dues after party's California faceplant
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed...
Anthropic and OpenAI spark new race for frontier AI access
Frontier AI labs are converging on a new strategy for controlling their most cyber-capable models while still commercializing them: selective access.Why it matters: OpenAI's trusted-access...