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The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (REUTERS file Illustration/Dado Ruvic)
Mar 27, 2026

Federal judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.

Former Trump National Security Advisor and retired three-star Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn speaks during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 20, 2024. (REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo)
Mar 26, 2026

DOJ settles lawsuit from Trump ally Flynn for $1.25M, source says

The Justice Department agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit from Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser in his first term, over his since-abandoned prosecution for lying to the FBI.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas on July 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo)
Mar 26, 2026

NAACP hires former DOJ civil rights chief as next general counsel

The NAACP has appointed former DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as general counsel to strengthen legal challenges on voting rights.

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" on the day U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

MD lawmaker says new records in Trump documents case raise concerns over business conflict

Newly released records in the now-dismissed classified documents case against President Donald Trump raise fresh concerns over national security risks and potential private business motivations, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said.

People wait in line to cross into the United States from Mexico through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, on Feb. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez)
Mar 24, 2026

Supreme Court justices lean toward Trump in asylum-processing case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a defense mounted by President Donald Trump's administration of the government's authority to turn away asylum seekers.

A pedestrian casts a shadow on a Harvard University sign after U.S. President Donald Trump said that his administration was close to a deal with Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Mar 20, 2026

DOJ sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions

The Trump administration escalated its attacks on Harvard University, as it sued the Ivy League school to recover billions for allegedly failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students.

The United States Federal Communications Commission logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Mar 20, 2026

FCC approves $3.5B sale of Tegna to Nexstar despite state objections

The Federal Communications Commission said it approved the $3.54 billion sale of local television station owner Tegna to Nexstar, despite objections from Democratic-led states.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the Federal Reserve in Washington on March 18, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Mar 19, 2026

Fed’s Powell says Trump is stuck with him until DOJ probe is ‘well and truly’ over

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged not to leave the central bank until a criminal investigation of him by the Justice Department is resolved.

The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building is seen in Washington on June 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo)
Mar 18, 2026

Fed holds rates steady as war in Iran clouds outlook

The Federal Reserve again left interest rates unchanged, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands for cuts while acknowledging the war with Iran increases uncertainty.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo)
Mar 17, 2026

House panel subpoenas AG Pam Bondi in Jeffrey Epstein probe

A U.S. congressional committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in its probe of the late convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

A Live Nation sign stands next to an office building along Hollywood Blvd, after the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, in Los Angeles, on May 23, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Mar 17, 2026

MD to continue lawsuit against Live Nation even after settlement

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown will continue his lawsuit against Live Nation, even after it reached a settlement with the Justice Department.

A 1-year-old receives a dose of Moderna Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Hannah Beier)
Mar 16, 2026

Judge upends RFK overhaul of childhood vaccine policies

A federal judge blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy.

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