Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth has issued a deadline to Anthropic’s CEO to give the U.S. military unfettered access to its AI model, Claude. It comes after the Department of Defense (DoD) used Claude in the raid in Venezuela that led to the capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro. Anthropic has repeatedly asked the DoD to agree to guardrails […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are facing accusations of covering up a fatal shooting after a government watchdog group discovered the incident in a batch of released records. The revelation predated a family’s announcement that a civilian witness to the shooting died in a recent car […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is testifying before the Senate on Wednesday, months after her confirmation hearing was delayed by the birth of her child. Means was originally set to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee in October, but the hearing was postponed when she […]
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts could soon extend to the nation’s banking system. The Wall Street Journal reports President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order or other action that would require banks to collect citizenship information from people opening accounts — and potentially from existing customers, as well. Currently, nothing prohibits U.S. banks […]
Since President Donald Trump pardoned the men and women who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, lawsuits have flown around D.C. from those pardoned, seeking awards or restitution for their cases. Legislators from both sides of the aisle have stepped in to discuss the issue, and the Trump administration has already approved at least one […]
Along the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge, cutting across Interstate 49, lies the congressional district at the center of one of the nation’s most consequential battles over voting rights. The Supreme Court is poised to decide soon whether intentionally drawing a congressional district with a majority of Black residents, who would be expected to […]
The Pentagon is shifting more than 150 military aircraft into positions ready for a potential strike on Iran, according to publicly available data reviewed by the Washington Post. Despite the posturing of readiness, America’s top general has reservations about how much ammo the country has in the tank after aiding allies in other conflicts. The […]
Chris Judd, a City Council member in Surprise, Arizona, first learned about plans for a proposed federal immigration detention center in his district during a phone call with a reporter. “Did you know DHS purchased a facility a few days ago?” the reporter asked during an interview. “Sure enough,” Judd later told Straight Arrow News, […]
A new app aims to alert users to the presence of smart glasses, a technology that is raising privacy concerns because of its ability to record people without their knowledge. The app, known as “Nearby Glasses,” was published online last week by sociologist and self-described information technology enthusiast Yves Jeanrenaud. Jeanrenaud says the app, available […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it plans to toughen enforcement against so-called “chameleon carriers.” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs made the announcement alongside U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, saying these bad actors have caused some deadly accidents. What are ‘chameleon carriers?’ “Chameleon carrier is when a trucking company, typically a small trucking company, […]
