A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off all work with the AI company. Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this month after the Pentagon labeled it a “supply-chain risk to national security.” President Donald Trump said...
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Kennedy Center to start layoffs ahead of planned closure for renovations
The Kennedy Center will move forward with layoffs “in the days and weeks ahead,” Executive Director Matt Floca said in an email to staff members Wednesday night. The internal announcement comes as the center plans to close for two years of renovations starting in July. “We will begin executing the difficult staffing decisions that support...
Trump extends deadline for Iran strikes amid talks
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Trump says he will sign order to pay TSA workers following weeks of long lines
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump extends deadline for Iran strikes amid talks 01:25 Now Playing Trump says he will sign order to pay TSA workers following weeks of long lines 01:37 UP NEXT Savannah Guthrie shares hardest story of her life 01:29 How Savannah...
Trump says he will order DHS to ‘immediately’ pay TSA officers as partial shutdown persists
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who have gone without paychecks during the funding lapse at Department of Homeland Security. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would instruct newly sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay our TSA Agents...
Trump’s signature to appear on paper currency in a first for a sitting president
President Donald Trump is adding his name to U.S. dollar bills, the first time a sitting president’s signature will go on paper currency, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. Trump’s signature will go on the bills in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, the Treasury said. Historically, paper currency carries the signatures of the treasury secretary...
North Carolina mother who was missing for 24 years reunites with daughter
For over two decades, Amanda Smith wondered what happened to her mother who disappeared 24 years ago in North Carolina. In a twist out of Hollywood, she had an emotional reunion Thursday with her mother, who for years didn’t want to be found. Michele Hundley Smith was 38 when she was reported missing in December...
Why Trump needs Congress on Iran in more ways than one: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen explains why President Donald Trump can’t completely bypass Congress on the Iran war. Plus, Steve Kopack provides an update...
Vance to convene first White House anti-fraud task force meeting Friday
Vice President JD Vance will convene the first meeting of a new White House anti-fraud task force Friday, an administration official told NBC News. The project, which President Donald Trump announced last month in his State of the Union address, is aimed at reducing federal spending by identifying misuse of federal funds. Vance will be...
Union leader blasts Melania Trump’s robot pitch
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Randi Weingarten, president of one of America’s most powerful teachers unions, strongly pushed back Thursday on first lady Melania Trump’s comments that humanoid robot teachers could soon become central to children’s education. After appearing with a humanoid robot during an AI education summit Wednesday, Trump said that a humanoid robot educator “will...









