Anthropic and Pentagon head to court as AI firm seeks end to ‘stigmatizing’ supply chain risk label

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is asking a federal judge on Tuesday to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s “unprecedented and stigmatizing” designation of the company as a supply chain risk. A hearing scheduled for Tuesday
US says more than 450 TSA officers have quit since funding standoff

By David Shepardson March 24 (Reuters) – More than 450 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit since the start of a partial government shutdown on February 14, leading to massive delays at U.S. airports, the Department of
Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.
Rubio testifies in former congressman’s Venezuela lobbying trial

MIAMI (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying Tuesday over his interactions with former Miami congressman David Rivera nearly a decade ago, when his longtime friend was accused of secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela’s
Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the strategy of the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices
Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the U.S. Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security
The Latest: Airport wait times remain high as Congress considers a partial DHS funding deal

Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration airport workers who are going without pay. The deal would exclude U.S. Immigration and Customs
Apple to bring paid ads to maps to US, Canada this summer

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 (Reuters) – Apple on Tuesday said it plans to introduce paid ads to its maps service in the U.S. and Canada this summer, marking its entry into a business long
US business activity slips to 11-month low in March amid Iran war, S&P Global survey shows

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – U.S. business activity slowed to an 11-month low in March as the war in the Middle East raised prices for energy products and other inputs, a survey showed on
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice. Palm Beach County voter records show