Feb 27 Watch 6:22 Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic By William Brangham, Veronica Vela, Dan Sagalyn The clash between Anthropic and the U.S. government escalated with President Trump ordering every federal agency to stop using any of the AI company's products. It came after Anthropic wanted to limit how the Pentagon used one of its AI… Continue watching
Feb 27 Trump says he's not mulling a draft executive order to seize control over elections. Here's what we know By Liz Landers The 17-page proposal, a working document reviewed in full by PBS News, would give him extraordinary power over the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading
Feb 27 Europe's worries about Trump in spotlight as Macron heads to French nuclear sub base By John Leicester, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron, the person with the power to unleash France’s nuclear arsenal, will on Monday update French thinking on the potential use of warheads carried on submarines and planes, if it ever came to that. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump suggests U.S. could have 'friendly takeover of Cuba' By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was negotiating at a high level with the Cuban government. Continue reading
Feb 27 These refugees were already admitted to the U.S. The Trump administration is detaining and questioning them anyway By Gisela Salomon, Jack Brook, Sarah Raza, Associated Press Overturning years of precedent, immigration authorities have arrested or questioned dozens of refugees in Minnesota, attorneys and advocates say, with more detentions likely to come nationwide. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump says he's 'not happy' with Iran talks but will wait to see what happens in further rounds By Sam Mednick, Sam Metz, Matthew Lee, Associated Press “I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on… Continue reading
Feb 27 Rubio plans to visit Israel next week as U.S.-Iran tensions remain high after latest talks By Sam Mednick, Sam Metz, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The announcement of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit came just hours after the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem implemented “authorized departure” status for non-essential personnel and family members, which means that eligible staffers can leave the country voluntarily at government… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump talks about energy in Texas ahead of high-profile primary election By Seung Min Kim, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he's “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:35 Trump administration halts Minnesota Medicaid funds over fraud allegations By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Vice President JD Vance announced that the federal government would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota due to concerns about fraud. The state and its welfare fraud scandals have become a target for the Trump administration, and Gov. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:04 No deal reached as U.S.-Iran talks conclude, but mediator says progress made By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi In Geneva, the U.S. and Iran concluded a third round of negotiations. Iranian officials announced that technical talks will begin on Monday with the UN nuclear watchdog. That suggests some possible progress, as the United States deploys the largest military… Continue watching