Feb 27 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety dispute By Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company. Continue reading
Feb 27 Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon By Ben Finely, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Hegseth has criticized Scouting America's historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts and other changes he sees as part of "woke culture."… Continue reading
Feb 24 AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit By David Klepper, Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting. Continue reading
Feb 12 NATO allies focus on Europe as Hegseth, Rubio skip meetings By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role of the world’s biggest security organization, leaving them and Canada to do the lion's share of defending Europe. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Sen. Kelly says Trump administration 'out of control' after judge blocks Pentagon punishment By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights and “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”… Continue reading
Feb 12 Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”… Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean By Ben Finley, Michael Biesecker, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overnight. Continue reading
Jan 16 Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions' By David Bauder, Associated Press Stars and Stripes traces its lineage to the Civil War and has reported news about the military either in its newspaper or online steadily since World War II, largely to an audience of service members stationed overseas. Roughly half of… Continue reading
Jan 13 Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent. Continue reading
Jan 12 Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over Trump administration attempts to punish him By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Sen. Mark Kelly asked the federal court in Washington, D.C., to rule that the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him are “unlawful and unconstitutional."… Continue reading