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Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to

Trump on arrival at G7 meeting: 'I'm the boss'

President Trump elicited laughter from leaders at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France when he walked into a meeting on Wednesday morning and declared, “I’m the boss.” The U.S. president has been meeting with the heads of France, Canada, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom

Trump defends letting Iran maintain missile arsenal

President Trump on Wednesday defended letting Iran maintain its large arsenal of ballistic missiles when discussing the emerging deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The president said during the G7 press conference in France that the U.S. will be working with Gulf

Trump Reveals Deranged Way He Plans to Enforce Iran Deal

The Trump administration’s Iran peace deal will require America to loom large over the country for many years to come. The president admitted during a press conference at the G7 summit in France Wednesday that there is nothing enforceable in the drafted agreement, but rather

Trump jokes he'll blame Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out

President Trump joked Wednesday that he will blame Vice President Vance if the preliminary deal with Iran falls through. “I like that idea, sure,” Trump said when asked by Fox News's Peter Doocy if his vice president would take the fall if the deal fails. “If it works out, I’m

Trump Team Gets Into Spat Over Iran Deal Signing

Hold up—did the United States actually sign a peace deal with Iran? New reporting from Axios Wednesday cast doubt on whether U.S. and Iranian leaders have actually signed Donald Trump’s deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A senior administration official told reporters that

Trump concludes G7 amid major uncertainty on Iran

🔒 Plus: Trump considers another big change to the White House {beacon} It’s Wednesday. A 3 p.m. U.S. World Cup game on a federal holiday this Friday is going to make for quite the party — and I cannot wait. ⚽ Hopefully, Boston has enough warning to prepare so its bars don’t

Top Newsom lawyer challenges Blanche to investigate Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) top lawyer on Tuesday challenged acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to turn toward investigating President Trump, after the governor announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating him and his wife. Legal affairs secretary

Woman Told FBI Trump Tried to Recruit Her From His Tower

A woman claimed she was approached by two “recruiters” who were scouting young women at Donald Trump’s Manhattan skyscraper to have sex with him—and also tried to lure her to a party at the home of Jeffrey Epstein. Buried in the Department of Justice’s massive trove of files on

Vibe-decoding the White House-Anthropic fight over Fable

Hello and welcome to Regulator, an email for Verge subscribers about technology, politics, and what happens when science crashes headlong into self-interest. Not a subscriber? Sign up here today! Got the scoop on a petty feud that's going to somehow fundamentally reshape the

Sen. John Kennedy not ruling out White House bid

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday said he wouldn’t rule out a White House bid after nearly a decade in the upper chamber. His second term is set to end in January 2029. “I'm planning on running for the United States Senate. But if you're asking me what if a lot of people

National Airport halting operations for much of July 4

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will close to airline traffic on July 4 after noon, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said Tuesday. The MWAA cited aerial rehearsals, performances and fireworks that evening in restricting inbound and outbound