Pentagon Labels Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk The Pentagon has informed AI startup Anthropic that it has been designated a “supply chain risk,” escalating a dispute between the U.S. government and one of the world’s leading AI companies. The designation came after weeks of negotiations over the military’

Trump Fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), making her the first cabinet official to leave during his second presidential term. Trump announced that Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will replace Noem as DHS

House Rejects War Powers Resolution on Iran Conflict The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a war powers resolution that aimed to curb President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military operations against Iran. The Democratic-backed measure failed 219–212, preventing Congress from forcing the administration to withdraw

China Orders Refiners to Suspend Fuel Exports China has instructed its largest oil refiners to halt exports of diesel and gasoline, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens crude oil supply and global fuel markets. Officials reportedly asked refinery executives to stop signing new export contracts and negotiate

Voluntary Departures by Detained Immigrants Reach Record High A growing number of detained immigrants in the U.S. are choosing to voluntarily leave the country instead of continuing their immigration cases, according to an analysis of immigration court records. Data reviewed by CBS News shows that 28% of completed immigration

Sweden Tells Citizens to Keep Cash in Case of War or Crisis Sweden’s central bank is urging households to keep cash reserves at home to prepare for potential crises — including war or major disruptions to payment systems. The recommendation says every adult should keep about 1,000 Swedish kronor

Pentagon Expected to Seek Billions to Fund Iran War The Pentagon is reportedly preparing a supplemental funding request of roughly $50 billion from Congress to support the ongoing U.S. military campaign against Iran. The request would help replenish weapons and cover the cost of military operations tied to the

ChatGPT Uninstalls Jump 295% After Defense Deal Announcement ChatGPT’s mobile app saw a sharp spike in uninstalls after news broke that OpenAI had signed a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense. According to app-analytics firm Sensor Tower, U.S. ChatGPT uninstalls jumped 295% day-over-day

Realtors Warn of “New Housing Crisis” as Home Sales Drop U.S. real estate agents are warning of a potential new housing crisis after home sales fell sharply at the start of 2026. Sales of previously owned homes dropped 8.4% in January, a much steeper decline than economists expected

AI-Generated Artwork Not Eligible for Copyright After Supreme Court Decision The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal involving whether artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted. By refusing the case, the Court left intact earlier rulings that copyright protection requires human authorship, meaning

Pentagon Tells Congress: No Sign Iran Was Going to Strike First In recent closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill, Pentagon officials acknowledged there was no U.S. intelligence indicating Iran planned to attack U.S. forces or assets first before the joint U.S.–Israeli military strikes began. This undercuts

Lindsey Graham Says Cuba Could Be Trump’s “Next Target” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham publicly suggested that Cuba may be the next country on President Donald Trump’s radar — following U.S./Israeli airstrikes on Iran. That’s according to recent statements reported by multiple outlets amid heightened geopolitical tension.

Draft Executive Order Could Give Trump Extraordinary Power Over Elections Pro-Trump activists and lawyers are circulating a draft executive order aimed at allowing the president to declare a national emergency over U.S. elections — potentially giving expanded federal authority over voting procedures and ballot systems. This draft is reportedly

Clinton Testifies in Epstein Files Congressional Hearing Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent six hours testifying in a closed-door session before a Republican-led House Oversight Committee about the Jeffrey Epstein files, drawing sharp political conflict over both process and substance. Clinton’s testimony, centered on

Federal Student Loan Repayments Restart as Defaults Climb After years of pandemic-era pauses on federal student loan payments and collections, repayment obligations are now fully back in force — and hundreds of thousands of borrowers are struggling. More borrowers are missing payments and moving into default, raising questions about personal

Corporate Bankruptcies Surge to a 15-Year Peak U.S. corporate bankruptcy filings jumped sharply in 2025 — hitting the highest levels since the aftermath of the Great Recession. At least 717 companies filed for Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 through November, representing a 14 % year-over-year increase. This isn’

Dimon Sounds the Alarm: “Dumb Things” Echo 2008 JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that parts of the financial system are starting to look like the pre-2008 crisis era — with rivals taking on risk just to juice profits. At a recent investor update, Dimon said some lenders are

Anthropic Launches Massive Share Sale in Secondary Market Anthropic is giving current and former employees a chance to sell shares in the company in a secondary offering that could total $5 billion to $6 billion at about a $350 billion valuation. That’s close to where its recent $30 billion

Tim Cook Briefed by CIA on China-Taiwan Risk According to a new investigative report, Apple CEO Tim Cook — along with executives from major chipmakers — attended a classified CIA briefing warning that China could move on Taiwan by 2027. The details aren’t marketing spin: U.S. intelligence officials reportedly

Amazon Emerges as a GOP Tax Cut Winner Amazon’s federal tax bill collapsed in 2025 — even as its profits rose sharply. According to new filings, the company’s U.S. tax charge dropped from roughly $9 billion to around $1.2 billion. That’s an 87 % plunge year-over-

Anthropic Embeds Claude Into Microsoft Office Anthropic is pushing Claude directly into enterprise workflows, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Slack. This moves AI from chatbot novelty to embedded productivity infrastructure. Markets care about one thing: monetization. If Claude increases enterprise efficiency, it increases compute demand — and potentially software revenue per seat.

A new Bain & Co. report finds private equity returns and deal activity have slumped more deeply and longer than during the 2008 financial crisis. Here’s what it means for markets, alternatives, and options traders.

Former UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson Arrested Former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson has reportedly been arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Authorities have not yet released full details surrounding the allegations, but the arrest of such a high-profile political figure immediately

U.S. Customs Stops Collecting Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced it will halt collection of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) effective 12:01 a.m. EST this Tuesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled