🇺🇸 Trump Calls for Arrest of NYT Reporters Over Rally Coverage
President Trump called Monday for reporters from the New York Times and other media outlets to be "arrested" over their coverage of his Saturday rally in Ohio.
Trump posted on Truth Social, sharing a video and claiming the arena "was already full to the brim" while people were still trying to get in — disputing media reports on crowd size. No specific legal mechanism or formal action was announced alongside the statement.
🪖 Pentagon Drops Anthropic's Claude AI After Supply Chain Risk Label
The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped using Anthropic's Claude AI model, months after blacklisting the company as a "supply chain risk," the BBC has learned.
Multiple sources confirmed that Claude was nonetheless widely used within the Pentagon in the period following the blacklisting. The Defense Department has not provided a public explanation for the gap between the designation and the actual cessation of use.
The move highlights growing scrutiny of AI vendors supplying U.S. federal agencies, as the Pentagon tightens oversight of its artificial intelligence supply chain.
⚖️ Supreme Court Hears Landmark Climate Liability Case
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with oral arguments in Suncor v. Boulder, a major case that could determine whether local governments can sue fossil fuel companies for climate-related damages.
The case stems from Boulder, Colorado's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy. It is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed the climate damage claims to proceed. The outcome could shape the future of dozens of similar lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the U.S.
The ruling's implications are expected to extend beyond climate policy, potentially affecting how courts handle corporate liability for large-scale environmental harm.
🗳 Trump's Hispanic Approval Falls to 27%, Poll Shows
A new NBC News/Telemundo poll finds President Trump's approval among Hispanic adults has dropped sharply since the 2024 election, with just 27% of 800 Hispanic respondents approving of his performance and 69% disapproving.
Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic respondents disapproved of Trump's handling of border security, and close to 7 in 10 disapproved of his broader policy record. Trump made notable gains with Hispanic voters in the 2024 election, making the decline a significant shift in sentiment within that demographic.
🕌 More Tankers Struck as Iran Sets Hormuz Reopening Terms
Additional tankers have been struck in the Middle East as Iran laid out its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil chokepoint.
Tehran demands a halt to what it calls U.S. "acts of aggression," an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare against Iran, and the release of Iranian assets. No timeline or mediator was specified.
The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies, making any prolonged closure a significant risk to energy markets and international shipping.
💵 Ratings Agency Warns U.S. Debt on Unsustainable Path
A major ratings agency has warned that surging U.S. interest costs and recurring debt ceiling battles are leaving the federal government increasingly exposed to market volatility.
The agency stated: "This trajectory points to an unsustainable medium-term fiscal path and leaves the sovereign increasingly exposed to shifts in market sentiment and financing conditions." Elections were cited as an added risk factor to debt ceiling negotiations, compounding the fiscal outlook.
The warning underscores growing concern among institutional creditors that Washington's borrowing trajectory, if unchecked, could trigger abrupt shifts in how markets price U.S. sovereign debt.