The White House export ban on Anthropic’s latest models cast a shadow at the G-7 summit, as executives from the top labs urged the leaders of Western democracies to work together to reap the benefits of the AI revolution.
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- Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma Republican congressional candidate endorsed by President Trump, has suspended his campaign after advancing to a runoff, following questions about the nature of his relationship with a former staffer.
- President Trump defended his Iran ceasefire deal at the G-7 summit, veering from warnings about the economic costs of war to criticism of Israel’s actions in Lebanon.
- Amid a deepening public skepticism of higher education, a group of universities released a statement detailing their principles, including the importance of affordability, the freedom to debate and dissent, and their commitment to self-evaluation and correction.
- Exclusive | President Trump is planning another significant change to the White House grounds: a new permanent fence that would allow officials to close the public park across the street from the executive mansion.
- The mother of Josimar “Vozinha” Dias, the goalkeeper for Cape Verde — who missed her son’s stunning World Cup performance because of visa complications — will be allowed to travel to the U.S. after congressional leaders and the State Department intervened.
- U.S. officials are scheduled to sign a deal Friday to end the war in Iran, but even if it is agreed as planned the world may suffer high gas prices and shortages of fertilizer and other crucial cargo for months longer.
- As Americans struggle with an inflation surge, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chair. It was the fourth-straight meeting in which the central bank left rates unchanged.
- President Trump abruptly called off a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his pick to lead the intelligence community.
- When California Gov. Gavin Newsom preemptively disclosed a federal probe, the most immediate question for many political observers was not whether he did something wrong, but what it would mean for his 2028 bid.
- The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to let President Trump continue building his planned White House ballroom, arguing that a thwarted attack on Trump’s recent UFC event proves the need for the facility.
- In an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that President Biden made “a terrible mistake” by running for reelection in 2024. Read more: wapo.st/4uFSXha00:00
- Lucy, a Havanese, won the top prize in the Wahl Dirty Dogs Contest, a national shelter makeover competition that awards grants to the groomers and shelters that clean up rescue dogs and help them find homes.
