Israel launches “preemptive strike” on Iran, Israeli military says

Israel launched what it described as a “preemptive strike” on Iran Saturday morning, Israeli officials said. The Israel Defense Ministry said in a statement that it launched the strike because it was expecting “a missile and drone attack” from Iran “in the immediate future.” The scope and location of the strike was not immediately clear.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House’s actions “retaliatory and punitive”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News Friday that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk was “retaliatory and punitive.” Hours earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the company a “supply chain risk to national security,” which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.

OpenAI Reaches Deal With Pentagon to Deploy AI Models on Classified Network

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Feb. 27 that his company has struck a deal with the U.S. Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the Pentagon’s classified networks. In a statement

Trump Vows ‘American Energy Dominance’ in Texas Rally Ahead of Primary Elections

President Trump speaks about the American energy industry at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas on Feb. 27, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—President Donald Trump promised “American energy dominance” during a rally Friday at one of the nation’s biggest export hubs for energy and liquid natural gas (LNG) products.  “With the