House Democrat pushes Anthropic on safety protocols, source code leak

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) pressed Anthropic on Thursday about recent changes to its internal safety protocols following reports that part of the source code for the AI firm’s Claude Code tool was accidentally leaked. The company narrowed its AI safety policy pledge in late February, removing a previous commitment to halt development of its AI…

Senate takes first step toward ending DHS shutdown as Trump vows to pay workers

Washington — President Trump said Thursday that he would sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees as Congress moved forward with a plan to reopen most of the department and pursue additional funding. “I will soon sign an order to pay ALL of the incredible employees at the Department of Homeland Security,”