POLITICS

Federal Judge Declines for 2nd Time to Block White House Ballroom Construction

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Architect Shalom Baranes shows a site plan for the new $400 million White House ballroom during a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge on Feb. 26 allowed the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House to continue, rejecting a preservation organization’s

Pentagon locked in standoff with Anthropic over AI guardrails

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Pentagon locked in standoff with Anthropic over AI guardrails – CBS News Watch CBS News With less than 24 hours left, Anthropic and the Pentagon are locked in a standoff over access to the company’s powerful artificial intelligence. Jo Ling Kent reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before {

About a dozen FBI staff who worked on Trump documents case fired, sources say

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The FBI fired more employees Thursday linked to investigations into President Trump after terminating at least 10 Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed. Overall, the rough estimate is about a dozen in total over two days.  The firings began after FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that former special counsel Jack Smith had subpoenaed his phone records as

Congressional Democrats Vow to Force War Powers Votes on Iran

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speak at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Congressional Democrats on Feb. 26 vowed to advance resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives in an effort to prevent President Donald Trump from directing military action