As Pentagon-Anthropic feud risks boiling over, military says it’s made compromises

As the U.S. military’s partnership with artificial intelligence giant Anthropic teeters on the edge of collapse, the Pentagon’s top technology official told CBS News the department has offered compromises in order to reach a deal with the company. The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday at 5:01 p.m. to either let the military use the

Columbia student released after being detained by DHS agents

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings.  The student, identified as Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, was released later Thursday afternoon, and posted on social media that she was “safe and okay” but “in complete shock.”  The detention set off a wave of condemnation from politicians in

Hillary Clinton tells House panel she had “no idea” about Epstein’s crimes

Washington — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is sitting for a deposition with members of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday in New York, where she told lawmakers she had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal activities. “The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have

Judge rules construction of Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now

A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration’s ongoing construction of the White House East Wing to continue for now, finding that a legal challenge brought last year was not comprehensive enough to prove President Trump lacked the authority to renovate the building with private funds and without Congressional action. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon

Columbia student detained by federal agents claiming to search for ‘missing person,’ university president says

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said.  “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia

Columbia student detained by DHS agents who made “misrepresentations,” university president says

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said.  “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia