Pentagon chief blocks officers from Ivy League schools and top universities

Jason Ma, Fortune

"We will no longer invest in institutions that fail to sharpen our leaders' warfighting capabilities or that undermine the very values they are sworn to defend."

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic as dispute escalates

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

There has been a weeks-long feud between Pentagon and Anthropic over concerns about how military could use AI at war.

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI

Hayden Field, Richard Lawler, The Verge

On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to "STRONG-ARM" the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario A…

Trump says US government will 'immediately cease' use of Anthropic AI

Selina Wang, Abcnews.com

The Pentagon set a 5:00 p.m. ET deadline for Anthropic to agree to a deal.

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

Trump's directive comes amid a dispute between the AI giant and the Department of Defense.

Pentagon puts Scouts "on notice" over DEI and girl-centered policies

Graham Smith, NPR

After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a 6-month reprieve

Whistleblower: ICE Has Slashed Its Training Program And Its Boss Is Lying To Congress About It

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

ICE can’t keep up with the baseline set by resident ghoul/White House advisor Stephen Miller. Miller has demanded 3,000 arrests per day, which he presented as the minimum he would be satisfied with. To reach this goal, tons of talent from other federal law en…

CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year

Stevie Bonifield, The Verge

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as deputy director …

Sick Reason Trump Tapped ICE Barbie for Top DHS Job Exposed

Yahoo Entertainment

After State of the Union, Trump’s agenda faces new political reality

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

US president strikes triumphant tone in speech but faces legal setbacks and hurdles in Congress as midterms approach.

Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Most of Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr’s time lately has been split between destroying all consumer protection oversight and threatening media companies with fake investigations if they’re not appropriately deferential to our mad idiot king. The latter has tende…

At least 6 FBI agents who worked on Trump classified documents case fired: Sources

Luke Barr, Abcnews.com

The agents were fired after FBI Director Kash Patel told Reuters that phone records belonging to him and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had been subpoenaed.

One big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explained

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump gave a very long State of the U…

Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

The Epstein files just keep prompting more resignations in the academic world, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Columbia's Richard Axel.

Read Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

NPR

Read President Trump's State of the Union delivered on Feb. 14.

Trump awards Medals of Honor to 2 military pilots in State of the Union

Steven Beynon, Abcnews.com

One's heroics came 70 years ago, while the other's was from the Maduro raid.

Trump's speech is longest State of the Union address in recent history

Ava Berger, NPR

Speaking for more than an hour and 40 minutes, President Trump beat his previous record for longest speech given to a joint session of Congress.

Majority of Supreme Court Justices Skip Trump's State of the Union After He Called Them a 'Disgrace to Our Nation'

Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE

Only four of the nine Supreme Court justices were in attendance for Trump's speech, where he scolded them for their "very unfortunate ruling" on tariffs

The Epstein files Trump’s DOJ is withholding

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t being honest about the …

The End of Diplomacy

Vivian Salama, The Atlantic

The once-bustling corridors at Foggy Bottom are tomblike as ambassadors scrap for information.

How to Watch the 2026 State of the Union

Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone

President Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union of his second term amid the partial government shutdown. Here's what to know.

How to watch Trump's 2026 State of the Union address live tonight

Sarah Beth Hensley, Abcnews.com

The address will be Trump's first State of the Union during his second term.

Morning news brief

Steve Inskeep, NPR

Trump to deliver first State of the Union address of his second term, what's next for Mexico after killing of cartel leader, NPR investigation finds DOJ withheld some Epstein files related to Trump.

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s replacement is even worse

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Kristi Noem isn’t shaking up DHS, she’s doubling down on violence and propaganda