Pritzker's $5M push for ally sparks fury from Congressional Black Caucus: reports

A bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee briefing with Anthropic's Jack Clark was held behind closed doors on Wednesday, per sources familiar with the meeting, and only briefly touched on the company's fight with the Pentagon. Why it matters: Anthropic — which is suing the federal government over its designation as a supply chain risk — is engaging with lawmakers on national security and AI, even as much of that discussion is happening out of the public eye. Inside the room: Clark met wit

The White House is expected to send Congress its ideas for regulating AI on Friday, sources familiar with the matter told Axios, but policy disagreements on the Hill are far from resolved. Why it matters: Republicans are looking to the White House for direction on AI, but its plan is likely to run into the same sticking points that have stalled action for years. Those include how to protect children online and whether to preempt state laws that conflict with the federal standards they're trying

Iran’s women’s soccer team reportedly returned home after several players sought asylum in Australia. Two players accepted asylum offers and have remained in the country.

Boston police officer Nicholas O'Malley charged with voluntary manslaughter after allegedly shooting suspected carjacker Stephenson King during incident.