Scoop: Altman told staff he tried to "save" Anthropic in Pentagon clash https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/sam-altman-openai-anthropic-pentagon
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Scoop: Altman told staff he tried to "save" Anthropic in Pentagon clash

Altman privately vented that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had spent years trying to undermine him.

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Growth slows across U.S. counties as immigration plummets https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/county-population-growth-immigration
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Growth slows across U.S. counties as immigration plummets

International migration fell in nine out of 10 U.S. counties between 2024 and 2025.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump pausing strikes on Iran energy sites; Houthis say ‘no reason’ to halt Red Sea shipping

US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; Houthis tell Lloyd’s List ‘no reason’ to prevent Saudi oil using Red Sea route

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Thune lays out next steps after Trump's move to restore TSA pay https://www.axios.com/2026/03/27/tsa-worker-pay-dhs-shutdown-trump-senate
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Thune lays out next steps after Trump's move to restore TSA pay

"This is not the outcome that we wanted, but unfortunately, Democrats have shown themselves unwilling to support law enforcement."

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Trump news at a glance: president tries to stop chaos at airports

Donald Trump said he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to address staff shortages – key US politics stories from 26 March 2026

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US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/senate-dhs-funding-bill-fails #UsSenate #UsNews #DonaldTrump
US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS

Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents

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‘Accountability has arrived’: dual US court losses show shifting tide against Meta and co https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/us-court-social-media-meta-youtube #Meta #Technology #Youtube #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UsNews
‘Accountability has arrived’: dual US court losses show shifting tide against Meta and co

With two unprecedented trial defeats, big tech firms face crisis akin to that faced by cigarette makers in the 1990s

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Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon

Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its AI model in autonomous weapons systems

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Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trump-dhs-order-tsa-agents #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #WorldNews
Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff

President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute

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"Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/ice-raids-schools-students-absent
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"Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home

Data in Charlotte, Chicago, Minneapolis, California, Florida and Texas show thousands were suddenly absent when agents showed up..

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