Federal agencies may now have a Claude problem after President Trump's order to blacklist Anthropic from all government work amid a dispute over how the Pentagon can deploy its AI.
Why it matters: If Trump's demands hold, Anthropic's federal business could stall overnight — and leave agencies scrambling to unwind major AI projects and pilots.
Target will require every cereal it sells — including national brands — to be made without certified synthetic colors by the end of May, the company exclusively told Axios.
Why it matters: The shift puts Target among the first national retailers to remove the additives across an entire grocery category — compelling major cereal makers to reformulate if they want shelf space.
The Trump administration's 2026 health care agenda is shaping up to look pretty different from last year's — and that's not going over very well with some of the "Make America Healthy Again" faithful.
Why it matters: Vaccine politics is becoming a trip wire in administration efforts to overhaul America's public health system before the midterm elections.
Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her tone during a confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Medicare Advantage enrollment is declining in seven states this year, an analysis of federal data shows.
Why it matters: The private Medicare program that covers more than half of seniors still is growing nationally, but at a slower rate than in the recent past as rising medical costs and federal policy changes spur a market realignment.
