Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has signed an agreement to allow the military to use its model, Grok, in classified systems, a Defense official confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: Up to now, Anthropic's Claude has been the only model available in the systems on which the military's most sensitive intelligence work, weapons development and battlefield operations take place. But the Pentagon is threatening Anthropic in a dispute over safeguards and may soon need a replacement.
The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens in several parts of Mexico to shelter in place following an operation that led to the death of the country's most-wanted drug lord.
The big picture: Violence erupted across Mexico following the cartel leader's death, affecting flights and business operations.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine has been advising President Trump and top officials that a military campaign against Iran could carry significant risks, in particular the possibility of becoming entangled in a prolonged conflict, according to two sources with knowledge of those internal discussions.
Why it matters: There's an ongoing debate at the top levels of the Trump administration about how to handle the Iran standoff and what the consequences of each option would be. At the moment, several of the voices in Trump's circle are urging caution, though some sources think Trump himself is leaning towards a strike.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday permanently blocked the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on President Trump's handling of classified documents.
Why it matters: Her order marks the end of the case and confirms that the American public won't know what the investigation against the president revealed.
President Trump on Sunday threatened Netflix, suggesting it would "pay the consequences" if it didn't "immediately" fire Susan Rice, who served as ambassador to the United Nations under the Obama administration.
State of play: The comments come weeks after the president said he decided he shouldn't be involved in the deal to sell Warner Bros. Discovery and that "The Justice Department will handle it."
Democrats plan to invest in districts that went for President Trump in 2024 by as many as 18 percentage points in their efforts to retake the House by a decisive margin in November.
Why it matters: Partisan gerrymandering has resulted in a historically small number of highly competitive House seats — but that does not square with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) growing ambitions.
President Trump lost an economic tool that destroyed the norms of global trade. But the new era that he had launched with it is likely here to stay.
Why it matters: The U.S. can no longer credibly wield a threat of instant, triple-digit tariffs to get the world to do what it wants.
But Trump — and perhaps future administrations — are expected to use trade more as a go-to tool, even if the means to do so are slower and more blunted than before. The rest of the world has already started to adjust accordingly.
Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the country's most-wanted drug lord, following information from the U.S. that assisted in Sunday's operation, the Trump administration and Mexico's defense ministry said.
Why it matters: President Trump has for months pressed Mexican officials to target drug cartels and the U.S. had offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest of Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," who led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) — a designated terrorist organization in the United States.
U.S. intelligence provided "support to the Mexican government" to assist in an operation in the country Sunday that resulted in the death of the drug lord known as "El Mencho," White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on X.
The big picture: Leavitt noted in her Sunday statement that "'El Mencho," the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was "a top target for the Mexican and United States government as one of the top traffickers of fentanyl into our homeland."
America is celebrating its first U.S. men's hockey gold since the '80s, toppling Canada with a clutch overtime goal amid historically sharp tensions between the neighboring nations.
The big picture: The victory was extra sweet for the MAGA world, which swiftly seized the win as an opportunity to roast Ottawa — and uplift Team USA's star player Jack Hughes' patriotism after calling out other athletes for criticizing the current state of the country.
