Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are demanding answers from major tech and AI companies over concerns that employees with ties to China could access cutting-edge U.S. AI systems.
Why it matters: Lawmakers are focusing on insider access — not just hacking — as a potential vulnerability, putting pressure on companies to demonstrate stronger safeguards.
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund is ending funding for LIV Golf after this season, according to multiple reports.
Why it matters: The Public Investment Fund's decision places the lucrative golf tour in serious jeopardy of dissolving four years after it launched as a well-capitalized competitor to the PGA Tour.
President Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should only take "surgical" military action in Lebanon and avoid a full resumption of the war, Trump told Axios in a phone interview.
Why it matters: The ceasefire Trump helped broker in Lebanon is being only partially observed, and officials in both Israel and Lebanon are concerned it will collapse entirely before it's due to expire in mid-May.
President Trump is renewing his pressure campaign on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling Axios in an interview that Herzog could become a "national hero."
Why it matters: Trump said Netanyahu had raised his corruption trial when they spoke on Tuesday night and told him he'd be back in court on Wednesday, instead of focusing on Iran. "In the middle of a war? Give me a break," Trump told Axios.
The trade pactthat binds North America is quietly under the most strain since its inception, risking a break in one of the world's most integrated manufacturing economies.
Why it matters: A joint review of the signature Trump 1.0 trade agreement — the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, itself an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement — was expected to be a technical exercise. Instead, a war of words between U.S. and Canadian officials is pushing the deal to a potential breaking point.
President Trump told Axios he's going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program.
Why it matters: Trump is rejecting an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks to a later stage.
Airline deal activity may heat up this summer, even if United has ended its pursuit of American Airlines.
The big picture: Global jet fuel prices are skyrocketing, and supply is dwindling, due to an Iran war that feels no closer to resolution today than it was several weeks ago.
As the Iran war drags on, it's increasingly clear that there is likely no going back for the energy market.
Why it matters: Oil and gasprices will be higher for longer than investors expected, and the market dynamics are shifting — as countries and companies look for alternative sources of energy or oil and for new ways to move it around the world.
Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division will this fall get their hands on two of the U.S. Army's most anticipated machines: the XM30 combat vehicle and the M1E3 Abrams tank.
Why it matters: The Russia-Ukraine conflict has shown the grinding land wars of the tank's heyday are still with us in the 21st century — but also that drones are apex predators.
Both the XM30 and M1E3 are years in the making, with lineages predating today's bloody battles.
The Texas-based 1st Cavalry is helping plot the future of armored warfare amid this industrial and tactical upheaval.
The White House is developing guidance that would allow agencies to get around Anthropic's supply chain risk designation and onboard new models including its most powerful yet, Mythos, according to sourcesfamiliar with the matter.
Why it matters: The Trump administration appears to be performing a 180 on a company it previously claimed was such a grave security risk that it had to be ripped out of the federal government.
