The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand — and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel."
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The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand — and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel."
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President Donald Trump stunned his critics on Thursday with a remark he made about his kids during an interview on CNBC. Trump was asked by CNBC's Joe Kernen about allegations that his children are using insider information to gain favorable business deals. The president recently disclosed that he earned more than $2 billion during his second term, alarming many political analysts and ethics experts. "I feel bad in a way for my kids because every time my kids do, if they invest in a stock or if they go and do a bill, anything they do, because the presidency is so powerful, so big, everything if they buy a cupcake company, well, the energy to make the cupcakes is sort of like, how’s my energy policy?" Trump told Kernen. "So therefore, you have ... almost anything they do, if they buy an energy-efficient truck, they have inside information. So it’s pretty tough in that sense. I tell my kids, 'Stay away from as much as you can stay away from.' But they also have a life.”Questions about the investments made by Trump's children, Don Jr. and Eric, have swirled following the release of Trump's financial disclosures. For instance, Trump's sons recently invested in a mining company in Kazakhstan that later won a nine-figure contract with the federal government. Trump's critics sounded off on social media after the CNBC interview was over. "He actually says this? Wow," Stephen Soldz, a psychologist and researcher in Boston, posted on Bluesky. "Pure corruption. I look forward to the congressional hearings," Zak Williams, a political consultant at Zenith Strategies, posted on Bluesky. "The most corrupt administration in American history and it’s not even close," Max Berger, co-founder of the Momentum Training Institute, posted on Bluesky. "Looking forward to all the Hunter Biden critics weighing in. Especially on Fox," David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, posted on Bluesky.
Washington Examiner Supreme Court reporter Jack Birle argued that President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship defeat is “a win even if it’s not an actual win.” The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment on Tuesday. The court ruling reaffirmed the long-standing constitutional principle that nearly all children born […]
At 250, it's worth celebrating the fact that the American Revolution got it right—while other countries' revolutions devolved into chaos and bloodshed.
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its powerful Fable 5 model, which has been offline for 15 days because of security fears by the government, a source close to the situation tells Axios.Insiders expect the administration's limits on Fable 5 could be lifted as soon as this coming week, the source said. A second source said conversations are expected to continue over the weekend, and Anthropic expects to restore Fable access soon.Why it matters: For developers and even non-technical early adopters, Fable 5's blackout was unprecedented and deeply jarring — a top-tier model, already in users' hands, pulled offline due to government intervention.The big picture: The progress toward liberating Fable 5 marks a thaw in a bitter four-month standoff between the administration and Anthropic.In another sign of de-escalation, the Commerce Department on Friday allowed Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5, the company's strongest cybersecurity model, for a limited number of trusted users. Mythos 5 has guardrails to deter its use in cyberattacks or biological terror, and has never been freely available.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a Friday afternoon letter to Anthropic, first reported by Semafor, that the company "has worked with the U.S. government to address risks associated with" Mythos 5 and Fable 5. "These efforts," he continued, "have yielded significant progress. In addition, Anthropic has committed to work with the U.S. government on protocols and standards and releases."Fable 5's return is being eagerly awaited by users, who quickly fell in love with the model's deep thinking and quick, sophisticated coding. Developers were wowed by the leap in capability. Every new model, especially open-source ones, is being measured against Fable 5.The Pentagon and National Security Agency still have to give Fable 5 the green light, so the outcome remains unpredictable. But other government agencies have determined Fable 5 can safely return to the wild.Behind the scenes: I'm told that both Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have helped defuse the fight between the administration and Anthropic. Anthropic "has worked positively with the government," one administration source told Axios. That's quite a change from the furious statement by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designating Anthropic a "Supply-Chain Risk to National Security," after he and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei couldn't agree on how the Pentagon can use Claude.Zoom in: Anthropic had billed it as the most capable model ever released to the public. The "Vibe Check" newsletter from Every, a media and software company, called it "the best coding model in the world" before it was pulled, just three days after launch.In early testing highlighted by Anthropic, the payments company Stripe used Fable 5 to overhaul a 50-million-line codebase in a single day — a job that would have taken its engineers more than two months by hand.When access vanished on June 12, developers found automated work frozen mid-task, and companies raced to swap in rivals, including cheaper Chinese models.The intrigue: Anthropic originally made Fable 5 available at no extra cost on several paid Claude subscription plans through June 22, giving users a short window to test its power before access vanished.It's not yet clear whether Anthropic subscribers will get back the free run of Fable they were promised — or whether it returns locked behind additional fees or identity checks.What we're watching: Both Anthropic and OpenAI are pushing the administration to codify a process for reviewing new models, as envisioned by President Trump in a June 2 executive order that set up a framework for voluntary government vetting of the most powerful new AI models.The companies don't like the current case-by-case approach.When Anthropic suspended access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 back on June 12, the company called for "a statutory process that is transparent, fair, clear, and grounded in technical facts," and said the administration's decision to restrict those two models "does not adhere to those principles."When OpenAI was allowed to begin a limited preview of GPT‑5.6 on Friday, the company said in a blog post: "We don't believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default. It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who need them."Axios' Sam Sabin contributed reporting.Go deeper: Commerce Department greenlights limited return of Anthropic's Mythos.
#image_title Court of Appeal Denies CA AG Bonta’s Improperly Filed Effort to Fast-Track Invalidation of Shasta County’s Voter-Approved Election Integrity Measure Citizens Locked in Legal Battle Against Their Own Government to Restore Election Integrity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – (June 25, 2026) REDDING, CALIF.
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