Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat

The Pentagon’s independent watchdog has announced it has agreed to a request from top senators and is launching a probe into the use of the commercial messaging app Signal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials to discuss an imminent U.S. military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. Last week, Senate … Read more

‘Trust in President Trump,’ White House says, defending his tariffs amid backlash

The White House on Thursday was standing firmly behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout despite markets nosediving, businesses recoiling and foreign leaders threatening retaliation. While Trump had no public events on his schedule a day after his dramatic Rose Garden announcement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance were deployed … Read more

Studio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit has

When OpenAI debuted its image-generation feature in ChatGPT last week, social media exploded when users realized that they could make AI-generated images that looked like something out of an animated film from Studio Ghibli. Fans hoped that Studio Ghibli mastermind Hayao Miyazaki would take a stand, but the 84-year-old animator has remained silent. In the … Read more

National Security Council staffers fired after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer: Sources

The White House has fired a handful of National Security Council staffers following a Wednesday meeting with far-right political activist Laura Loomer, who made recommendations to President Donald Trump about who he should fire, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Loomer met with Trump Wednesday, shortly before his tariff announcement in the Rose … Read more

Trump tariffs live updates: Stellantis to temporarily layoff 900 US employees

Among the list of nations hit with tariffs in Trump’s plan are several uninhabited islands with barely any permanent residents. For example, the British Indian Ocean Territory was hit with 10% tariff but the only inhabitants of the United Kingdom territory are American and British military personnel and contractors stationed at a joint defense facility. … Read more

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market shows strength

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years. Jobless claim filings fell by 6,000 to 219,000 for the week ending March 29, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s less than the 226,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a … Read more