Top 15 stories from 77 across 7 days
First confirmed Hezbollah-revenge strike on U.S.
Why it matters: Forces DHS to reassess synagogue security grants as Middle East spillover turns kinetic at home.
DoD quietly barred Anthropic from new contracts; the startup sued within hours, arguing the ban is “national security theater.” The freeze halts multiple Joint AI Center pilots now stuck in limbo.
Anduril’s autonomous drones reportedly hit Iranian radar boats Thursday, putting Palmer Luckey in the crosshairs of lawmakers who fast-tracked his Pentagon contracts.
Roberts broke his usual silence, calling attacks on judges after Trump-linked rulings “dangerous to democracy,” a signal the Court feels politically cornered.
Microsoft lawyers drafted a complaint saying Sam Altman broke their 2019 exclusivity pact by giving Amazon first rights to Frontier models, insiders say. Filing could hit Delaware Chancery within days unless the Amazon d
Israel says DNA and comms intel confirm the Michigan synagogue gunman’s brother was a Hezbollah commander killed in January. That shifts the shooting from lone-wolf to proxy payback.
Mexico triggered the USMCA six-year review early, targeting digital-trade rules and quicker dispute panels to lock in nearshoring gains before the U.S.
Fed held 5.25-5.
ICE officers were pulled off immigration duties to screen bags after TSA overtime dried up; a separate lawsuit asks a court to split DHS into smaller, accountable agencies.
Tory HQ posted 17 Easter greetings last year but no Eid note this week, as MPs’ anti-Muslim remarks resurfaced and Badenoch stayed silent.
Bitcoin’s 6% jump to $72,000 came minutes after the Fed held rates and hinted no cuts before June—traders treated it as a bet on liquidity staying ample.
FBI agents seized 78 pallets of Nvidia H200s en route to Shenzhen, alleging Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw masked them as “power supplies.”
CJNG’s new boss, Juan Carlos Valencia, carries a U.S.
Seizing José “El Pepe” cuts CJNG’s Pacific supply chain and hands prosecutors a live map of the cartel’s trucking routes.
Mexico flew cartel fixer “Lobo Menor” to Quito before dawn; Ecuador will try him under its new fast-track terrorism court.
