The Trump administration’s disagreement with Anthropic over its most advanced AI models appears to be fast coming to a head. Trump officials tell Inner Loop that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Claude Fable 5, the AI model that they took offline with export controls last week over concerns about jailbreaking—a method of using prompts to … Read more
President Donald Trump is so confident in his supposed ceasefire deal with Iran that he’s — once again — threatening to bomb them to smithereens if they “don’t behave” or try to make any further changes to the agreement. Trump and his administration have been exceedingly cagey about the contents of the agreement, which was … Read more
Americans’ support for Israel is declining at an unprecedented pace in the wake of U.S.-backed atrocities in Gaza, its invasion of Lebanon, and the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. So it’s hardly surprising that Washington is moving to end U.S. military aid to the country. What might surprise Americans, however, is that this plan is backed … Read more
When Trump launched a war against Iran in late February, his MAGA movement suddenly became nearly indistinguishable from the neoconservative foreign policy Trump once abhorred. For nearly four months, Washington hawks like Senator Lindsey Graham and radio jock Mark Levin were riding high. But over time it became clearer that the president was looking for … Read more
As Israeli officials lash out against a preliminary deal to end the war in Iran, President Donald Trump is returning the favor. “I’m not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon,” Trump said Tuesday. “Israel would have been blown up a long time ago had I not gotten involved.” The comments represent … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump‘s disastrous decision to paint the Washington, D.C. reflecting pool a shade of “American flag blue.” “Trump spent reportedly $14 million updating the reflecting pool on the National Mall,” Kimmel explained. “He set out to resurface and repaint it because he didn’t like the way it looked. He wanted … Read more
T he UFC’s Freedom 250 event on June 14 took over the White House’s South Lawn with an explosion of violence. The event, held specifically on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, was the result of a long relationship between Trump and UFC President Dana White, which has crossed political, personal, and professional lines for years. … Read more
In January 2024, spiritual advisor Reverend Jeff Hood stood witness in Alabama to the country’s first nitrogen execution. It was a horrific experience, he says, like watching a goldfish out of water, but far worse. Last week, though, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that blocked one Alabama man’s execution on grounds that the … Read more
Vice President J.D. Vance is watching his future political prospects dim as he continues to stand by President Donald Trump. A disastrous foray into Iran, an economy in turmoil, an administration riddled with the kind of corruption that will rebound for decades in court cases and investigations. Faced with the prospect of becoming even more … Read more
On Wednesday morning, workers poured hydrogen peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. The treatment is the latest attempt by the Interior Department to control an algae bloom that has turned the pool bright green, despite President Donald Trump’s costly renovation to make it “American flag blue” in time for the nation’s … Read more