Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops NYT > Top Stories By: Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps 28 August 2026 at 21:51 President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights. © Allison Robbert for The New York TimesIf the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World NYT > Top Stories By: William Dalrymple 29 August 2026 at 02:36 A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules NYT > Top Stories By: Sheera Frenkel 28 August 2026 at 05:28 The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote. © Karsten Moran for The New York TimesAnthropic, led by Dario Amodei, was barred from government work after it insisted that its technology not be used in mass surveillance of Americans or for autonomous lethal weapons.