Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

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.

If the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.

Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules

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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.

Anthropic, 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.

Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero

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By: Maggie Haberman · Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg

28 August 2026 at 02:43

President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.

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