WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge says Trump lawsuit against IRS was filed for 'improper purpose' and refers attorneys for disciplinary action

Statement from Sen. Lindsey Graham’s office announces his death — “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period."

NEW: Trumpworld trying to figure out in Maine Senate race: — New candidate to replace Platner might have cleaner record, but is there too much of a cloud now hanging over their side — If yes, is it going to chill small dollar donations in a $300m race youtu.be/unsl2_Mx63g?si=fIJp1tKJdGkYHqNt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evacuation ordered for events at National Mall as storms gather near Washington ahead of Trump's July 4th speech

NEW: The White House is easing restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models weeks after ordering the company to suspend access for foreign nationals. Scoop from @hugolowell.bsky.social

NEW: The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models read @hugolowell.bsky.social:

NEW @wired.com: Person familiar with the matter tells me Commerce Dept will lift export controls on Claude Fable 5 tonight

NEW: National Guard assigned to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool were instructed starting last week to detain anyone even *touching* the water and turn them over to Park Police for arrest, per people familiar @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

NEW: Trump admin has been happier talking to Anthropic lately as the company tries to get its most powerful AI models back online. Talks are being led by cofounder Tom Brown instead of CEO Dario Amodei, who one person familiar described to me as a “weirdo” @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

Good luck prosecuting anyone for violating these regulations by merely *touching* the water in the Reflecting Pool.

NEW: National Guard assigned to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool were instructed starting last week to detain anyone even *touching* the water and turn them over to Park Police for arrest, per people familiar @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

Incredible stuff from @hugolowell.bsky.social on the Anthropic-White House talks. www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

The Trump White House is sick of dealing with Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO. One admin official described him to @hugolowell.bsky.social as "a weirdo,"...which is particularly brutal given that we're talking about the TRUMP White House, notoriously a hub of totally normal people.

adventures in reading with Trump

Trump reads "deceased" like it's actually the name of one of the Medal of Honor recipients

NEW: The brilliant @hugolowell.bsky.social got his hands on Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's upcoming Trump book. It includes multiple anecdotes of tech execs, including Zuck and Bezos, seeking to ingratiate themselves with the president...and Trump brutally mocking them in return:

An entire section of the Trump admin’s blue $14.2 million waterproofing paint layer has detached off the floor in one area of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, following days of chemical treatment by the NPS to remove the algae blooms

After the 2024 election, Zuckerberg texted Trump a photo of a letter written by one of his young kids, who wrote that they “looked forward to the golden age of America,” a campaign slogan Trump had repeated at rallies

NEW: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves to Trump after the 2024 election — who in return mocked their efforts behind their backs, per new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan that @wired.com obtained www.wired.com/story/trump-...

One big problem with the standoff between the White House and Anthropic appears to be that the Trump administration doesn't really understand how all this works. from @hugolowell.bsky.social

New: Trump is currently at an AI working lunch at the G7 summit in France, per pool Other notable participants are Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

NEWS Trump says he’s extending his G7 summit trip to attend a dinner at Versailles: “The French President, who happens to be a very nice, man invited me to dinner at Versailles. And Versailles is not a gold leaf, Versailles is the real deal. And I said I would like to do it.”

Anthropic leaders flew to Washington, DC, to meet with White House officials on Monday. After high-level talks, they're still split on the risk Claude Fable 5 presents. www.wired.com/story/anthro...

WIRED has new details on the talks between Anthropic and the White house today. Still no agreement, Claude Fable 5 still offline. from @hugolowell.bsky.social @lhn.bsky.social @mzeff.bsky.social

NEWS The legal framework governing navigation in the waters of the Persian Gulf would be established in cooperation between Iran and Oman, per Iran’s FARS news agency

NEWS Trump says the US has agreed with a deal with Iran and that he “authorizes” the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had closed. Trump also says he is lifting the naval blockade as a result. Tehran has not yet confirmed

Days after Trump’s $14.2 million renovation for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the water is neon green with algae blooms The Interior Department has been saying the algae is “residual” from supply lines that were dormant for eight weeks during construction

NEW: Federal judge denies attempt to stop the UFC White House event from taking place this weekend, ruling that the plaintiffs largely lacked standing and they filed for a temporary restraining order too close to the event on Sunday

US district judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from setting up the $1.8B weaponization fund, as a result of President Trump’s remarks that he still loves the idea despite acting AG Todd Blanche claiming it was dead

🚨 TRUMP announces he is nominating Jay Clayton as his next permanent Director of National Intelligence. Clayton is currently serving as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former partner at the law firm Sullivan and Cromwell.

The UFC event on the White House's South Lawn is the president's birthday gift to himself. Sources expect it to be a lobbying extravaganza.

The Ellipse —

While the White House does not yet know which celebrities might show up for UFC since they have not accepted their Ticketmaster invitations, Trump’s aides are expecting a parade of donors Sponsor on one entrance to the Ellipse: Exodus, a crypto wallet @wired.com www.wired.com/story/donald...

New: Trump says the US will respond to Iran shooting down an Apache helicopter last night by over the Strait of Hormuz “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”

Standing behind Trump at MSG: Boris Epshteyn, who brought Todd Blanche into Trump’s orbit and paved the way for his nomination for attorney general today

After shelving the original executive order last month, Donald Trump finally got on board Monday night. www.wired.com/story/this-i...

from @hugolowell.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social, on how the executive order on AI all came together!!

NEW: Trump has signed a scaled-back AI executive order after pressures from officials who wanted less onerous regulation, per notice The revised EO would give the US govt with access to some “frontier” AI models 30 days before releasing it to other partners (down from 90 days)

NEW: The Trump admin is facing internal strife over resurrecting an AI exec order Susie Wiles and Scott Bessent are pushing for an EO, because Treasury needs that before any talks with China. But David Sacks remains opposed @WIRED.com latest w @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/the-wh...

NEW: The Trump admin is facing internal strife over resurrecting an AI exec order Susie Wiles and Scott Bessent are pushing for an EO, because Treasury needs that before any talks with China. But David Sacks remains opposed @WIRED.com latest w @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/the-wh...

🚨 Trump names Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence — Pulte will also keep his current role as head of the Federal Housing and Finance Agency

After a federal judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, Trump says he is making “arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution, giving them the responsibility for its Operation, Maintenance and Management”

Vice President JD Vance tells reporters tonight that the US and Iran are still negotiating the memorandum of understanding — and have not agreed on what happens with Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium and on the question of future enrichment @wired.com

NEW: White House officials view the $1B Trump ballroom funding package a must-pass bill for Republicans, in order to avoid having a presidential bunker financed by private donors @WIRED.com www.wired.com/story/drone-...

Laura Ingraham expressing skepticism with the Trump admin’s claims about Iran tonight on Fox News, after more US strikes: “So, they still have drone capability, obviously, all of their military sites, I guess have not been destroyed, probably thousands of them across a very large country.”

NEW: White House officials view the $1B Trump ballroom funding package a must-pass bill for Republicans, in order to avoid having a presidential bunker financed by private donors @WIRED.com www.wired.com/story/drone-...

NEW: Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump's Ballroom Has Turned Toxic “Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee over the ballroom construction. don't miss @hugolowell.bsky.social's latest for @wired.com: