Defense
AIEmil Michael, the Silicon Valley exec turned Trump official leading the war against Anthropic, has deep ties to the tech world
By Lily Mae LazarusFebruary 27, 2026
AIHegseth issues an ultimatum to ‘woke AI’ startup Anthropic: Get with military program by Friday or lose $200 million
By Jake AngeloFebruary 25, 2026
AITrump team livid about Dario Amodei’s principled stand to keep the Defense Department from using his AI tools for warlike purposes
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 21, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s National Defense Strategy declares ‘sharp shift,’ tells allies to take care of their own security
By Konstantin Toropin, Courtney Bonnell and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
PoliticsDefense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump’s executive order
By Amanda GerutJanuary 13, 2026
C-SuiteSilicon Valley billionaire flies coach out of solidarity: ‘If I’m going to ask my employees to do it, I need to do it, too’
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 9, 2026
By Andrew NuscaJanuary 9, 2026
PoliticsFormer ICE director says ‘wartime recruitment’ tactics like influencer campaigns and $50,000 bonuses could attract the wrong kind of agents
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 8, 2026
PoliticsFounder of $30 billion defense tech company Anduril embraces Trump’s threat to crack down: It’s ‘good to scare people sometimes’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 8, 2026
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 8, 2026
EconomyTrump’s $1.5 trillion military budget would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt, with interest, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 8, 2026
InvestingIf the Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs it could threaten one third of his proposed military budget
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 8, 2026
By Andrew NuscaDecember 22, 2025
