US Headlines Digest

Economic Data Beats

• 🔥 February PPI Inflation: February PPI rose +0.7% m/m versus +0.3% estimated and +0.5% prior, with core +0.5% m/m versus...

Congressional deadlock grips Trump's SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill:

• House conservatives revolt: Blocking routine Senate bills to...

February PPI beat estimates at +0.7% m/m (vs. +0.3% est., +0.5% prior), with core at +0.5% m/m (vs. +0.3% est.).

• Signals sticky inflation,...

Microsoft has hired the full team from Sequoia-backed AI collaboration startup Cove, leading to its shutdown with services ending April 1 and customer data deletion. A classic Big Tech talent grab in enterprise AI tools.

Swarmer's AI drone shares soared 520% on their first Nasdaq trading day, proving defense tech startups are on a tear and paving the way for 12 other potential IPOs.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) calls the War in Iran "one of the worst foreign policy blunders in American history", tearing into President Trump and Sec. Pete Hegseth on the House floor. Escalating partisan fire over US Middle East involvement.

US government reverses its AI copyright stance following outcry from major artists, highlighting regulatory shifts in AI IP under creative industry pressure. The story sparks 26 points of discussion on Hacker News.

Partisan clash intensifies over SAVE America Act requiring citizenship proof and photo ID for federal voting:

• Republican drive: Trump urges...

DoD's court filing slams Anthropic's red lines as national security risks:

• Disable risk: Could halt AI during warfighting operations
• Subversion...

Pending home sales rose +1.8% m/m in February, smashing -0.6% estimates and prior -1% decline. Boost for resilient housing amid downside forecasts.

Key developments from the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing:

• Title: Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping
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Resignation of US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent reveals tensions in Trump administration over decision to attack Iran. Discussion highlights divisions, conservatives' Israel ties, and MAGA future.

Fed dissent surges at policy meetings, shifting from a culture of near-unanimous votes to more divisions. This signals intensifying debates among governors and regional presidents.

Ivliev and Furman (2025) analyze systemic risk from self-improving AI agents, advocating runtime governance policies as a vital longer-term research direction with significant practical implications.

Senator Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing for DHS Chief is scheduled for tomorrow, covered by Deseret reporter Cami Mondeaux on LiveNOW from FOX alongside the Senate's "Save America Act" debate.

Pentagon AI Supplier Shifts

• 🔥 DOJ: Anthropic Untrusted for Warfighting: The Trump administration argued in a court filing that Anthropic cannot...

NVIDIA's Vera CPU targets agentic AI with 88 Olympus cores, 2x efficiency and 50% faster performance than traditional CPUs.

• GTC 2026 debut extends...

OpenAI's bold move into government contracts:

• New AWS partnership sells AI models to US defense and agencies.
• Classified expansion: Covers both...

Trump admin's restrictions spotlight AI security risks in defense:

• Supply-chain risk label blocks contracts over sabotage fears if Anthropic's red...

Partisan fireworks erupt as the House debates impeaching President Trump:

• Historic stakes: Could make Trump only the third president impeached.
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