Only eight lawmakers knew about Iran strikes while Congress received no legal briefing

Rubio briefed party leaders but gave no legal justification before bombs fell.

OpenAI raises $110B from Nvidia, SoftBank, Amazon at $730B valuation

Largest private funding round in history locks in three tech giants

Gulf states targeted by Iran retaliation despite refusing US base access for strikes

Gulf states blocked US base access while MBS secretly lobbied Trump to strike Iran

Trump CFPB shutdown faces D.C. Circuit court battle over agency funding

Workers fight to keep consumer protection agency alive as administration defunds it

Congress scrambles to vote on war powers after Iran strikes begin

Bipartisan resolution demands Trump get Congress approval for Iran war

Trump blacklists Anthropic; OpenAI steps in with Pentagon deal

Pentagon bans AI firm for refusing to remove guardrails on surveillance, weapons

Oil majors suspend Hormuz shipments as Iran warns ships against transit

Tankers stand down; 20% of world's daily oil supply now at risk

Trump claims Iran could strike US but intelligence assessment says 2035

3 US intelligence sources say DIA assessment contradicts Trump's case for war.

Agriculture Secretary Rollins shifts $24 billion in subsidies to corporate farms

Farm aid restructure shifts $24 billion toward corporate agriculture consolidation