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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a video posted to X, put Scouting America "on notice" and said the Pentagon will evaluate its relationship with the organization in six months. X video by @SecWar / screengrab by NPR hide caption toggle caption X video by @SecWar / screengrab by NPR After threatening to sever ties with

The mobile launcher containing the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building after a rollback that lasted over ten hours at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on February 25, 2026. NASA teams detected issues with the helium flow and removed the rocket from the

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press President Trump ordered the U.S. government to stop using the artificial intelligence company Anthropic's products and the Pentagon moved to designate the company a national security risk on Friday, in

Apartment buildings are seen at the Stoddard Johnston Scholar House, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. Jon Cherry/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/AP A proposed rule by the Department of Housing and Urban Development would allow strict time limits and work requirements as a condition for rental subsidies, a move that critics say

Paramount CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AP Warner Bros. Discovery's blockbuster announcement Thursday that it would accept Paramount Skydance's takeover

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People gather on Lake Mendota near an inflatable Statue of Liberty crown and torch at the 2026 Winter Carnival on Feb. 7 in Madison, Wis. Kayla Wolf for NPR hide caption toggle caption Kayla Wolf for NPR MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this month, Madison, Wis., was host to the city's 14th annual Frozen Assets Festival.

FILE - People stand in line at check-in counters at El Paso International Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in El Paso, Texas. Morgan Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption Morgan Lee/AP The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/Associated Press The Pentagon is headed for a showdown with Anthropic, one of the world's most powerful AI companies, over the military use of