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Now, Rubio went on to say it can take up to six days to get a response from Iran.

He added the Iranian regime is fractured and having communications issues.

Meantime, President Trump is seeking cooperation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid thwarting negotiations with Iran as the result of Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Here is Alyssa Ewers of the Council on Foreign Relations.

That is Alyssa Ewers of the Council on Foreign Relations speaking earlier to Bloomberg's balance of power.

President Trump signed an executive order today to work with artificial intelligence companies on protecting against AI-enabled cyber attacks.

Now, the order grants the government access to cutting-edge AI models on a voluntary basis to test their capabilities of up to 30 days before they're released to the public.

The government would also establish a clearinghouse to coordinate and de-conflict software vulnerabilities.

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The Trump administration is dropping plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government weaponization.

Now, this move follows backlash from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Here's an exchange between New York Democratic Representative Grace Meng and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch.

Now, this fund was created as part of a settlement to resolve President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over a 2019 leak of his tax information to The New York Times.

However, the fund faced multiple lawsuits.

This included a suit from police officers who responded to the attack on the Capitol back on January 6th.