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Attorney General.

He said she was a patriot and a loyal friend and moving to the private sector.

Writing online, Trump says Deputy U.S.

Attorney General Todd Blanch will become the acting AG.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has forced the Army's top general to step down and retire immediately.

NPR's Greg Myrie reports that Hegseth has ousted many senior military leaders without explanation.

A federal panel has approved President Trump's plan to build a 90,000 square foot ballroom.

It's supposed to be constructed where the White House's east wing once stood.

But NPR's Frank Langfet reports a federal judge says the plan still needs approval from Congress.

And you're listening to NPR News from Washington.

The Trump administration and others are appealing a judge's temporary ruling about artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

The company does not want its AI used for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance of Americans.

The Pentagon says the U.S.

military gets to decide that.

The federal judge is temporarily blocking President Trump from punishing Anthropic.

Separately, Anthropic says it accidentally leaked a significant chunk of its internal source code.

It says this was by human error, but this leak can give rivals a close look at how Anthropic is building its AI tools.

Taxes on sugary drinks are not effective in reducing consumption.

That's according to a study in the journal Plus Medicine.

NPR's Alison Aubrey reports researchers analyzed data from a major fast food retailer.