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However, the former president's name appears multiple times in Justice Department files tied to the case.

The AI company Anthropic says it won't agree to demands from the Defense Department to loosen its safety standards to help the U.S.

military.

NPR's John Rewich reports the Pentagon wants to use the company's AI models without limits.

The Trump administration is ordering the departure of all non-emergency U.S.

staff and their family from Israel, citing safety risks.

It comes as President Trump continues to move fighter jets and warships to the Middle East to pressure Iran in nuclear talks.

NPR's Aya Batraoui has more.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

The financial company Block says it's cutting about 40 percent of its workforce.

Roughly 4,000 employees will be laid off as the company shifts more of its business toward artificial intelligence.

The announcement comes as the company reports higher quarterly earnings than a year ago.

The body of the late civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, is lying in repose at Rainbow Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago.

Summer VanVenton with Member Station WBEZ reports Jackson died this month at the age of 84.

President Trump travels to Texas today, his first trip since delivering the State of the Union.

He's expected to focus on energy and economic policy.

but a heated Republican Senate primary could steal the spotlight.

Voters go to the polls in Texas on Tuesday.

I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.

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