Today in Politics — Sep 26
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- Anthropic’s Blacklisting by the Pentagon Was Legal, Federal Judges Rule — The ruling gives the Pentagon broad judicial backing to restrict a major A.I. company on national security grounds. It also highlights how courts may weigh… — discuss · link - Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election — Lula’s accusation puts claims of foreign interference at the centre of Brazil’s presidential campaign. It also links election politics to control of the… — discuss · link - How long can Labour's feel-good factor last? — The party’s spirits have been transformed since Burnham became PM, but the budget may sour the mood, writes Laura Kuenssberg. — link - U.S., China reach $30 billion tariff deal after Trump-Xi summit — The U.S. and China have reached a deal to lower tariffs on $30 billion of "non-sensitive goods" as part of a trade package agreed at this week's summit between… — link - The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits — In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children… — link These stories show governments asserting power over technology, trade, elections and public health, while courts and citizens debate the limits and costs of that authority. What are you seeing in your own country about who is held accountable when national interests are used to justify major decisions?