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NEW @wired.com: Trump is relying on a small group to decide whether and what restrictions to impose on Chinese AI ahead of OpenAI meetings: — Howard Lutnick at Commerce — Arvind Raman at CAISI — Sean Cairncross at WH — Susie Wiles at WH — Scott Bessent at Treasury — David Sacks

NEW: Trump admin is split on what to do about Chinese open AI models — WH focused on preventing Chinese labs like Moonshot distilling frontier US models — But an executive order to ban Chinese labs is not currently on the table — Commerce instead wants to help US companies to develop open models

New: Asked whether China’s openweight AI models need to be restricted for national security, Undersecretary of War Emil Michael tells me — “We're going to have to act, but right now we're not there. We want competition. Competition first.”

New — Two US soldiers were killed and one is missing after Iran launched retaliatory ballistic missile strikes into Jordan on Friday, per CENTCOM

NEW @wired.com: With Trump restarting the Iran war, US intel officials estimate the total cost for the Pentagon could now exceed $100bn Officials were estimating the total cost to hit $50-$100bn at the end of May, but more hostilities means that figure has ballooned www.wired.com/story/pentag...

Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 BillionThe Trump administration has not disclosed its cost estimates for the Iran war.www.wired.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge says Trump lawsuit against IRS was filed for 'improper purpose' and refers attorneys for disciplinary action

Statement from Sen. Lindsey Graham’s office announces his death — “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period."

NEW: Trumpworld trying to figure out in Maine Senate race: — New candidate to replace Platner might have cleaner record, but is there too much of a cloud now hanging over their side — If yes, is it going to chill small dollar donations in a $300m race youtu.be/unsl2_Mx63g?si=fIJp1tKJdGkYHqNt

GOP celebrating Platner chaos—But Collins can still LOSEYouTube video by MS NOWyoutu.be

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evacuation ordered for events at National Mall as storms gather near Washington ahead of Trump's July 4th speech

NEW @wired.com: Person familiar with the matter tells me Commerce Dept will lift export controls on Claude Fable 5 tonight

NEW: Trump admin has been happier talking to Anthropic lately as the company tries to get its most powerful AI models back online. Talks are being led by cofounder Tom Brown instead of CEO Dario Amodei, who one person familiar described to me as a “weirdo” @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario AmodeiAt high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic's cofounder—a "weirdo," per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.www.wired.com

NEW: National Guard assigned to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool were instructed starting last week to detain anyone even *touching* the water and turn them over to Park Police for arrest, per people familiar @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-tr...

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario AmodeiAt high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic's cofounder—a "weirdo," per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.www.wired.com

An entire section of the Trump admin’s blue $14.2 million waterproofing paint layer has detached off the floor in one area of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, following days of chemical treatment by the NPS to remove the algae blooms

After the 2024 election, Zuckerberg texted Trump a photo of a letter written by one of his young kids, who wrote that they “looked forward to the golden age of America,” a campaign slogan Trump had repeated at rallies

NEW: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves to Trump after the 2024 election — who in return mocked their efforts behind their backs, per new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan that @wired.com obtained www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.www.wired.com

New: Trump is currently at an AI working lunch at the G7 summit in France, per pool Other notable participants are Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

NEWS Trump says he’s extending his G7 summit trip to attend a dinner at Versailles: “The French President, who happens to be a very nice, man invited me to dinner at Versailles. And Versailles is not a gold leaf, Versailles is the real deal. And I said I would like to do it.”

NEWS The legal framework governing navigation in the waters of the Persian Gulf would be established in cooperation between Iran and Oman, per Iran’s FARS news agency

NEWS Trump says the US has agreed with a deal with Iran and that he “authorizes” the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had closed. Trump also says he is lifting the naval blockade as a result. Tehran has not yet confirmed

Days after Trump’s $14.2 million renovation for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the water is neon green with algae blooms The Interior Department has been saying the algae is “residual” from supply lines that were dormant for eight weeks during construction