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Iran live updates: Tehran waiting for US response to 7-point proposal, Araghchi says

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28.

Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.

Hegseth targets military's top brass for deeper cuts: Officials

It is unclear exactly how the new cuts will be carried out, or whether such a dramatic reduction amid the Iran war would disrupt day-to-day military operations.

Trump banned nearly $1 billion in Canadian imports. These products are affected

A U.S. ban of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Canadian products took effect on Tuesday, pinching imports from one of the top U.S. trade partners.

In Nine Key Senate Races, Five Republicans Won’t Commit to Campaigning With Trump

TIM BALK

Three campaigns left their positions unclear, and two said they would not join the president on the trail.

Cornell University Rape Investigation: What We Know

SHARON OTTERMAN

Prosecutors have reopened the case of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2024. The woman’s lawsuit brought renewed pressure to reopen the investigation.

WATCH: Could laughter be good for your heart?

Cardiologist Dr. Michael Miller explains what research shows about laughter, stress and heart health.

White Sox receive letter from Pope Leo XIV on playoff opener

The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros

Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters

DEVLIN BARRETT AND CHARLIE SAVAGE

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.

Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims

CHRIS CAMERON

Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.

WATCH: What to know about US military agreement with Greenland, Denmark

ABC News' Karen Travers and Mick Mulroy break down what's in the agreement, how it came together and what it means.

A Timeline of the Cornell University Rape Investigation

ANDREA BARNES

Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a former student’s claims that several men sexually assaulted her in a campus fraternity house.

At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

KATIE ROGERS AND CECILIA KANG

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.

Trump Hosts A.I. Executives at the White House

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, ICE is planning a hiring surge. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

ELIZABETH DIAS

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.