News for February 27, 2026

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to bring back Babson College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza after her mistaken deportation, while DHS says she missed a return flight and her lawyers say officials were trying to detain her.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will stop sending troops to graduate programs at several top universities, saying the schools promote ideas that hurt military values.

The Trump Justice Department indicted 30 more people over an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, adding to an already growing case.

The Pentagon says it reached a deal with Scouting America to keep their long partnership, while pushing the group to drop diversity efforts and other policies Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls “woke.”

The U.S. State Department let some non-emergency staff and family members leave Israel as President Donald Trump’s administration weighs talks and possible military action against Iran.

The FAA faced a new airspace closure after the U.S. military used a laser near the Texas border to stop a drone that lawmakers said turned out to belong to Customs and Border Protection.

Anthropic said it will fight the Trump administration’s move to block its AI tools from U.S. agencies after a clash with the Pentagon over safety limits.

Trump says his new “Trump Accounts” could help children build large savings by age 18, but the article says the growth estimates and tax claims need a closer look.

The Federal Reserve is trying to block Justice Department subpoenas tied to a criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell and his testimony about a building renovation project.