Anthropic Commits $20M to Pro-Regulation PAC for 2026 Midterms

Anthropic is funding Public First Action, a newly formed PAC dedicated to electing pro-AI-regulation candidates in the 2026 midterms, with a $20 million commitment. The move represents a direct political response to the Pentagon blacklisting and signals Anthropic's strategy to fight the administration's pressure through the legislative branch rather than capitulation. No other frontier AI lab has invested at this scale in regulatory politics.