Warren Calls Pentagon's Anthropic Bar 'Retaliation'; Court Hearing Tuesday on Preliminary Injunction

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth characterizing the DOD's designation of Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' as retaliation for the company's refusal to allow its AI for mass surveillance of Americans or lethal autonomous weapons without human oversight. The label effectively bars any Pentagon contractor from using Anthropic's products. Warren alleged DOD is 'trying to strong-arm American companies.' A federal court hearing Tuesday in San Francisco will decide whether to grant Anthropic a preliminary injunction preserving the status quo while its case is litigated. A separate court filing revealed the Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were 'nearly aligned' just one week before Trump declared the relationship terminated.