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White House meets AI firm Anthropic amid political tensions, Pentagon dispute
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One month after President Donald Trump ordered a government-wide halt on artificial intelligence firm Anthropic’s technology following a clash with the Pentagon, the company’s CEO is back at the White House for high-level talks — as officials reconsider whether a system they sidelined over national security and political concerns may be too important to ignore.
A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Friday.
Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, Mythos Preview, is considered so advanced that the company has restricted its release, limiting access to a small group of partners over concerns about potential misuse.
The meeting signals a rapid reversal inside the Trump administration, as officials weigh whether a system previously flagged as a national security risk could also be critical to defending U.S. infrastructure — exposing a growing internal tension over how to handle powerful AI tools with both defensive and offensive potential.
«Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei today met with senior administration officials for a productive discussion on how Anthropic and the U.S. government can work together on key shared priorities such as cybersecurity, America’s lead in the AI race, and AI safety. The meeting reflected Anthropic’s ongoing commitment to engaging with the U.S. government on the development of responsible AI. We are grateful for their time and are looking forward to continuing these discussions,» an Anthropic spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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The talks come despite a recent clash inside the Trump administration, as officials reconsider a company the Pentagon flagged as a supply chain risk. Its ties to former Biden officials and past criticism of Trump by its CEO have added a political dimension to the debate over whether its technology should return to government use.
A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Friday. (Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpot))
That potential and the risks that come with it already have triggered tensions inside the U.S. government.
Pentagon clash, legal fight and reversal put Anthropic back in play
The meeting comes after a sharp break between Anthropic and the Pentagon earlier in 2026.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated the company a national security «supply chain risk,» effectively cutting it out of military systems and barring contractors from using its technology.
Anthropic is now challenging the designation in court, after filing multiple lawsuits against the Pentagon and other federal agencies arguing the «supply chain risk» label is unlawful and retaliatory.
The designation, which effectively bars contractors from using Anthropic’s technology and has been compared to measures typically reserved for foreign adversaries, already has faced conflicting rulings in federal court, with one judge temporarily blocking parts of the policy while an appeals court declined to halt its enforcement. The legal fight is ongoing, leaving contractors and agencies navigating uncertainty over whether and how Anthropic’s systems can be used.
The move followed a dispute over how the Pentagon could use Anthropic’s AI.
The company declined to grant open-ended authorization for «all lawful purposes,» instead insisting its systems not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. While Pentagon officials said they do not rely on AI for either purpose, they rejected being constrained by a private company’s restrictions.
Trump then directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s models altogether, escalating the standoff beyond the Defense Department into a government-wide halt.
Now, just weeks later, the company is back in high-level talks with the White House as officials weigh whether its new Mythos system — despite the earlier ban — could shift the balance of cyber defense and attack.
Political ties and past criticism may complicate White House talks
The dispute also has taken on a political dimension.
Amodei previously has drawn attention for his criticism of Trump, at one point likening him to a «feudal warlord» in a pre-2024-election Facebook post, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
In an internal message posted on Anthropic’s Slack platform and later leaked to The Information, Amodei suggested the Trump administration’s dispute with the company was driven in part by its refusal to offer what he described as «dictator-style praise.»
The message, written during a rapid escalation of tensions in early March, later was cited by the Wall Street Journal and other outlets. Amodei subsequently apologized for the tone, saying the post did not reflect his considered views.
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When asked about Anthropic’s governance, hiring and broader political ties, a White House official said the administration «continues to proactively engage across government and industry to protect the United States and Americans,» including «working with frontier AI labs to ensure their models help secure critical software vulnerabilities.»
The official added that «any new technology that would potentially be used or deployed by the federal government requires a technical period of evaluation for fidelity and security,» and said «the collective effort of all involved will ultimately benefit industry, and our country, as a whole.»
Amodei previously has drawn attention for his criticism of Trump, at one point likening him to a «feudal warlord» in a pre-2024-election Facebook post, according to a Wall Street Journal report. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Beyond the immediate dispute, the company’s broader ties to Washington also have drawn attention.
Anthropic’s governance structure has also drawn attention as the administration weighs closer engagement. The company is overseen in part by an independent «Long-Term Benefit Trust,» an unusual mechanism designed to give nonfinancial stakeholders influence over corporate decisions.
The trust holds special voting shares that allow it to appoint and eventually control a majority of the company’s board, with members drawn from national security, public policy and global development backgrounds.
Current trustees include Clinton Health Access Initiative CEO Neil Buddy Shah, Carnegie Endowment president Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a Democrat who was appointed to the California Supreme Court by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2014, and Center for a New American Security CEO Richard Fontaine — who advised John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. The group is a mix of policy and national security leaders that underscores the company’s deep ties to Washington and global policy circles.
Anthropic’s backers also have placed it at the center of overlapping tech, policy and political networks.
Early funding for the company included investments from figures such as Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, both longtime Democratic donors, and a major early investment from Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX.
At the same time, the company has since attracted a broad range of major institutional investors — including Amazon, Google and Microsoft — reflecting its growing role in the global AI race and complicating efforts to characterize it along purely political lines.
The company also has brought on several officials from the Biden administration into key policy roles, further embedding Anthropic in Washington’s AI policy ecosystem. Among them is Tarun Chhabra, a former National Security Council official who now leads the company’s national security policy work, as well as other advisers and staff with experience shaping federal AI and technology strategy.
Anthropic also has sought to build ties across party lines as it expands its presence in Washington.
The company employs policy staff with Republican backgrounds, including legislative analyst Benjamin Merkel and lobbyist Mary Croghan, and in February added Chris Liddell — a former deputy White House chief of staff under Trump — to its board. It has contributed $20 million to Public First Action, a bipartisan group that backs candidates from both parties who support AI regulation.
A federal judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from banning AI firm Anthropic from Department of War use is igniting a debate over whether the ruling pushes courts into national security decision-making. (Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Eugene Hoshiko/Pool/Reuters)
The company has also faced criticism from within the Trump administration.
White House AI adviser David Sacks has accused Anthropic of pursuing a «regulatory capture» strategy, arguing the firm is using concerns about AI safety to push rules that could benefit its own position while slowing competitors.
Anthropic has pushed back on those claims, saying its approach reflects genuine concerns about the risks posed by advanced AI systems.
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«Given the rate of AI progress, it will not be long before such capabilities proliferate, potentially beyond actors who are committed to deploying them safely,» Anthropic said in its announcement. «The fallout — for economies, public safety, and national security — could be severe.»
Anthropic has not released Mythos publicly, instead limiting access through a program called Project Glasswing, where a select group of companies use the model to scan critical systems for vulnerabilities.
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
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The company says the system has already uncovered thousands of previously unknown flaws — some decades old — underscoring both its defensive value and the risk it could be used to accelerate cyberattacks if the technology spreads.
Fox Business’ Edward Lawrence contributed to this report.
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Cuba sufrió el lunes su tercer apagón nacional desde el inicio del año, después de que el sistema eléctrico nacional quedara completamente desconectado al mediodía y dejara sin suministro a los 9,6 millones de habitantes de la isla. El régimen atribuyó la crisis al bloqueo estadounidense sobre el suministro de combustible, mientras las autoridades advirtieron que la falta de petróleo dificulta el restablecimiento del servicio.
La empresa estatal Unión Eléctrica (UNE) informó una “desconexión total” del sistema eléctrico nacional, aunque no precisó la causa del colapso. Se trata del octavo apagón de alcance nacional desde finales de 2024, en medio de un deterioro cada vez mayor de la infraestructura energética del país.
El director de Electricidad del Ministerio de Energía y Minas, Lázaro Guerra, explicó en la televisión estatal que la escasez de combustible afecta las tareas de recuperación. “La falta de combustible sin duda complica el proceso de restauración“, afirmó, aunque evitó fijar un plazo para el restablecimiento del servicio.
El dictador Miguel Díaz-Canel responsabilizó directamente a la política de sanciones de Estados Unidos por la nueva interrupción del suministro eléctrico. “Mientras Estados Unidos intenta provocar un estallido social mediante el estrangulamiento que supone bloquear el acceso de Cuba al combustible, la UNE moviliza todos sus recursos para revertir el colapso del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional“, expresó el mandatario.
El nuevo apagón ocurrió en un contexto de extensos cortes programados de electricidad que ya afectaban a todo el país. En algunos sectores de La Habana, los vecinos soportaban interrupciones superiores a las 30 horas consecutivas, mientras que en zonas rurales los cortes superaban las 70 horas. Las autoridades aplicaron esas restricciones para ahorrar el escaso combustible disponible para las centrales eléctricas.
La crisis energética se agravó después de que el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump endureciera en enero las restricciones sobre el suministro de petróleo hacia Cuba. Según las autoridades de la dictadura cubana, esa medida redujo aún más el combustible disponible para alimentar las plantas generadoras.
Desde entonces, Washington solo autorizó el ingreso de un buque petrolero procedente de Rusia, como parte de la estrategia de presión destinada a poner fin a más de seis décadas de gobierno comunista en la isla.
La población volvió a expresar su frustración por la falta de electricidad y las dificultades que provoca en la vida cotidiana. «Vivir así es una agonía“, afirmó Meyboll Font, trabajadora independiente de 51 años.
La mujer explicó que su barrio de La Habana recibía apenas “tres o cuatro horas de electricidad al día”, aunque señaló que el apagón nacional incrementó la incertidumbre porque «nunca sabes cuándo volverá la electricidad“.
En otro sector de la capital, un joven programador de software que trabaja para una empresa emergente vinculada al turismo describió las consecuencias del corte. «No tenemos WiFi, no tenemos electricidad, no podemos trabajar“, aseguró.
Los apagones forman parte de la vida cotidiana en Cuba desde hace varios años debido al deterioro del sistema de generación eléctrica, compuesto principalmente por antiguas centrales construidas con tecnología soviética. Las autoridades de la dictadura sostienen que la escasez de combustible limita además el funcionamiento de los generadores que respaldan la red nacional.
La crisis energética se suma a una situación económica cada vez más delicada. La escasez de alimentos, agua potable y medicamentos se profundizó en los últimos meses y obligó incluso a postergar algunas cirugías. Esa situación llevó a Naciones Unidas a advertir sobre una emergencia humanitaria en la isla. El transporte también sufrió fuertes restricciones por la falta de combustible.
El mes pasado, el régimen cubano presentó un amplio paquete de reformas de mercado que, de aplicarse, reduciría de forma significativa el control estatal sobre la economía.
Sin embargo, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos calificó esas iniciativas como «señales superficiales de humo» y sostuvo que la administración de Trump espera «reformas económicas y políticas mucho más sustanciales que conviertan a Cuba en un país apto para la inversión» y otorguen libertad política a los cubanos.
Ambos gobiernos mantuvieron varias rondas de conversaciones para intentar reducir las tensiones, aunque el canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez, aseguró la semana pasada que «no hubo avances» para superar el conflicto.
(Con información de AFP)
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China publicly announced it launched a ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean Monday — a rare acknowledgment of its sea-based nuclear capabilities that came as U.S. allies deepen security ties in the Indo-Pacific and NATO leaders prepare to meet amid growing concerns over Beijing’s military ambitions.
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy said the missile, carrying a dummy warhead, was fired from a Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarine during what Beijing described as a routine annual training exercise.
The launch highlights one of the Pentagon’s biggest long-term concerns: China’s ability to field a more survivable nuclear force capable of threatening the U.S. and its allies from the sea. Unlike land-based missile launches, a ballistic missile fired from a submerged nuclear submarine demonstrates one of the most survivable elements of a country’s nuclear arsenal because the vessels are significantly harder to detect and destroy before they can launch a retaliatory strike.
The growing capability also means China could eventually threaten the U.S. homeland from a wider range of patrol areas, reducing the need for its submarines to venture into more vulnerable waters.
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A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018. (Reuters/Stringer)
Chinese officials said the launch landed in a designated area of the Pacific Ocean and was conducted in accordance with international law.
«It is a routine arrangement in China’s annual military training program. It is consistent with international law and customary international practice and is not directed at any specific country or target,» Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a news conference Monday.
«The whole process was safe, standard and professional. We hope relevant countries will not read too much into it.»
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The launch came on the eve of NATO’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, where alliance leaders are expected to focus primarily on the war in Ukraine, defense spending and collective security, while also addressing the growing strategic challenge posed by China. In recent years, NATO has expanded its engagement with Indo-Pacific partners including Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, reflecting concerns that security in Europe and the Pacific is increasingly interconnected.
It was the first such test since 2024, according to Chinese state media, occurring at noon local time Monday.
New Zealand, which had just signed a defense pact with Fiji, claimed the missile landed in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, where testing atomic weapons is prohibited.
China said the missile carried a dummy rather than a nuclear warhead, and New Zealand did not accuse Beijing of violating the Treaty of Rarotonga, which establishes the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone and prohibits nuclear explosive devices within the region. Instead, officials criticized the launch as inconsistent with the spirit of maintaining the Pacific as a nuclear-free region.
China may be conducting low-yield nuclear tests, a State Department official says. (Tingshu Wang/File Photo/Reuters)
Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, said China had informed Australia ahead of the test but added, «Australia has been clear with China that we regard this as destabilizing to the region.»
China’s rapid military buildup added to the concern, according to Wong, who described it as «lacking in the transparency and reassurance as to intent that the region expect.»
In a joint cabinet statement, Japan raised «serious concern over the intensification of China’s military activities and strongly urged China to reconsider its actions.»
The Pentagon has repeatedly warned that China is rapidly modernizing and expanding its nuclear forces, projecting that Beijing will continue increasing the size, sophistication and survivability of its arsenal through the next decade. China’s military has also expanded naval patrols beyond the first island chain while increasing military pressure on Taiwan and asserting territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives of military personnel stationed in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in Urumqi, the regional capital, Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
The Pentagon projects China will field more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, up from an estimated stockpile in the low 600s through 2024.
Officials say Beijing is expanding all three legs of its nuclear triad — land-based missiles, strategic bombers and nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines — while improving its ability to survive a first strike and retaliate.
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At the same time, the People’s Liberation Army Navy is the world’s largest by number of battle force ships, while it has fielded advanced hypersonic weapons, expanded long-range missile forces and invested heavily in artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities and space-based systems that U.S. officials say are designed to challenge American military advantages in the Indo-Pacific.
U.S. defense officials have also warned that China continues to refine the capabilities needed for a potential conflict over Taiwan, including joint operations involving naval, air, missile and amphibious forces.
Annual military exercises around Taiwan have grown larger and more complex, reflecting Beijing’s efforts to increase military pressure while rehearsing operations that could support a blockade or invasion.
The U.S. has maintained a sea-based nuclear deterrent for decades through its fleet of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, which routinely conduct operational deterrent patrols and periodic test launches of Trident II D5 ballistic missiles. The Navy is now replacing those submarines with the next-generation Columbia class, which is expected to begin entering service later this decade.
Unlike China, however, the U.S. regularly publicizes scheduled Trident missile tests and has long operated a mature fleet of ballistic missile submarines that defense officials consider the most survivable leg of America’s nuclear triad.
The Pentagon and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command could not immediately be reached for comment.
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