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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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Eric Holder accuses GOP of ‘stealing seats’ while defending ‘fair’ Democratic redistricting push

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Top Virginia redistricting proponent and former Attorney General Eric Holder defended Democrats’ proposed changes to the Old Dominion’s congressional map, accusing Republicans of «stealing seats» in Missouri and Texas.
Voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to «restore fairness» — in the words of the Democrat-crafted referendum itself — by essentially approving a new congressional map that would redraw Virginia’s districts to favor Democrats over Republicans 10-1.
In a CBS News interview, anchor Margaret Brennan pressed Holder on the need for a new map, noting that a president’s party — in this case the GOP — already historically underperforms in midterm elections.
Holder denied the move is an acknowledgment that the Democratic Party can’t win «on its own» and said that they can definitely win if it is a fair fight.
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«What were we supposed to do, nothing?» Holder asked, citing Texas’ decision to redraw its districts at the behest of President Donald Trump and similar Republican-led redistricting efforts in Missouri and North Carolina.
Holder did not mention that Indiana legislative Republicans balked at calls to similarly redraw their map to favor the GOP, and Maryland Democrats also rejected a push to redraw their districts, ultimately preserving House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris’ Eastern Shore seat.
Holder said Democrats couldn’t allow Republicans to «stack the deck» nationally and «try to steal seats.»
«All we are trying to do is meet them and try to make the system as fair as it possibly can be, and that’s all this is about,» he said.
Holder’s comments sparked online criticism, as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and others pushed back on the former Obama «wingman’s» logic.
«It’s only partisan gerrymandering and ‘stealing seats’ when Republicans do it,» Lee said on X.
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«When it’s Democrats, it’s about ‘making the system as fair as it can be’ — Democrat logic is exhausting.»
Fox News contributor and media critic Joe Concha noted that Brennan also did not bring up several recent case of Democrats doing exactly what Holder criticized Republicans for.
«Margaret didn’t bother to push back and bring up the fact that several blue states have done this for years,» Concha said.
Critics have often pointed to the fact that the entirety of New England lacks a Republican member of congress, despite the true D-to-R population proportion.
Like the proposed Virginia map, which includes several districts painstakingly drawn into Fairfax County and another intentionally drawn to connect interior cities like Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Roanoke, Democratic states like Illinois have created similar awkwardly-drawn maps.
Reps. Eric Sorensen and Nikki Budzinski’s districts notably form thin, arcing lines connecting various Illinois cities that are otherwise nowhere near each other and not in a straight line or contour.
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Sorensen’s covers Rockford, Moline, Peoria and Bloomington, while Budzinski’s snakes from East St. Louis to Decatur and Urbana while incidentally collecting a thin line of rural areas that happen to be in between.
In Maryland, until recently, the third district was in several distinct pieces connected only by waterways and tributaries — to the extent a federal judge derisively called it a «broken-winged pterodactyl» flying over Balt-Wash suburbs.
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La terrible historia de los mellizos Nuria y Víctor Barahona: fueron abandonados por sus padres y los adoptó una pareja que los maltrató duranate años

En la madrugada del 14 de febrero de 2011, una escena desconcertante llamó la atención de un patrullero en una autopista de Florida, Estados Unidos. A un costado de la Interestatal 95, en West Palm Beach, había una camioneta detenida desde hacía varias horas. Lo que en un principio parecía un incidente terminó develando uno de los casos de maltrato infantil más estremecedores de los últimos años.
Dentro del vehículo, los rescatistas encontraron a un hombre y a un nene de 10 años. Ambos estaban conscientes, pero el chico sufría convulsiones. El aire era prácticamente irrespirable: un fuerte olor químico envolvía toda la escena.
Horas después, mientras los equipos especializados trabajaban en el lugar, encontraron una bolsa de basura negra. En su interior había restos humanos.
Dos días más tarde se confirmó lo peor: el cuerpo era el de Nubia Barahona, la hermana melliza del nene que había sido rescatado con vida. Su cadáver estaba en avanzado estado de descomposición y había sido cubierto con productos químicos, lo que dificultó su identificación. Nubia Barahona fue encontrada muerta adentro de una bolsa de basura negra. (Foto: WFSU News)
La autopsia deteminó que la víctima había muerto tres días antes y que había sido golpeada de manera brutal.
Una infancia dura
Nubia Docter Barahona había nacido el 26 de mayo de 2000 en Spokane, Washington, junto a su hermano mellizo, Víctor. Desde sus primeros años, la historia de ambos estuvo atravesada por la inestabilidad. Su madre biológica tenía antecedentes de consumo problemático de drogas y alcohol, y ya había perdido la custodia de otros hijos.
A pesar de que Nubia había nacido con hiperplasia suprarrenal congénita, una enfermedad hereditaria que requería controles médicos constantes, durante un tiempo permaneció bajo su cuidado. Sin embargo, en 2003, ambos mellizos fueron separados de ella e ingresaron al sistema de protección estatal.
Primero fueron entregados a su padre biológico, pero esa situación tampoco duró demasiado: el hombre fue acusado de abuso sexual contra un menor y los chicos volvieron a quedar bajo tutela del Estado.
En ese contexto, llegaron a la casa de Jorge y Carmen Barahona en Miami. La pareja ya tenía a su cargo a un nene con autismo y, con el tiempo, inició el proceso para adoptar a los hermanos.
Las primeras señales
Desde el inicio, hubo advertencias. Una enfermera se dio cuenta de que Nubia faltaba a controles médicos clave para su tratamiento porque sus cuidadores no la llevaban. Incluso, recomendó que no se autorizara la adopción, aunque la advertencia no prosperó.
En 2005, la nena le contó a alguien en la escuela que sufría abuso sexual. La denuncia fue investigada, pero no se pudo determinar con claridad a quien señalaba. Por este motivo, el caso se cerró sin resultados concluyentes.
Un año después, el personal escolar volvió a intervenir: le había encontrado a Nubia un hematoma importante en la cara. Los Barahona tardaron en llevarla a una evaluación médica, y cuando lo hicieron, la lesión había disminuido. La explicación de que se trataba de una supuesta caída fue aceptada sin cuestionamientos. Jorge y Carmen Barahona, los padres adoptivos de los mellizos. (Foto: NBC 6 South Florida)
En 2007, las alarmas volvieron a encenderse cuando la nena comenzó a bajar de peso de manera abrupta y extrema. En la escuela siempre manifestaba que tenía hambre y tenía mal olor. Otra vez, los adultos responsables atribuyeron todo a su condición médica y la investigación fue archivada.
A pesar de ese historial, en 2009 la adopción se concretó. Un tutor designado para supervisar el caso había manifestado objeciones, pero fue removido poco antes de la decisión final.
Nada cambió. En 2010, nuevas denuncias señalaron que Nubia seguía desnutrida y que incluso estaba perdiendo el pelo. Sin embargo, no hubo medidas en contra del matrimonio que la tenía bajo su cuidado.
La “camioneta tóxica”
El hallazgo en la autopista permitió reconstruir lo ocurrido en los días previos. El hombre que estaba en el lugar era Jorge Barahona, el padre adoptivo de los chicos. El nene que lo acompañaba, Víctor, presentaba quemaduras químicas en gran parte del cuerpo y había inhalado gases tóxicos.
Los investigadores determinaron que dentro de la camioneta había sustancias corrosivas que habían impregnado los asientos y el aire. El chico también tenía lesiones previas: fracturas, cicatrices y marcas compatibles con ataduras. La camioneta «tóxica» en la que encontraron el cuerpo de Nubia Barahona. (Foto: NBC News)
Según declaró después el propio Barahona, había conducido hasta ese lugar con la intención de quitarse la vida: dijo que le dio pastillas para dormir a su hijo y que luego intentó prender fuego el vehículo, pero que no pudo hacerlo. Sin embargo, su versión no coincidía del todo con la evidencia.
La autopsia de Nubia confirmó que había sido asesinada días antes, el 11 de febrero, en la casa familiar.
Un secreto familiar
A medida que avanzó la investigación, comenzaron a aparecer testimonios clave. Uno de los más impactantes fue el de una nena que visitaba con frecuencia la casa: la nieta de Carmen Barahona.
Según su testimonio, los mellizos eran sometidos a castigos extremos: los ataban de manos y pies, y lo obligaban a permanecer durante horas en una bañera. Solo les liberaban las manos para comer. También aseguró que les daban alimentos en pocas cantidades e insuficientes.
De acuerdo a su relato, los Barahona le pedían que no contara nada y definía lo que pasaba como un “secreto familiar”.
Nubia Barahona fue asesinada días antes de que su cuerpo fuera hallado. (Foto: NBC 6 South Florida)
Días antes del hallazgo del cuerpo, la terapeuta de la nena había alertado a las autoridades sobre esa situación. Tampoco hubo una intervención efectiva.
El caso generó una fuerte conmoción en Estados Unidos y puso en el centro de la escena al Departamento de Niños y Familias en Florida, que había intervenido en reiteradas oportunidades. Las críticas fueron contundentes: a lo largo de los años, hubo múltiples denuncias que señalaban situaciones compatibles con maltrato. Sin embargo, ninguna derivó en una medida concreta de protección.
Uno de los episodios más cuestionados fue la visita de una trabajadora social el día previo a la muerte de Nubia. A pesar de no haber tenido contacto con los chicos, dio por finalizada la intervención.
Luego se supo que había decidido no continuar la investigación durante el fin de semana. Un informe posterior calificó la actuación del organismo como “inepta” y señaló la falta de criterio para interpretar señales evidentes.
Un proceso judicial interminable
En marzo de 2011, Jorge y Carmen Barahona fueron acusados de asesinato en primer grado, además de contar con múltiples cargos por maltrato y negligencia infantil. La fiscalía solicitó la pena de muerte. Carmen Barahona en el juicio por la muerte de su hija adoptiva, Nubia Barahona. (Foto: Miami Herald)
Con el paso de los años, el proceso judicial estuvo marcado por demoras, cambios de abogados y reiterados pedidos de aplazamiento.
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En 2020, Carmen Barahona se declaró culpable y aceptó colaborar con la Justicia. Su testimonio será clave para el juicio contra su esposo, que aún no tiene una resolución definitiva. En julio del año pasado, una jueza de Miami afirmó que Jorge Barahona es “competente para ser juzgado por el asesinato de su hija en 2011″. Sin embargo aún no se fijó una fecha para el inicio del proceso judicial.
Mientras tanto, Víctor, el otro mellizo, logró sobrevivir. Tras meses de tratamiento, fue dado de alta y ubicado en un hogar de tránsito. En 2017, recibió una compensación económica millonaria por parte del Estado, que reconoció haber gestionado mal el caso.
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