{"id":2582816,"date":"2026-03-23T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-suggests-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-was-retaliatory\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:11:13","slug":"elizabeth-warren-suggests-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-was-retaliatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-suggests-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-was-retaliatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren suggests Pentagon blacklisting Anthropic was retaliatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felizabeth-warren-suggests-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-was-retaliatory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen.Elizabeth Warren suggested that the Pentagon\u2019s decision to blacklist Anthropic as a national-security \u201csupply chain risk\u201d may have been retaliation for the company\u2019s AI-safety stance. in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, she asked the department to provide documentation justifying the designation and to explain whether political considerations influenced the move. Anthropic, the maker of claude, has sued the Pentagon, arguing the blacklisting is unlawful and harms its business; the Pentagon has countered that allowing Anthropic access could introduce unacceptable risks to warfighting infrastructure. The case unfolds amid broader AI-policy tensions, including the Pentagon\u2019s earlier actions against Anthropic and its deals with OpenAI and xAI, with OpenAI\u2019s agreement reportedly limiting mass surveillance and autonomous weapons due to safety and legal considerations. Warren also requested details of OpenAI\u2019s contract terms, while the article notes a preliminary hearing in California related to Anthropic\u2019s lawsuit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pentagon blacklisting Anthropic AI as &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anthropic-sues-trump-administration-over-national-security-risk-label\/\" title=\"... sues Trump administration over national security risk label\">supply chain risk&#038;rsquo<\/a>; was retaliatory, Elizabeth Warren suggests<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2540851\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"250\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA) suggested Monday that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"271\">Pentagon&rsquo;s<\/a> decision to blacklist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">artificial intelligence<\/a> company <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthropic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17700\">Anthropic<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omars-pro-israel-muslim-opponent-makes-her-final-argument-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar\u2019s pro-Israel Muslim opponent makes her \u2018final argument\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">national security &#038;ldquo<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-declares-major-ai-company-a-threat-to-military-supply-chain\/\" title=\"Pentagon Declares Major AI Company a Threat to Military Supply Chain\">supply chain risk&#038;rdquo<\/a>; may have been retaliatory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warren sent a letter to War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, saying the designation &ldquo;appears to be retaliation&rdquo; for Anthropic&rsquo;s refusal to loosen safeguards on how its AI systems can be used, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/23\/sen-warren-dod-anthropic-blacklist-hegseth.html\">reporting from CNBC<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4498225\/james-talaricos-mentor-preached-about-true-jihad-at-pro-palestinian-rally\/\">James Talarico&rsquo;s mentor preached about &lsquo;true jihad&rsquo; at pro-Palestinian rally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4499421\/thune-trump-relationship-strong-save-america-rough-patch\/\">Thune says Trump relationship still &#8216;strong&#8217; 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President Donald Trump soon after added that federal agencies would &ldquo;immediately cease&rdquo; the use of Anthropic systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warren questioned whether the designation was based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-exec-who-helped-spy-on-president-trump-admits-to-providing-data-to-cia-report\/\" title=\"Tech Exec Who Helped \u2018Spy\u2019 On President Trump Admits To Providing Data To CIA: Report\">legitimate national security concerns<\/a> or punishment for the company&rsquo;s stance on AI ethics. She asked the department to provide documentation supporting its decision and explain whether political considerations played a role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The move comes amid a broader dispute between the government and Anthropic over the use of AI models, including uses tied to autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, with Anthropic citing safety and ethical concerns. The Pentagon disputed the allegations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic has moved forward with a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its blacklisting, arguing the decision is unlawful and could significantly harm its business. The company has said it is being penalized for maintaining safeguards on its technology rather than for any legitimate security issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Pentagon filed a rebuttal lawsuit in which it argued that Anthropic&rsquo;s prior access to the department&rsquo;s &ldquo;technical and operational warfighting infrastructure would introduce unacceptable risk into DoW supply chains.&rdquo; It asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to bar Anthropic from moving forward with its lawsuit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary hearing for Anthropic&rsquo;s initial suit is scheduled for Tuesday in California.<\/p>\n<p>Days after the Pentagon cut ties with Anthropic, it announced a deal with OpenAI, which said the use of its AI systems for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons would not be possible because of its &ldquo;safety stack,&rdquo; existing laws, and the contract language, CNBC reported, though the contract has not been shared in full.<\/p>\n<p>Warren also asked for the terms of OpenAI&rsquo;s agreement with the department in her letter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4493425\/organizations-strong-ties-left-influenced-ai-deep-red-state\/\"><strong>ORGANIZATIONS WITH STRONG TIES TO THE LEFT INFLUENCED AI POLICY IN A DEEP RED STATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI signed a contract with the Pentagon last month, allowing the military to use the company&rsquo;s Grok large language model. Claude was previously the only model used by the military for sensitive intelligence and combat operations.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Warren&rsquo;s office for comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren: Pentagon&#8217;s Anthropic move may be retaliation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2582817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/020426_BESSENT_HEARING-57-e1770311207558.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[62774,9781,72979,3761,7996],"class_list":["post-2582816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-anthropic","tag-blacklisting","tag-elizabethwarren","tag-pentagon","tag-retaliation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/020426_BESSENT_HEARING-57-e1770311207558.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582816"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582820,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582816\/revisions\/2582820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}