Anthropic on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear its Sept. 25 decision that upheld the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk to U.S. national security. Anthropic says the judge misread the law by permitting the Defense Department to act without any prior designation procedures and alleges the designation was retaliation for the company's statements on AI safety. The dispute could determine whether federal authorities or private

Anthropic on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear its Sept. 25 decision that upheld the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk to U.S. national security. Anthropic says the judge misread the law by permitting the Defense Department to act without any prior designation procedures and alleges the designation was retaliation for the company's statements on AI safety. The dispute could determine whether federal authorities or private firms control AI security safeguards during a critical phase of technology development.