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AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - Hegseth gives Anthropic CEO until Friday to back down in AI safeguards fight

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access to its AI model or face harsh penalties, Axios has learned. The big picture: Hegseth told Amodei in a tense meeting on Tuesday that the Pentagon will either cut ties and declare Anthropic a "supply chain risk," or invoke the Defense Production Act to force the company to tailor its model to the military's needs. Why it matters: The Pentagon wants to punish Anthropic as the feud over AI safeguards grows increasingly nasty, but officials are also worried about the consequences of losing access to its industry-leading model, Claude. - "The only reason we're still talking to these people is we need them and we need…

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats warned against "unforced errors" at Trump's State of the Union

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is making one final push to shut down any flashy displays of protest inside the chamber during President Trump's State of the Union address, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Frustrations are still lingering among House Democrats over last year's speech, which was repeatedly disrupted by heckling, signs and walkouts. - Even some House progressives who participated in those demonstrations have acknowledged they were not highly effective. - Several lawmakers have indicated that they still want to find a way to register dissent from inside the chamber, but Jeffries has worked to shut down those impulses. Driving the news: At a closed-door caucus meeting held at the Democratic National…

NYTIMES (Kate Kelly and Karoun Demirjian) - Backers of Aviation Safety Bill Cite Recent Near Miss to Make Their Case

The legislation’s advocates say a close call between two private planes near Teterboro, N.J., on Feb. 13 underscores the need for more collision prevention technology.

NYTIMES (Peter S. Goodman) - Trump’s Tariffs Are Adding Steel Mill Jobs, and Crushing American Factories

Tariffs unaffected by President Trump’s Supreme Court loss are adding costs for many U.S. manufacturers that use steel, limiting exports and jeopardizing jobs.