On Thursday’s “National Report,” actor Kevin Sorbo ripped on Hollywood for “blacklisting” Christian and conservative voices, describing the industry’s culture and what it’s like to hold values that don’t align with Hollywood’s mainstream.
By Monica Showalter How disgusting can you get? Was he being paid for calling on Trump officials to be blacklisted, too?
For years the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) worked to encourage corporations and big tech to blacklist and isolate conservatives by falsely accusing them of hate or racism. Yet all the while the SPLC was allegedly paying a source to make racist online posts under its direction, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment. The […]
The Trump administration defended its designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk in oral arguments in federal court Tuesday, even as it actively tries to figure out how it can adopt its most powerful model yet, Mythos, to combat cyber threats. Why it matters: Treating a U.S. company as a national security threat while looking to use its technology to combat foreign adversaries is an awkward needle to thread. Catch up quick: The Pentagon claims it's unworkable for the military or its vendors to rely on Anthropic because the company might pull the plug at any time due to its "ideological" views around AI safety. - Unlike other model-makers, Anthropic refused to agree to the Pentagon's "all lawful use" standard for AI deployment. -…
Tech industry groups representing hundreds of companies are urging a court to pause the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic. Why it matters: The Pentagon didn't just stop doing business with Anthropic — it labeled the company a supply chain risk, a move industry says could chill innovation and reshape how the government treats AI vendors. Driving the news: Major tech industry groups representing companies with Pentagon contracts filed an amicus brief calling for a pause on the designation. - "The government has ample, well-established tools to resolve procurement disputes and to contract with providers on whatever terms it prefers," the March 13 court filing states. - What they can't do, the filing says, is "misuse extraordinary…
Anthropic on Monday sued the Pentagon, alleging its designation as a "supply chain risk" violates the company's First Amendment rights and exceeds the government's authority. Why it matters: Supply chain risk designations are usually reserved for foreign adversaries that pose a national security risk — a punishment that could be hard for the government to square as it relied on Claude for operations in Iran. State of play: The Pentagon last week designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, meaning companies must stop using Claude in cases directly tied to the department. - President Trump also told the federal government in a Truth Social post to stop using Anthropic's technology, and some agencies have begun offboarding the tools.…
Corporations are starting to find their backbone: from AI labs resisting military ultimatums to retailers successfully suing the president. Why it matters: The prevailing corporate strategy has been one of high-profile compliance, particularly with the Trump administration. Now, corporates are pushing back, because the cost of that compliance is existential. Driving the news: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejected a Friday deadline from the Pentagon to strip safety guardrails from its AI models for military use. - The standoff: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded "unfettered access" to Claude, rebuffing Anthropic's proposed restrictions on mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous lethal targeting. - The threat: The Pentagon…
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Late Friday afternoon, the Trump administration announced that the Department of War will formally label the artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic with the Supply Chain Risk designation.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Department of War, the federal government, government contractors, and Anthropic.WHEN & WHERE: Friday, […] The post Trump Admin Hits AI Company Anthropic With Business-Crippling ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Late Friday afternoon, the Trump administration announced that the Department of War will formally label the artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic with the Supply Chain Risk designation. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Department of War, the federal government , government contractors, and Anthropic. WHEN & WHERE: Friday, February 27, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security. Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic.” — Pete Hegseth IMPACT: The end of the…Open