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AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon's ban on Anthropic

A federal judge on Thursday paused the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk , marking an early legal victory for the embattled company. Why it matters: Anthropic argued that the designation was causing immediate and irreparable harm as business partners rethink their contracts and federal agencies remove Claude. - The preliminary injunction gives Anthropic relief from ongoing reputational damage and provides greater certainty for commercial partners, the company says. State of play: U.S. District Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction on Thursday. - A parallel case is ongoing in a D.C. court. - Anthropic is arguing in both proceedings that the Pentagon is violating the First…

NYTIMES (Melena Ryzik) - FKA twigs Says in Suit That Shia LaBeouf Had Her Sign ‘Illegal’ NDA

The suit said the nondisclosure agreement that was part of her court settlement with Mr. LaBeouf, her former boyfriend, effectively silenced her. His lawyer disputes that.

NYTIMES (Julie Besonen) - Sardi’s Sells Its Name and Takes a Brief Intermission

The longtime owner of the restaurant, a Theater District mainstay, is bowing out, and the Shubert Organization plans to reopen after a renovation, with the celebrity caricatures intact.

NYTIMES (Andy Newman, Nate Schweber and Miles G. Cohen) - High School Athlete Is Shot Dead While Playing With Friends

A boy, the son of a New York police officer, may have been playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, killing Ka’Mardre Coleman, 16, according to prosecutors and the boy’s lawyer.

NYTIMES (Laurel Rosenhall) - California Renames Cesar Chavez Holiday After Sex Abuse Revelations

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday.

NYTIMES (Ashley Wu) - D.H.S. Funding Lapse Leads to Longest Partial Shutdown in History

If the shutdown continues after this weekend, it will be longer than any previous shutdown, partial or full.

NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - Trump Says He Will Sign Order to Pay T.S.A. Agents During Shutdown

President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Midterm elections should be front of conservative movement: Matt and Mercedes Schlapp

On Thursday's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Matt Schlapp and Mercedes Schlapp speak to Carl Higbie about the importance of CPAC for the conservative movement.

AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Scoop: Altman told staff he tried to "save" Anthropic in Pentagon clash

As Anthropic's negotiations with the Pentagon were collapsing, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees he was trying to "save" his competitor, according to internal Slack messages seen by Axios. - At the same time, Altman privately vented that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had spent years trying to undermine him. Why it matters: The messages reveal Altman's conflicted thinking as OpenAI swooped in to secure a Pentagon contract Anthropic had just lost — portraying himself as a peacemaker even as his company emerged as the primary beneficiary. - The Slack messages, paraphrased below, trace Altman's thinking from Feb. 24 through March 2 as the dispute escalated into one of the most dramatic confrontations yet between the AI industry and the…