Judge says Pentagon move against Anthropic looks like punishment

A federal judge has openly questioned whether the Department of Defense's decision to label Anthropic a "supply chain risk" — effectively barring the Claude maker from government contracts — is a politically motivated attempt to cripple the company rather than a legitimate security call. Anthropic is suing the Trump administration over the designation, and the judge's skeptical tone at Tuesday's hearing raises the odds of a preliminary injunction.

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