# Pentagon Can Label Anthropic a National Security Risk

> Source: <https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/25/pentagon-can-label-anthropic-a-national-security-risk/>
> Published: 2026-09-25 19:13:00+00:00

“The Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from Pentagon contracts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a decision that expands executive branch power to designate U.S. businesses as national security risks,” [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/anthropic-national-security-risk-pentagon-ruling-01093285) reports.

[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-declines-block-pentagons-blacklisting-anthropic-2026-09-25/): U.S. appeals court declines to block Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic.