Despite being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, Anthropic is still talking to high-level members of the Trump administration. The company's co-founder, Jack Clark, stated that this is a "narrow contracting dispute" that would not interfere with their willingness to brief the government about its latest models. Reports suggest that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were encouraging the heads of major banks to test Anthropic's new Mythos model. The White House described an initial meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as "productive and constructive" and discussed opportunities for collaboration. However, the Pentagon has deemed Anthropic a "suppressive" and is challenging that designation in court.