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Saturday, February 28, 2026 7:41 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Read the full transcript of our interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security.

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Tejano music star boosted by late outside spending for his Texas congressional campaign -- A Democratic primary in a GOP held Texas congressional district is seeing major money ahead of polls closing in the March 3 contest.

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Anthropic CEO says he's sticking to AI "red lines" despite clash with Pentagon -- After the Trump administration cut it off, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News in an exclusive interview Friday night he wants to work with the military - but only if it addresses the firm's concerns.

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See Trump's full statement on U.S. "major combat operations" in Iran -- President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.

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Trump confirms "major combat operations" as U.S. and Israel attack Iran -- The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, which is responding with attacks on U.S. bases in the region, as President Trump confirms "major combat operations."

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House's actions "retaliatory and punitive" -- Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.

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Hegseth declares Anthropic a "supply chain risk to national security" -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.

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Hegseth says Pentagon canceling troops' attendance at top universities -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops' attendance at some of the nation's top universities.

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U.S.-Iran deal is "within our reach," Omani mediator says -- Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran have made "substantial progress" toward a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News on Friday.

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Trump administration labels Iran a state sponsor of wrongful detention -- Ahead of the decision to launch military strikes, the U.S. issued a designation that enables punishing Iran for detaining Americans for political leverage.

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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology -- President Trump said he will give federal agencies six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's AI products.

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DOJ charging 30 more people for roles in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church -- The criminal civil rights case has also ensnared journalist Don Lemon.

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Trump says he's "not happy" with progress in Iran negotiations -- President Trump said Friday that he is "not happy" with the pace of progress in negotiations with Iran.

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Rival bills want to make homebuying more affordable. Here's how. -- Two competing bills would restrict big investors from buying single-family homes, but they take different approaches.

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Scouting America to alter policies to maintain military support, Hegseth says -- Some of the changes mirror Scouting America's suggestions to the Department of Justice, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge.

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