Microsoft shows support for Anthropic's legal case against the US Department of Defense

Claude creator, Anthropic, has already had an eventful 2026—and now it's challenging the recently renamed US Department ​of War. The Pentagon has threatened to designate the company as a "supply chain risk," which Anthropic is currently fighting by suing the US government.Additionally on Monday, Anthropic requested a restraining order that would pause the Pentagon's national security blacklisting of the company, arguing the court should hear the company's suit first before carrying out the government's order.