Anthropic Hires Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm Ballard Partners

Anthropic PBC hired the lobbying firm Ballard Partners as it draws out its fight with the Pentagon, a new public document shows.

The artificial intelligence company hired Ballard Partners—the biggest shop in Washington, which also has strong ties to the Trump administration—just days after the Pentagon designated the company as a supply chain risk, according to a recent lobbying disclosure filing.