The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude. The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday it has “officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately.” The decision appeared to shut down opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic, nearly a week after President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the company of endangering national security.

Should marijuana users be able to own guns? That's what's at issue in a case being argued before the Supreme Court on Monday. The case is creating some unusual alliances. Gun-control groups are aligned with the Trump administration in arguing to uphold a law that bars people who regularly use marijuana from legally owning guns. On the other side, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association have lined up to argue against the law. In 2022, the Supreme Court expanded gun rights and found that any firearm laws must have a strong grounding in the nation’s history and tradition.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and his Senate Republican colleagues in writing to President Donald Trump regarding the administration’s ongoing negations with Iran.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has joined Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act. This bill supports the return to President Trump’s maximum pressure posture toward Iran by expanding and strengthening U.S. sanctions against Iran’s energy exports.