Anthropic incident leaves confusion about Trump administration's AI regulation

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Published June 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM HST

There's been a lot of confusion and disruption about the legal authority the Trump administration has to suspend AI technology.

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Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

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