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It's called NPR Plus. You get perks across more than 25 NPR podcasts while supporting the teams that make them. Make great podcasts even greater by visiting plus.nbr.org. Hi from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The AI company and THROPIC says it will challenge the Trump administration in court after the Pentagon said it would declare the firm a
supply chain risk to national security. As Emperor Shannon Bond reports, it's a sharp escalation and the high stakes fight over the military's use of AI. Being designated at a risk to national security is highly unusual for an American company and poses a threat to Anthropics business.
Secretary of Defense Pete Higseth made the announcement on X after the Pentagon and the company reached an impasse in a dispute over how the military could use Anthropics's AI model Claude. Higseth said the designation means "effective immediately no contractor supplier or partner
“that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with”
Anthropic." Anthropic called the move "leagally unsound" and warned it would quote "set a dangerous precedent for any American company that negotiates with the government." Ken and Bond and Pierre Niss. Members of the House Oversight Committee question former president Bill Clinton for six
hours today, over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton said he did nothing wrong and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse. Afterward, Washington Democrat Emily Randall said it's time for more openness over Epstein. The American people deserve accountability and truth. That means a complete release of the files and cooperation not obstruction from Pam Bondi and
it means testimony on the record from anyone with information whether that's Howard Ludwig Bill Gates, Larry Summers, and yes, even and especially Donald Trump. Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was questioned on Thursday. Investment firm Vanguard has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle allegations that
“it used its financial influence to hurt the U.S. coal industry as NPR's Michael”
Company reports. Vanguard didn't admit any wrongdoing. In 2024, State Attorney's General sued Vanguard, along with the firm's Black Rock and State Street for allegedly using their investments to pressure coal companies to cut production. Lawyers for all three firms have denied the allegations.
But Vanguard has agreed to pay $29.5 million to settle the allegations.
The firm also said it won't push companies that's invested in to take particular actions to cut climate pollution. Black Rock and State Street weren't part of the agreement. The U.S. has been moving away from coal to generate electricity in favor of cheaper natural gas and renewable energy.
The energy information administration expects coal generation to fall by 6% this year and 4% in 2027. Michael Koppley and PR News Financial technology company Block says it's laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of efficiency gains from artificial intelligence. CEO Jack Dorsey says the company can do
more and do it better with fewer people. Block shares jumped and after hours trading, following the news of those layoffs. You're listening to NPR news. Pakistan's defense minister says his country is now in an open war with Afghanistan. Afghanistan launched across border attack on Pakistan late Thursday and Pakistan retaliated
on Friday using air strikes to hit targets in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces. Tensions between the neighbors have been high for months after Pakistan accused Afghanistan of harboring militant groups.
NASA's plan to send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years is changing
course. From central Florida public media, Brendan Burns says delays have prompted the space agency to rethink its plan. NASA was working with a three-step process to land humans on the moon. An uncrewed mission around the moon followed by one with a crew doing a lunar fly-by.
The third mission would take astronauts to the surface. That third mission will now launch the Orion crew capsule to Earth orbit where it will practice rendezvousing with a lunar lander. A fourth flight will return humans to the moon. NASA Administrator Jared Eisenberg says it looks more like the agency's Apollo program.
No one at NASA forgot their history books. They knew how to do this. They've had plans like this for a long time. Now we're putting in action. NASA's still proceeding with a crew test flight around the moon and back that could launch as early as April.
For impure news, I'm Brendan Burns in Orlando.
Austin's motherland has a three-stroke lead going into Saturday's third round at the
PGA Classic now underway in Florida. He shot a 200-par 69 on Friday. He birdied four holes, including sinking a 54-foot shot on the 17th. Taylor Mormon while is in second after a second straight round of 467.
I'm Dale Wilman and PR News.
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