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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump says the U.S. government will stop using Anthropics products.

It comes after the AI lab insisted that they not be used for mass surveillance or to create

autonomous weapons systems. Trump posted that, quote, the left-wing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a

disastrous mistake trying to strongarm the Department of War.

And in a statement, Defense Secretary Pete Hankseth said he had declared Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security, which means that all military contractors are barred from working with the company after its contract is phased out.

President Trump is holding a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas amid a contested Senate Republican primary,

featuring incumbent John Corny, Attorney General Ken Paxson, and Congressman Wesley Hunt.

All three are highlighting their ties to Trump, but Trump hasn't endorsed anybody in the race,

saying he supports all of them.

Trump is highlighting his energy and economic policies during the rally.

We're witnessing a historic American energy boom like we've never seen, and this port is right

at the center of the action. He says Venezuelan oil would be refined in Texas before being exported

to other parts of the world. The Trump administration is now seeking the forfeiture of an oil

tanker that was seized by the U.S. in December.

The vessel was carrying oil supplied by Venezuela's state-owned oil company. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.

The Justice Department alleges in court papers that the motor tanker Skipper was involved in the shipment and sale of oil products for the benefit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The U.S. has designated the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization and also placed it under U.S. sanctions. The Justice

Department says since 2021, the skipper has moved crude oil from Iran and Venezuela and has tried to

hide its activities by spoofing its locations and flying false flags.

The U.S. seized the vessel in December as part of the Trump administration's pressure campaign

against Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.

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