The national debt is ballooning from Marketplace. I'm Nancy Marshall Genser in for David Brancaccio.

First, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from labeling the AI company Anthropic,

a supply chain risk for now. The administration had tried to ban government agencies from using Anthropic

after a dispute between the Department of Defense

and the company over how its tools can be used. Marketplaces Henry Epp reports.

The fight between the Pentagon and Anthropic burst into public view a month ago. The company

had sought to limit what the government can do with its AI tools, which are branded as Claude.

Specifically, Anthropic wanted to make

sure its products wouldn't be used to power fully autonomous weapons or on mass surveillance of

Americans. The Pentagon didn't want to agree to any restrictions on how it uses Anthropics

tools. After a public spat, President Trump designated Anthropic a supply chain risk and told government

agencies to wind down their use of the company's products within six months.

Defense Secretary Pete Hagsath also ordered other companies that contract with the Pentagon

to stop working with Anthropic.

The company then sued the administration, arguing it caused Anthropic, quote, ongoing and

irreparable harm. On Thursday, a judge sided with Anthropic and blocked the administration's

ban on the company, but the order won't take effect for a week to give the administration a chance

to appeal. Meanwhile, Anthropic is planning to go public this fall, according to news reports

this week. The company was

valued at $380 billion in February before its dispute with the Pentagon. I'm Henry App for Marketplace.

The U.S. national debt crossed $39 trillion last week, and it's still growing fast. Racking up the most

recent $5 trillion of that total only took two

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