🗞️Anthropic sues the Trump administration

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March 9th, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• Anthropic has filed lawsuits against the U.S. government challenging the Pentagon’s decision to label it as a “supply-chain risk”

• Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a settlement with the Justice Department that allows it to avoid being broken up but forces major changes to its ticketing business and venue practices

• Congressman, Kevin Kiley (R-CA), announced that he is leaving the Republican Party to register as an independent

• Nasdaq announced a partnership with Kraken's parent company Payward to develop tokenized stocks and ETFs using Kraken's xStocks platform, targeting a 2027 launch pending SEC approval for 24/7 blockchain trading

• Uber launched its nationwide "Women Preferences" feature allowing female drivers to toggle preferences for trips exclusively from female riders and enabling women riders to request or prioritize female drivers

• S&P up .83% / Nasdaq up 1.38% / DOW up .50%

• President Trump told the New York Post that he is "nowhere near" ordering U.S. troops into Iran for a ground mission targeting nuclear facilities and later on in the day during a phone interview with CBS News President Trump stated the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could “almost be over” describing it as “very far ahead of schedule”

• Over the weekend, Axios reported that U.S. officials were dismayed by the scale of Israeli airstrikes on about 30 Iranian fuel storage sites, fearing they could rally Iranian public support for the regime and unsettle global oil markets, pushing prices higher

• Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of Iran and President Trump has reportedly told aides he would back the killing of Mojtaba Khamenei, if he refuses U.S. demands such as dismantling Iran’s nuclear program

88% resolved. 22% stayed loyal. What went wrong?

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