Morning Edition · Saturday, July 25, 2026Published at 1:43 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic Doubles Its AI-Policy Donation to $40 Million Ahead of US Midterms
A second $20 million contribution to the nonprofit Public First Action positions the lab against a rival super PAC backed by OpenAI's president and Marc Andreessen that has raised $125 million.
Anthropic has added a second $20 million to the nonprofit Public First Action, doubling its total commitment to $40 million as AI-industry political spending accelerates into the 2026 US midterm elections. The group is a 501(c)(4) advocacy…
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