# Mike Johnson

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-29**: Trump and Speaker Johnson to meet AI executives — President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are set to meet with leading AI executives, likely continuing policy discussions.
- **2026-09-27**: Amodei dines with Trump at the White House — Dario Amodei and President Trump hold a private one-on-one dinner at the White House, their first such meeting.
- **2026-09-25**: Appeals court upholds Pentagon supply chain risk designation — A federal appeals court upholds the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk, barring U.S. military use of its models.
- **2026-09-24**: State dinner for Xi Jinping — President Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping. AI leaders including Sam Altman attend, but Dario Amodei is absent.
- **2026-02**: Anthropic refuses military and surveillance use cases — The company declines to allow its tools for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, triggering Trump administration sanctions.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Anthropic's Pentagon Ban Upheld 2 Days Before Trump Dinner
2026-09-28 00:27:52 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

Anthropic's private White House dinner comes amid a Pentagon supply chain risk ruling that blocks military use, showing how AI startups face new regulatory and political hurdles. For founders and investors, this meeting signals that D.C. access is becoming as important as model benchmarks.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/anthropic-pentagon-ban-trump-dinner-startups

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