Anthropic Raises Federal Lobbying Spending to $3.53 Million in First Half of 2026
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Anthropic increased its federal lobbying spending to $3.53 million in the first half of 2026, according to the Financial Times. The amount nearly triples the artificial intelligence company's expenditure from the prior period.
OpenAI reported $2.22 million for the same timeframe, placing Anthropic at the top of the sector's federal lobbying outlays. The disclosures also show the company added the Treasury Department to its Washington lobbying targets.
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@cointelegraph🇺🇸 JUST IN: AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are pouring record sums into Washington lobbying, per FT.
@coinmarketcapLATEST: ⚡ Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying spend to $3.53M in H1 2026, outpacing OpenAI's $2.22M and adding the Treasury Department to its target list, per FT.