Anthropic Nearly Tripled Its Lobbying Bill to $3.53 Million in Six Months

Technology, artificial intelligence, and prediction market companies spent record sums lobbying Washington in the first half of 2026. New federal disclosures filed this month show the scale of the push. Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying, outpacing rival OpenAI by more than $1 million. Anthropic Outspends OpenAI on Federal Lobbying The Financial Times reported that