Congress Clashes Over Iran War Halt, AI Guardrails, and Midterm Battles
TL;DR
A sweeping Capitol Hill roundup shows the House voting to curb the Iran war with seven GOP defectors, signaling midterm messaging on foreign conflicts; the Senate moves a major college athletics NIL bill; impeachment debates surface with Democrats advancing a Trump impeachment resolution (which failed) and Rep. Massie pushing impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; and lawmakers grapple with AI safety, crypto regulation, birth tourism, and other policy battles ahead of the midterms.
- No budget vote before election, Thune says Politico
- Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI NPR
- Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms The New York Times
- Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon join AI skeptics at ‘Pro-Human’ conference as Washington debates next steps NBC News
- Will AI kill us all? Not if Steve Bannon, Bernie Sanders, and Lori Trahan have their say. The Boston Globe
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