Emmer pushes strict term limits as GOP weighs chair tenure waivers

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer says waivers to the GOP’s term-limit rule should be rare and justified by limited circumstances, signaling a high bar for extending tenure for committee chairs like G.T. Thompson and Mike Rogers; while waivers are decided by the Steering Committee, Emmer’s stance underscores ongoing turnover in the Republican Conference. The live updates also note Senate AI-safety questions from Hawley to OpenAI, Boozman planning another farm-bill vote, Cruz urging further AI regulation, and a Democrat’s data-center ad targeting a Republican incumbent.