Schumer urges AI guardrails as Congress faces uphill push for federal rules

Senate Majority Leader Schumer says AI has tremendous benefits but must be paired with guardrails, signaling support for federal rules even as intra-party and inter-chamber divisions make quick passage unlikely; the White House seeks a national standard via state preemption, but many Democrats resist or want to wait, with proposals from Trahan/Obernolte and Sanders/AOC under consideration; other Capitol items include the looming FISA lapse, Jay Clayton’s nomination to DNI, and a major defense budget push.