Capitol AI guardrails race heats up ahead of midterms

Capitol Hill is racing to set guardrails for artificial intelligence before the midterms, with Senate leaders negotiating a bipartisan AI safety framework as House Republicans weigh fast-track action and plan talks with AI executives; the week also features a Russia sanctions push clearing a procedural hurdle, crypto regulation updates with new amendments, and ongoing nominations and fundraising signaling broad, high-stakes policy debates on tech, security, and economics.