Republicans push back on AI antitrust waivers as safety rules gain traction
Senate Republicans Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley reject antitrust carveouts for AI firms as lawmakers discuss guardrails; FBI Director Kash Patel outlines enforcement priorities amid AI debates, while Democrats push for government vetting of frontier AI models through the FRONTIER Act and related safety provisions, with OpenAI signaling support for a key safety component. The update stream also touches birthright citizenship policy and cryptocurrency regulation debates as other policy battles unfold.