How AI Upended Politics and Left Lawmakers Scrambling To Pick a Side
Rouhandeh0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.You know who else can’t keep up with the pace of AI? In the space of two years, artificial intelligence has gone from a committee-room curiosity to one of the most contested issues of the 2026 midterms. President Donald Trump claims to have directed more than $2.7 trillion into the AI industry.
- ▪Rouhandeh0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.You know who else can’t keep up with the pace of AI?
- ▪In the space of two years, artificial intelligence has gone from a committee-room curiosity to one of the most contested issues of the 2026 midterms.
- ▪President Donald Trump claims to have directed more than $2.7 trillion into the AI industry.
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By Adam Mills and Alex J. Rouhandeh0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.You know who else can’t keep up with the pace of AI? American politicians. In the space of two years, artificial intelligence has gone from a committee-room curiosity to one of the most contested issues of the 2026 midterms. President Donald Trump claims to have directed more than $2.7 trillion into the AI industry. The lobbying dollars have followed: 11 of the largest technology and AI companies and their trade associations spent $41.8 million lobbying the federal government in the first six months of 2026, according to Issue One, roughly 10 percent more than a year earlier.
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