AI companies are spending hundreds of millions on the midterms, and they want one thing

The Next Web
By Alina Maria StanJul 9, 2026, 2:27 pm87 pts
AI companies and their backers are pouring vast sums into the 2026 US midterms through super PACs. The spending runs into the hundreds of millions across the sector, CNBC reports, and their central demand is remarkably consistent. They want a single national framework for AI, not a patchwork of state laws. The…

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