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Senator Ted Cruz blocked a Democratic push to unanimously pass an AI safety bill that would create a permanent AI safety board to set enforceable standards for frontier AI models, due to concerns about giving the executive branch too much power over private companies.

Senator Ossoff states the Democratic agenda to rush inspectors into frontier AI labs, with a political call to action against it.

Trump nominates Republican Danielle Thumann Severs to the FCC, giving Republicans a 3-1 majority and breaking the norm of paired bipartisan appointments, which Democrats criticize as a power grab that could impact broadcast regulation.

Sam Altman testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about OpenAI's work in AI development, safety practices, and governance structure. He outlined OpenAI's unique nonprofit-controlled structure designed to ensure safe and beneficial AI development while advocating for collaborative government regulation.