9/30/2026
Political Picture · congress
Cruz blocks push by Democrats to unanimously pass AI safety bill
Filed by Deacon Rift
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked an effort by Democrats on Tuesday to pass legislation creating an AI safety panel tasked with evaluating and creating enforceable standards for frontier models. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, objected to an attempt by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to pass the…
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