Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms with No AI Progress
Lawmakers left without passing AI guardrails or a data center energy bill as a poll found neither party had an edge on AI, the New York Times and Siena University said.
- Senators departed Washington on Sept 30 for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved as the midterm elections approach.
- Republicans had hoped to capitalize on their majority by passing a massive legislative agenda, but Democrats blocked most efforts, leaving the GOP with few fresh victories.
- The Senate's final days included failed votes on data center energy costs, voter IDs, and congressional stock trading, though a bipartisan college sports overhaul passed.
- Lawmakers now face an increasingly competitive midterm battle, with Democrats expressing optimism about flipping seats while some senators return to fresh campaign headaches.
- Returning Nov 9, the chamber faces a five-week lame-duck session to address about $1.8 trillion in government funding bills and the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Midterm elections could complicate post-recess sprint for Congress
Washington has left itself no shortage of work for when it returns after the Nov. 3 midterm elections with a lengthy to-do list that includes averting a government shutdown, which could be exponentially complicated by the election results. The Senate held its final pre-election vote Wednesday night, while the House departed Washington Sept. 16. Neither will be back until after the midterm elections, when it’ll be known whether Republicans will m…
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Oklahoma Voice
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Washington State Standard
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Rhode Island Current
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]
Senate leaves town without addressing major issues before midterms
The Senate left Washington, D.C., Wednesday without addressing several key issues before the midterm elections. The upper chamber is not set to return until after the midterm […]
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