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Johnson Delays AI Regulation Until After November Midterms

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson sent House home early, delaying AI action until after the November midterms.
Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI executives urged Washington to regulate AI after a researcher resigned.
The researcher warned AI could kill everyone by decade’s end.
U.S. President Donald Trump called reported AI threats a “hoax” and opposed restrictive regulations.
Johnson warned that rushing AI regulation could boost China’s advantage in the AI race.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson sent House home early, delaying AI action until after the November midterms.
Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI executives urged Washington to regulate AI after a researcher resigned.
The researcher warned AI could kill everyone by decade’s end.
U.S. President Donald Trump called reported AI threats a “hoax” and opposed restrictive regulations.
Johnson warned that rushing AI regulation could boost China’s advantage in the AI race.