By Emma Whitford, Amy Miller, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes ( November 4, 2026, 21:41 GMT | Comment) -- Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating AI and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. But whether this will translate to new, substantive laws remains unclear, given a hostile president and a high threshold to pass legislation in the Senate.Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating artificial intelligence and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. But whether this will translate to new, substantive laws remains unclear, given a hostile president and a high threshold to pass legislation in the Senate....
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