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After garnering broad bipartisan support, House lawmakers fast-tracked a package of kids' online safety measures, including a version of the Kids Online Safety Act, and sent it to the Senate. The bill passed in a 267-117 vote. The House version of KOSA does not include "duty of care" language—which would require platforms to take reasonable steps to mitigate harms stemming from design features like endless scroll or algorithmic recommendations.

Like its AI policy, the Trump administration's AI team is taking shape on the fly. Here's who's running the show—for now:

The White House is negotiating a federal preemption of some state AI laws in exchange for its support of key tech policy priorities from the Hill. The talks are aiming to pair one of the tech industry's top priorities — overriding state AI laws — with legislation aimed at protecting kids online and combating deepfakes. Sen.

Progressive Democrats taking hardline positions against AI are getting louder. Five influential progressives are shaping a confrontational Democratic message on AI, distinguishing themselves from party centrists by openly challenging data centers and AI-linked political money. At the center is Sen.

OpenAI is announcing new partnerships to combat misinformation, offering its cybersecurity products to state officials and backing legislation ahead of elections in the U.S. and globally.

The deadline for companies to help remove AI-generated pornography under the Take It Down Act passed this week, but advocates say companies will have to be taken to court to secure strong implementation.

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Microsoft and North America's Building Trades Unions are supercharging efforts to train workers for the AI economy. NABTU and Microsoft will now offer free AI literacy courses and industry-recognized credentials to millions of skilled craft professionals across North America. The partnership also includes TradesFutures, a nonprofit that connects people to union construction apprenticeships and careers in 34 states.

AI super PACs are stockpiling cash ahead of the midterms and laying the groundwork for competitive races, according to new Federal Election Commission filings. AI

The Trump administration is pushing back on Republican-led AI bills in Nebraska and Tennessee, with sources familiar with the negotiations describing the outreach as pressure to weaken or