Innovation Council Action targets $100M midterm push

// 57d agoPOLICY REGULATION

Innovation Council Action targets $100M midterm push

Innovation Council Action is a new pro-AI political operation tied to Trump-aligned figures and planning to spend more than $100 million in the 2026 US midterms. It is backing a deregulatory AI agenda and candidates who favor a national standard over a state-by-state patchwork.

// ANALYSIS

This is AI lobbying becoming full-spectrum political warfare, not just policy advocacy. The scale suggests industry money is preparing for legislative fights, and the backlash risk grows as the spending becomes more visible.

// TAGS

aipoliticselectionslobbyingregulationmidtermstrump

DISCOVERED

57d ago

2026-03-31

PUBLISHED

57d ago

2026-03-31

RELEVANCE

9/ 10

AUTHOR

BeigeListed

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