AI emerges as defining midterm issue, sparking campaign regulation battles and legislative challenges

AI has rapidly become a central midterm issue, with data center backlash driving bipartisan voter concern. AI-generated campaign ads are flooding elections, prompting Schiff's AI Ads Act and Trump's executive order limiting state AI laws. New development: AI-generated legislative drafts are overwhelming the House Office of Legislative Counsel, causing errors and delays—a critical federal policy issue affecting legislative quality and efficiency.