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President Donald Trump, center, next to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Elon Musk, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, surrounded by top executives of AI firms including, from top left, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Greg Brockman, President of OpenAI, House Speaker Mike Johnson, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Palo Alto Networks Chief Executive Nikesh Arora, and David Sacks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Is ‘self-regulation’ enough for AI? Trump says yes as lawmakers demand rules

By Kerry Picket and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A campaign sign in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Benton, La. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson’s district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Johnson says he and Trump plan meeting with AI leaders ‘within the next week’

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he would work with House GOP leaders on Trump dividend plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Anthropic website and mobile phone app are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday, July 30, 2024, it's looking into Google's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny for the investment flooding into the AI industry. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Warning of AI doomsday ‘swarm’ sparks push to slam brakes on superhuman technology

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump's push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker Johnson calls Trump’s $5,000 checks an ‘idea’ Congress will consider

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

House cancels two upcoming weeks in Washington, extending pre-midterm campaign stretch

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Mike Johnson touts border, energy record while campaigning in Texas battleground district

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Jared Kushner speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, as President Donald Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

House speaker plays down Jared Kushner’s involvement in Trump administration

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves without taking any questions from reporters after finishing a series of votes on President Donald Trump's priorities, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker Mike Johnson ‘absolutely convinced’ GOP will grow its majority

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, looks on during a news conference on day 34 of the government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP frames midterms as battle against communism as socialists gain foothold in Democratic Party

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House speaker endorses bipartisan push to ban sexual relations between lawmakers, Capitol Hill staff

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Republicans ready to ram Iran war spending through Congress without Democrats’ votes

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warms to using filibuster-proof budget process to pass pieces of SAVE America Act

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by GOP leaders, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House speaker pledges ‘one more’ attempt to pass no-frills version of Trump’s voter ID bill

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Burning Hills Amphitheater during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

By Steven Sloan - Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., arrives at the White House ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Sacramento council member Mai Vang, who is running for Congress, speaks at her election night party in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday,, June 2, 2026.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Far-left candidates expose Democratic Party’s radical turn

By Cal Thomas

Boston, Massachusetts / USA - July 24 2018: Wide angle view on the Benjamin Franklin statue by Richard Saltonstall Greenough, outside the Old City Hall in historic Boston. File photo credit: VDB Photos via Shutterstock.

The U.S. founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

By Peter C. Mancall - Associated Press