The Verge: House Democrats Prepare AI Industry Oversight Blitz, Weigh Select Committee If They Flip Congress

The Verge reports House Democrats are already drafting an aggressive AI-industry oversight agenda if, as polls predict, they flip at least one chamber in the 2026 midterms. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is reportedly open to standing up a dedicated AI select committee with subpoena power, and key committee leaders say they are ready to press the industry over data-center tax credits and recent autonomous-cyberattack incidents. Candidates on the trail are campaigning against rapid data-center expansion, teeing up concrete 'slow-down' legislation if the sweep materializes.