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Anthropic and OpenAI waged a $27 million proxy war in a Manhattan congressional race. The winner told them both to get lost.

Micah Lasher won the most expensive AI election yet—then used his victory speech to reject both companies and promise to regulate them anyway.

Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what end

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New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in the midterms, and half has gone to a single Manhattan congressional race

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A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

Who Is Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley Powerhouse Outspending Musk and Soros in the Midterms?

Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital giant known in Silicon Valley as a16z, has reportedly become the biggest known political donor bloc of the 2026 midterm elections, pouring more than $115 million into federal politics as the technology industry fights to shape the future of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence regulation.

AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races

Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.

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The AI influence network's power players

Millions of dollars are pouring into state and federal races specifically around AI.

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AI politics breaks into a New York congressional race — and signals more fights to come

AI politics breaks into a New York congressional race — and signals more fights to come

A $100 million pro-AI super PAC, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, has found its first target.

OpenAI’s president and Andreessen Horowitz are helping lead a $100 million Silicon Valley push against tougher AI laws and the lawmakers behind them

OpenAI’s president and Andreessen Horowitz are helping lead a $100 million Silicon Valley push against tougher AI laws and the lawmakers behind them

The organization will support politicians who are friendly to AI “innovation.”

Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Lead Pro-AI PAC Launch, Invest Millions Ahead Of Midterm Elections: Report

Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Lead Pro-AI PAC Launch, Invest Millions Ahead Of Midterm Elections: Report

In a bid to protect the interests of the tech industry, Silicon Valley is mobilizing substantial funds for political action committees (PACs) and organizations, with a focus on AI policy.

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