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CNN's Manu Raju asks lawmakers if they feel a sense of responsibility to regulate AI.

Democratic Congressmen Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and Rep. Juan Vargas questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his annual testimony before the House Financial Services Committee about the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump pledged to send Americans if the Republicans retain control of Congress.

FBI Director Kash Patel lashes out when pressed by Senator Welch about the FBI's potential involvement in the 2026 election.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie surprised his colleagues by introducing articles of impeach against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hours before an expected vote pushed by a House Democrat to impeach President Donald Trump. The rogue congressman from Kentucky, who was lost his primary to a Trump-backed opponent, said he did not tell party leadership about the move.

In a White House press briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Supreme Court’s ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting would not dissuade the administration from pursuing investigations and policy proposals to deal with alleged voter fraud. He said the Justice Department would comply with the ruling, but wouldn’t stop looking to make reforms.

The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to sources familiar with the matter. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports.

Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly member and former Palantir tech engineer, who worked to pass AI safety legislation and lost his Democratic primary bid for Congress in a race with millions spent by AI backed PACs, is launching a political advocacy group called Who Decides. The effort by Bores and his former chief of staff Anna Myers – which hopes to raise $30 million – will focus on Democrats running in 2028 and their messaging surrounding AI safety.

While fly fishing in Montana, CNN’s Jake Tapper asks California Governor Gavin Newsom about his relationship with President Trump. This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess .

CNN 的 Manu Raju 询问立法者们是否感到有责任监管人工智能。

民主党众议员伊曼纽尔·克利弗和胡安·巴尔加斯在众议院金融服务委员会的年度听证会上质问财政部长斯科特·贝森特，如果共和党继续控制国会，唐纳德·特朗普总统承诺将向美国民众发放 5000 美元支票。

当参议员韦尔奇追问联邦调查局是否会参与 2026 年大选时，联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔勃然大怒。

共和党众议员托马斯·马西出人意料地提出了针对国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的弹劾条款，而就在几个小时后，一位民主党众议员正推动对唐纳德·特朗普总统进行弹劾投票。这位来自肯塔基州的“特立独行”的众议员在党内初选中败给了特朗普支持的对手，他表示自己并未将此事告知党内领导层。

周二，司法部长托德·布兰奇在白宫玫瑰园举行的新闻发布会上表示，最高法院阻止特朗普总统限制邮寄投票的裁决不会阻止政府继续调查并提出应对所谓选民欺诈的政策建议。他表示，司法部将遵守裁决，但不会停止寻求改革。

据知情人士透露，肯尼迪中心董事会周二投票决定关闭该中心。此前，总统唐纳德·特朗普致电董事会，斥责了一位在该委员会任职的民主党女议员，气氛紧张。CNN记者桑伦·瑟法蒂报道。

纽约州议员、前Palantir公司技术工程师亚历克斯·博雷斯（Alex Bores）曾致力于推动人工智能安全立法，但在民主党国会初选中落败。那场选举中，人工智能支持的政治行动委员会（PAC）投入了数百万美元。如今，博雷斯正着手成立一个名为“谁来决定”（Who Decides）的政治倡导组织。该组织由博雷斯及其前幕僚长安娜·迈尔斯（Anna Myers）共同发起，目标是筹集3000万美元，重点关注2028年民主党候选人及其围绕人工智能安全问题的竞选策略。

在蒙大拿州垂钓期间，CNN记者杰克·塔珀采访了加州州长加文·纽森，询问他与特朗普总统的关系。这是杰克·塔珀正在进行的一系列采访的一部分，在这个系列中，他会拜访来自两党的政治人物，在他们最喜欢的地方，探讨他们是如何走到今天的。观看完整采访请访问CNN.com/AllAccess。