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House Democrats weigh AI select committee

politico.com reports Title: House Democrats weigh AI select committee URL Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai-select-committee-01068764 Published Time: 2026-09-09T17:49+0000 Markdown Content: [Skip to Main Content](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai…

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According to politico.com, Title: House Democrats weigh AI select committee URL Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai-select-committee-01068764 Published Time: 2026-09-09T17:49+0000 Markdown Content: [Skip to Main Content](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai-select-committee-01068764#main) Toggle menu[](https://www.politico.com/) * More from Politico * Europe * Pro * AgencyIQ Press Escape to close the menu.

Title: House Democrats weigh AI select committee URL Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai-select-committee-01068764 Published Time: 2026-09-09T17:49+0000 Markdown Content: [Skip to Main Content](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/house-democrats-weigh-ai-select-committee-01068764#main) Toggle menu[](https://www.politico.com/) * More from Politico * Europe * Pro * AgencyIQ Press Escape to close the menu.

![Image 1: A smartphone displaying icons of AI apps including Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe, Grok, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, Chat GPT, Notebook LLM, and Suno in Saint-Mande, France, on July 15, 2026.](https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/resize/630/quality/90/format/webp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Ff3%2F39%2Fe16fce3446be9514e42f487b43b6%2Fhttps-delivery-gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F2285567119) A smartphone displays icons of some leading artificial intelligence apps on July 15, 2026.

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