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US politics live with Shrai PopatTrump administration Trump claims he is only ‘guardrail’ needed to control AI as top Republicans join him in dismissing calls for more checks – live President condemns what he claims is a ‘sick conspiracy’ amid global tech selloff following CEOs calls for slowing pace of development Sign up for the Breaking News US email LIVE Updated now Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Mon 14 Sep 2026 11.34 EDTFirst published on Mon 14 Sep 2026 06.41 EDT Share Key events now House committee to consider Russia sanctions bill 22m ago 'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation 49m ago Trump claims 'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies 2h ago Johnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities 2h ago Johnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress 3h ago EPA set to scrap power-plant pollution limits - reports 4h ago Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy and possible closure - report 5h ago Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with Donald Trump. Photograph: Jeanne Accorsini/SIPA/Shutterstock OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with Donald Trump. Photograph: Jeanne Accorsini/SIPA/Shutterstock From 49m ago Donald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from “doing bad, or potentially bad” things. However, he didn’t point to any concrete examples for how he has curbed possible abuse or malfeasance in the industry. The president said over the weekend that the AI arms race is of the upmost importance to the US national security. “Whoever wins AI wins,” he told reporters on a visit to Ireland, before repeating it on social media today. Trump also chided Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who we noted earlier has called to slow down AI’s advancement to ensure public safety. This comes after company whistleblowers claimed that the technology has the potential to “kill all of humanity” within the decade. Trump accused Amodei of “now pretending to be a ‘perfect little angel’”, and claimed that the administration has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies”. The president added: There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China … We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! Key events now House committee to consider Russia sanctions bill 22m ago 'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation 49m ago Trump claims 'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies 2h ago Johnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities 2h ago Johnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress 3h ago EPA set to scrap power-plant pollution limits - reports 4h ago Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy and possible closure - report 5h ago Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge Today, as Congress returns from recess, a key House panel is set to consider a bill which would punish Russia and countries that buy its petroleum exports over the invasion of Ukraine. The bill would impose new sanctions and visa bans on Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, and top military commanders, as well as put tariffs of up to 500% on the country’s exports. And it would also allow Trump to impose levies of up to 100% on goods from countries that are the top five importers of Russian oil and gas. While supportive of the mission, many Democrats fear that the legislation would give the president latitude to implement more tariffs. The Senate passed a version of the bill last month, but the House rules committee will vote on it today before it can head to the floor for a full vote. Ahead of traveling to Kansas City, Missouri, vice-president JD Vance told reporters that he doesn’t think Americans “should be scared of anything” when it comes to concerns about AI regulation. The vice-president attempted to quell concerns after leading AI companies said they would welcome moderating advancement. “I think what the president has said is we want to be smart about making sure we stay on top of the risks. I don’t think Americans should be scared of anything … There are downsides to anything, and that’s certainly true of AI,” Vance said on the tarmac. He added that the best way to implement guardrails would be a “consensus between both Congress and the administration”. Vance also noted that he was skeptical of AI companies “begging” the government for increased regulation. “It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan Horse. So I think we just have to be careful about this,” he said. Donald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from “doing bad, or potentially bad” things. However, he didn’t point to any concrete examples for how he has curbed possible abuse or malfeasance in the industry. The president said over the weekend that the AI arms race is of the upmost importance to the US national security. “Whoever wins AI wins,” he told reporters on a visit to Ireland, before repeating it on social media today. Trump also chided Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who we noted earlier has called to slow down AI’s advancement to ensure public safety. This comes after company whistleblowers claimed that the technology has the potential to “kill all of humanity” within the decade. Trump accused Amodei of “now pretending to be a ‘perfect little angel’”, and claimed that the administration has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies”. The president added: There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China … We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! As he returned from Ireland, Trump took some time on Truth Social to shout out the work being done on the White House facade – part of his ongoing obsession with renovating the residence. “The White House was in very bad condition, both inside and out,” Trump wrote on social media. “Frankly, it was a ‘dump’ Past Presidents did not take care of it. I love renovating it during my spare time, which is not much.” The president said that the exterior “skin” of the White House was “practically falling off” but is now “in better shape than when built in 1792”. Trump also shared the first renderings of the new ballroom that was mired in legal challenges until the supreme court recently ruled could go ahead. During an interview with CNN on Sunday, Mike Johnson also said that it’s imperative that tech companies, not Congress, to guarantee the safety of their artificial intelligence products work. “We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us, and that’s the challenge,” said the House speaker. “It’s national security balanced with the immediate security of making sure the models are safe.” This comes as both the issue of datacenter construction becomes a flashpoint ahead of the November midterms, and Donald Trump insists that any checks on AI development are ultimately a hinderance. “We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up,” the president said during a trip to Ireland over the weekend. Trump later said that AI is ultimately “going to be more good than bad” and “whoever wins with AI wins”. Last week, however, three researchers at Anthropic warned that AI now has the potential to kill off humanity within the decade. Now, as my colleague Nick Robbins-Early reports, Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, issued a proposal at the weekend to slow down the technology’s advancement to ensure public safety. In response, the OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis and xAI owner Elon Musk also posted support for Amodei’s proposal for slowing AI development. Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, said in interviews on Sunday that Donald Trump’s pledge to pay all US adult citizens $5,000 if the GOP win the midterm elections will require congressional approval. This, despite the president’s belief that he wouldn’t need both chambers to pass legislation to issue they payouts. “I would assume, yes, he’d need Congress to act,” Johnson said in an interview with CNN on Sunday, while calling the incentive “a creative idea”. A reminder that the bill for doling out the $5,000 checks would amount to well over $1tn. Speaking with NBC News, Johnson also said it was an idea that we’ll “process through Congress and talk through and debate and discuss”. However, he did not say whether he supports the idea outright. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to repeal carbon pollution limits for coal- and gas-fired power plants, according to several outlets. According to Bloomberg News, citing unnamed officials familiar with the matter, the EPA also plans to propose a separate rule repealing the federal finding that greenhouse gases from power plants specifically pose a threat. The new measure is likely to be met with legal challenges from environmental groups. But, as the New York Times notes, if the move survives these battles, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Donald Trump is in Washington today, after a weekend in Ireland meeting with leaders and various officials. He’ll be at the White House, but has no public events on his schedule. He’ll spend the day in closed-door meetings, but we’ll let you know if anything changes. When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words “climate change” from state statutes in May 2024 – colloquially known as the “don’t say climate change” law – Democrats were outraged. Just six months later, many liberal politicians began to go quiet on the issue themselves. After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, mentions of the climate crisis started to disappear from Democrats’ rhetoric. As the 2026 midterms approach, that retreat is still shaping how some candidates talk about climate on the campaign trail. The trend, known as “climate-hushing”, may reflect the limitations of Joe Biden’s climate policies, said Daniel Aldana Cohen, assistant sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies climate politics and inequality. Green jobs and housing investments fell short of the climate movement’s desires, consumer incentives disproportionately benefited wealthier households, and Democrats struggled to effectively communicate their accomplishments. The president has since rolled back many Biden-era clean energy incentives and regulations. The climate crisis, however, is still rearing its head around the country, fueling the heatwaves, wildfires and floods plaguing communities around the US. It also lurks behind issues animating voters, from datacenter expansion to rising home insurance rates. And while some pundits ha [truncated for AI cost control]