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

AI civil war’ The artificial intelligence industry is spending heavily in the 2026 midterms, hoping

An AI proxy war could reshape Congress — before Congress reshapes AI

2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Support and opposition to artificial intelligence is drawing tens of millions of dollars of spending during the midterm election cycle. **Natalie Behring/Getty Images** Natalie Behring/Getty Images [*Stay

Poll: Americans uneasy with AI, crypto even as they spend big on midterms

midterm money landscape](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/ai-crypto-new-campaign-finance-players-00878049) — but many Americans are uneasy with the industries behind the spending. New results from [The POLITICO Poll](https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019d-e4c8-d895-affd-e6e9cdb30000) find broad public skepticism about crypto and AI, creating

First Thing: Former FBI director James Comey indicted over Instagram seashells post

midterm elections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/arizona-voter-rolls-trump-administration). ## **Stat of the day**  About

Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing?

midterms, Trump will use Thursday's growth figures to paint his economic approach as the right one. The economy grew by 2% on an annualised basis in the first quarter of 2026, a significant boost