Democrats are preparing to take control of the House and Senate and have committed to making artificial intelligence regulation and the investigation of companies a key priority, The Hill reported. According to the outlet, the commitments follow Tuesday night's election sweep. The Hill also reported that shortly after news broke that Democrats had secured a House majority, Rep. Greg Casar made remarks on the issue, but the excerpt available cuts off before his full statement, so his complete position cannot be determined from the summary.
Axios reported that Democrats' sweeping statehouse gains on Tuesday have opened a path to effectively replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote in time for the 2028 presidential election, without amending the Constitution. In a report by Andrew Pantazi, the outlet said the results could give Democrats the legislative power to fundamentally change how America picks its president. The Axios summary is also cut off before it lists the full potential outcomes the outlet describes.
The two reports emphasize different aspects of the results. The Hill's summary focuses on congressional control and the regulation of technology companies, while Axios's focuses on statehouse gains and the process of choosing a president. Axios describes the possibility as a path rather than a settled outcome, and its summary uses the word could for the effect on presidential selection. Neither summary says whether a specific bill, vote, or proposal has been introduced, and neither gives a timetable for action beyond the 2028 election cited by Axios. Both accounts rely on excerpted summaries, so the full reporting may contain additional details not reflected here.
Sources: The Hill: Democrats eye Big Tech after midterm wins; Axios: Democrats' midterm gains could sideline Electoral College by 2028.