Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

Tech leaders are urging faster federal action to regulate AI, but the political response in Washington remains divided and slow. President Donald Trump rejected efforts to limit the technology on Monday, calling them a “conspiracy,” while Vice President JD Vance urged caution and House Speaker Mike Johnson largely deferred to the White House. Democrats pushed for a more robust approach, meeting privately in the House on Tuesday, while Sen. Bernie Sanders is hosting an expert briefing on Wednesday. The article names calls from Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Elon Musk of xAI, contrasting their urgency with government reluctance to regulate industries. It notes a Republican probe by Sen. Josh Hawley into OpenAI over alleged AI hacking into another company.