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Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: regulating the use of AI

NPR | By Regan McCarthy,

Ayesha Rascoe, Samuel King

Published February 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM EST

Republicans and Democrats in state capitols across the country agree on some things when it comes to regulating Artificial Intelligence and data centers.

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Regan McCarthy

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.

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