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Congress Returns With Defense, AI and Farm Legislation Still Stalled

Lawmakers returned to Washington for a short pre-election session with the National Defense Authorization Act deadlocked and little expectation that comprehensive artificial-intelligence regulation will pass before the midterm recess.
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