Two House races take center stage as conservative PAC launches multimillion-dollar Big Tech push
EXCLUSIVE: A conservative super PAC focused on policy involving artificial intelligence is making its first campaign investments, throwing its support behind two Republican candidates in House races it views as critical to the GOP's hopes of keeping control of the chamber.Fox News Digital has learned from a person familiar that Defending Our Values PAC is backing Rhett Marques in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District and Scott Singer in Florida's 25th Congressional District.Republicans hold only a slim majority in the House, meaning a small number of competitive races could determine which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm elections. According to the person familiar with the super PAC's plans, Defending Our Values views both contests as key opportunities to help Republicans preserve their House majority.FOX NEWS POLL: MOVE OVER BIG BROTHER, VOTERS SEE BIG TECH AS GREATER THREAT TO USThe group's political push comes as artificial intelligence has rapidly emerged as one of Capitol Hill's biggest policy debates, with lawmakers weighing how to regulate fast-moving technology while preserving American innovation and maintaining the country's technological edge over China.
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EXCLUSIVE: A conservative super PAC focused on policy involving artificial intelligence is making its first campaign investments, throwing its support behind two Republican candidates in House races it views as critical to the GOP's hopes of keeping control of the chamber.Fox News Digital has learned from a person familiar that Defending Our Values PAC is backing Rhett Marques in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District and Scott Singer in Florida's 25th Congressional District.Republicans hold only a slim majority in the House, meaning a small number of competitive races could determine which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm elections. According to the person familiar with the super PAC's plans, Defending Our Values views both contests as key opportunities to help Republicans preserve their House majority.FOX NEWS POLL: MOVE OVER BIG BROTHER, VOTERS SEE BIG TECH AS GREATER THREAT TO USThe group's political push comes as artificial intelligence has rapidly emerged as one of Capitol Hill's biggest policy debates, with lawmakers weighing how to regulate fast-moving technology while preserving American innovation and maintaining the country's technological edge over China. Defending Our Values argues conservatives, rather than Silicon Valley executives, should play a leading role in shaping those policies.While Defending Our Values announced a $15 million election effort last week, the group had not previously disclosed which candidates would receive its support.Marques and Singer are the first candidates to become beneficiaries of that effort, according to the person with knowledge of the investments. The organization selected the pair because it believes they would be among Congress' strongest advocates for taking on Big Tech, strengthening online protections for children and families, and advancing policies aimed at helping the United States outpace China in artificial intelligence innovation.CHINA IS BUILDING AN AI WAR MACHINE.
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- EXCLUSIVE: A conservative super PAC focused on policy involving artificial intelligence is making its first campaign investments, throwing its support behind two Republican candidates in House races it views as critical to the GOP's hopes of keeping control of the chamber.Fox News Digital has learned from a person familiar that Defending Our Values PAC is backing Rhett Marques in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District and Scott Singer in Florida's 25th Congressional District.Republicans hold only a slim majority in the House, meaning a small number of competitive races could determine which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm elections. According to the person familiar with the super PAC's plans, Defending Our Values views both contests as key opportunities to help Republicans preserve their House majority.FOX NEWS POLL: MOVE OVER BIG BROTHER, VOTERS SEE BIG TECH AS GREATER THREAT TO USThe group's political push comes as artificial intelligence has rapidly emerged as one of Capitol Hill's biggest policy debates, with lawmakers weighing how to regulate fast-moving technology while preserving American innovation and maintaining the country's technological edge over China.
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