{"slug": "johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic", "title": "Johnson cancels last day of votes before midterm elections despite AI panic", "summary": "House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled the House's final legislative day of votes before the November midterm elections, a move that ensures the chamber will not act on artificial intelligence safety guardrails before Election Day. Johnson framed the cancellation as giving members time to return to their districts and tout Republicans' legislative record.", "body_md": "House Speaker [Mike Johnson](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/mike-johnson/) (R-LA) is sending the House home early, canceling the last legislative day before the November midterm elections.\n\nJohnson framed the cancellation of votes as giving members an opportunity to go home to tout the Republicans’ legislative record in their districts. However, the shortening of the [House’s](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/house/) voting schedule ensures the House will not take quick action on placing safety guardrails on [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) before Election Day. \n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4729631/johnson-cancels-last-house-votes-midterm-elections-ai-panic-tech-executives-arriving/", "published_at": "2026-09-16 16:52:19+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 17:13:05.651127+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Mike Johnson", "House of Representatives", "Republican Party", "Washington Examiner"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/johnson-cancels-last-day-of-votes-before-midterm-elections-despite-ai-panic.jsonld"}}