{"slug": "midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai", "title": "Midterms and a Chinese state visit could delay action on AI", "summary": "The 2026 midterm elections and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US could delay congressional votes on holding companies responsible for data center costs and regulating the AI industry, Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul told Market Catalyst host Brooke DiPalma. Werschkul reported the timing of both events may push back legislative action on AI oversight.", "body_md": "Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul joins Market Catalyst host Brooke DiPalma to report on how the timing of the 2026 midterm elections and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US could delay congressional votes aimed at holding companies responsible for data center costs and regulating the AI industry.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/midterms-chinese-state-visit-could-150550423.html", "published_at": "2026-09-14 15:05:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 15:15:13.857819+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Yahoo Finance", "Ben Werschkul", "Brooke DiPalma", "Xi Jinping", "Market Catalyst", "US Congress"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/midterms-and-a-chinese-state-visit-could-delay-action-on-ai.jsonld"}}