Republican lawmakers welcome White House AI framework, split on substance

Statements from House and Senate Republicans reflect high-level unity in response to a White House policy framework for pre-empting state artificial intelligence laws and regulations, but belie a torrent of disagreement -- including within the majority party -- over the details of legislation it is meant to inspire.

House Republicans and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) both welcomed the framework and pledged to build from it, but Blackburn recently suggested her House colleagues are not serious about finding consensus, and she...