Group Plans $100 Million Midterm Effort to Back Trump AI Agenda

A former top aide to President Donald Trump is initiating a $100 million campaign to promote the administration’s pro-artificial intelligence agenda during this year’s midterm elections.

The launch of the Innovation Council adds new heft to the AI industry’s already extensive efforts to shape the 2026 races that will decide control of the US House and Senate. Another group backed by billionaires including the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and OpenAI President Greg Brockman has pledged to spend more than $100 million bolstering candidates friendly to the sector.