🚨 NEW FLY OUT DAY STREAMING NOW ✈️ @SenatorHeinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sat down with @JakeSherman and @apalmerdc at the townhouse to discuss the current state of permitting reform, AI and data centers, affordability and MUCH more. Then @semafor's @burgessev and our very own @LauraEWeiss16 stop by for That's Not Gonna Fly!

News: Texas PAC, the GOP leadership-backed political group boosting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Senate bid, added another $6.3 million to its reservations in the Lone Star State, bringing its reservation total up to $123.6 million. punchbowl.news/article/senat…

VAULT: Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger will step back as the organization’s leader in mid-October. The decision comes just days after the Senate’s collapse of the crypto industry’s top legislative priority. @BrendanPedersen has the story: punchbowl.news/article/finan…

Democrats are officially making the conditions faced by sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East a key question in Hung Cao’s confirmation process to lead the Navy. @AnthonyAdragna and @briana_reilly have the latest: punchbowl.news/article/defen…

The Senate appears to be on the verge of passing bipartisan legislation regulating the name, image and likeness agreements in college sports, but the bill faces an uphill battle. @LauraEWeiss16 and @sn_handler have more: punchbowl.news/article/senat…

Sen. Ben Ray Luján is calling on Senate leadership to create a special select committee on AI. In a letter to Thune and Schumer, Luján wrote that recent warnings about the growth of AI necessitate a dedicated panel approach. punchbowl.news/article/senat…

Who's up and who's down in Washington in @PunchbowlNews PM. Plus, Luján calls for AI select committee: punchbowl.news/archive/92526…

Moment of Truth PAC's spot urges Republicans to cross party lines and calls Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “the devil we know” and describes him as a “philanderer, forked tongue, indicted crook.” punchbowl.news/article/campa…

Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee led by Ranking Member Maxine Waters urged federal bank regulators to delay their push to update the Community Reinvestment Act. @BrendanPedersen has the latest: punchbowl.news/article/finan…

A divided three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that the Pentagon had “ample support” when it declared Anthropic a “supply chain risk” over restrictions the artificial intelligence giant placed on Claude. punchbowl.news/article/defen…

What's at stake in the lame duck in @PunchbowlNews Midday. Plus, DC Circuit sides with the Pentagon over Anthropic: punchbowl.news/archive/92526…

Moynihan said AI will have an impact on work. He added that his company uses the technology widely, but users must be mindful of accuracy, safety and security.

Brian Moynihan, chair and CEO of Bank of America, discussed Bank of America’s latest initiative to commit $150 million to workforce development organizations over the next five years and to hire 1,000 additional apprentices over the next two years.

.@SenTedBuddNC discussed the importance of empathy and transparency when talking to workers about AI.

As the 119th Congress winds down, @SenTedBuddNC said lawmakers need to focus on the national debt, national security and strengthening the economy during the final few months.

.@SenTedBuddNC cast down on the prospect of permitting reform legislation getting across the finish line before the midterm elections.

.@SenTedBuddNC joined @apalmerdc Thursday to discuss several issues, including artificial intelligence, the American workforce and permitting reform.