Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talk to reporters about political influence by the fossil fuel industry, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting and luncheon on artificial intelligence (AI), in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang listen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump listens as Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump gesturing as he speaks at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump on stage at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump, center, next to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Elon Musk, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, surrounded by top executives of AI firms including, from top left, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Greg Brockman, President of OpenAI, House Speaker Mike Johnson, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Palo Alto Networks Chief Executive Nikesh Arora, and David Sacks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)