A decade after celebrating artificial intelligence as a engine of American prosperity, prominent Democrats — including former President Obama and Vice President Harris — are now calling for deliberate slowdowns and stronger federal oversight of frontier AI development. The reversal reflects either a genuine reckoning with the unforeseen costs of rapid technological change, or a politically timed repositioning ahead of midterm elections, depending on one's vantage point. Meanwhile, the Trump administration presses forward with accelerated AI buildout, turning what was once a bipartisan enthusia