AI and Big Tech firms spent $109 million lobbying Washington in 2025, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta leading a record-breaking push to shape AI

Alphabet's $15B capex hike triggered a tech sell-off hitting Microsoft, Meta, Amazon. Big Tech's combined AI spending now tops $700B for 2026.

The AI industry is showing no signs of slowing down as it seeks to use the midterm elections to shape future regulations.