Yasmin Basugian

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3,329 appearances 25 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5 Aug

Yasmin Basugian’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 25 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 19.

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Here's the Scoop · Will the $1.8 Billion Fund Have a Second Life and How the AI Industry Is Shaping the Midterms · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

But this isn't the only race where the data center debate has played a major role. voice-verified

And AI-related groups are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on races across this country. voice-verified

So for the next few weeks, we are going to be taking a look at money in the midterms and especially these new players that are getting involved, who they're supporting, how they're doing it, and then what policy outcomes they're actually going for. voice-verified

So we're starting today with artificial intelligence. voice-verified

So I want to bring the NBC News national politics reporter Ben Kamisar, who has been digging into this. voice-verified

Hi, Ben. voice-verified

Hey, how are you? voice-verified

I'm good. voice-verified

I want to kind of start with a broad snapshot of money in this year's midterm elections. voice-verified

How is it stacking up against years prior? voice-verified

And is there kind of an overall theme that you have been seeing as you've been digging into this? voice-verified

So let's focus in on AI because that's what we want to target today. voice-verified

how are they spending their money in order to advance interests in artificial intelligence? voice-verified

And what type of candidates are they targeting? voice-verified

Or are they supporting more? voice-verified

So you talked about some of the big issues, and regulation obviously is one of them, state-by-state regulation versus federal regulation. voice-verified

There's also the issue of data centers, which we've talked about on this show. voice-verified

I interviewed New York Governor Kathy Hochul about that. voice-verified

I just mentioned, as I was coming to you, Michigan 7. voice-verified

It's been a big topic there amongst the Democratic candidates, William Lawrence, Matt Masdam, and Bridget Brink. voice-verified

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