Live updates: Josh Shapiro calls for AI regulation instead of pause in development

What to know today SHAPIRO ON AI: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, said in an interview with NBC News that the federal government should quickly pass regulations to rein in the AI industry, but he opposed calls to pause development on advanced models until such regulations are enacted. USPS PAUSES BALLOTS PLAN: The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. IRANIANS RALLY: Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied today in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.

Live updates and the latest news as Josh Shapiro presses for AI regulation and the Postal Service says it’s stopped work on a system to effect Trump’s mail ballot plan.