A stalemate over the 2026 budget could cause headaches for social program funding. A group of Japanese lawmakers visiting Taiwan calls for increased deterrence cooperation. Plus, people pay respects at a makeshift memorial for victims of last Friday's knife attacks in Taipei. Also: - In the third installment of Where's the Taitung County Chief Taking Us, Indigenous farmers resurrect a hardy grain variety that had been lost for 60 years. - Taiwan is investing in its own large language model to train AI, with the digital ministry promoting the country's need for more local resources. - TaiwanPlus sits down with CSIS's AI Center director Greg Allen to talk about the US' Pax Silica Initiative.