Overview
- In Truth Social posts and public remarks, President Trump urged one national AI framework, warned China could catch up, and criticized what he called “woke AI.”
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is exploring inserting federal preemption language into the must-pass defense bill after a similar moratorium was stripped this summer in a 99–1 Senate vote.
- Multiple outlets report a draft executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to form an AI Litigation Task Force to sue states, citing the Commerce Clause and federal preemption.
- The reported draft would also task the Commerce Department with reviewing state AI rules and could condition eligibility for certain broadband funds under programs like BEAD.
- A White House spokesperson called discussion of potential orders speculative, no order has been announced, and state AI laws in places like California, Colorado, and Tennessee remain in effect as pushback builds across parties.