The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.

Experts say if your company is using AI tools, you’re not off the hook in complying with local anti-discrimination laws.

President Trump has picked a fight with allied MAGA conservatives on Capitol Hill by issuing an executive order to chill state efforts to regulate AI, a proposal similar to one that conservative critics of Big Tech defeated on Capitol Hill earlier this month.

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President Trump’s new Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence directs the FCC and DOJ to challenge state AI laws and explore a federal disclosure standard.

On 11 December 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled, “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence,” signaling a major shift in US AI policy. The EO aims to replace a patchwork of State regulations with a unified federal approach,

The order creates an “AI Litigation Task Force” to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy.

A group of 20 California state lawmakers sent a letter before the executive order was signed, asking their congressional counterparts to push back against pre-emption or other efforts to limit flexibility.