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,

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.

Trump's executive order aims to standardize AI regulations across the US, prompting debate on federal versus state oversight.

The order would allow the Justice Department to punish states with rules deemed restrictive for AI, in a move to bring the U.S. under one federal standard.

The US president’s 221st order designated fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, joining others on AI and fighting ‘woke’ culture.

Colorado's state law, passed in 2024, seeks to prevent discrimination in the AI systems that businesses and governments use in making key decisions, such as hiring, education and banking.

President Donald Trump’s looming executive order that would limit states’ authority over artificial intelligence has triggered a rare rebellion within his own coalition. From Florida to Missouri, Republicans who have spent the past year writing their own AI rules say they will not stand down if Trump attempts to nullify their laws by decree.