Maria Curi

Pressure from President Donald Trump to block state-level AI regulation is falling short on Capitol Hill. The White House and Hill allies have landed on an AI preemption proposal and are pressing ahead, but time is running out and opposition is mounting. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) pitched straight preemption language to override most state-level AI laws without any additional federal regulatory framework, but sources described the proposal as "a long shot," "it's dead" and "it will fail." Democrats, Republicans, state-level

President Donald Trump called for a federal standard for regulating AI, saying state regulation is threatening to undermine AI-driven economic growth. The President is making his views known as Republicans consider whether to support federal preemption of state laws—an idea that has failed in Congress before, following intense, widespread criticism from both sides of the aisle.

Governors and local leaders in the Midwest and South say they're hopeful that AI will supercharge stagnant economies and create new jobs despite questions over whether the AI revolution is all it's cracked up to be. Policymakers, industry leaders and local organizations gathered at the "

President Trump's love of dealmaking is making it tough for China hawks in Congress to keep up their national security fervor around tech and AI. Republicans are in a tough spot as they try to defend their bills on chips, apps and AI without undermining the White House's approach to industrial policy. China hawks 

The government wants AI to accelerate quickly in the U.S.—and it's about to take the first steps to remove as much red tape as possible, says Office of Science and Technology Policy director 

Artificial intelligence is transforming how governments function, make deals and compete on a global scale. AI policy is at the center of lawmakers' conversations, from Washington to Brussels and Beijing, and the decisions being made in the U.S. reverberate around the world. Federal agencies are debating not just how to regulate AI, but how to use it. State lawmakers and officials, meanwhile, aren't waiting on the feds to make their own decisions.

Apparently, the Trump administration's AI action plan, set to roll out by the end of July, is largely about messaging a hands-off, pro-growth approach to AI. The action plan includes some requests for information for the private sector and guidance documents. But the plan largely lays out the Trump administration's aspirations for AI, some of which officials have already stated, including: promoting innovation, reducing regulatory burdens, and overhauling permitting. The plan details specific goals that officials believe can be completed in Trump's second term.

Government agencies in the Trump 2.0 era are going far beyond their traditional tech and media policy arenas to tackle issues around race, gender, alleged political bias, and collusion. President Trump's push to expand executive branch power is testing the independence of regulatory agencies.

The demise of a controversial proposal in Republicans' budget bill that blocked state-level regulation of 

Democratic frontrunner Kamala Harris is a long-time friend to the tech industry. For those in Silicon Valley, some of whom have vocally supported former President Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance, Harris' California bona fides may make them think twice. Though Harris would continue President Biden's tech policy agenda, she'd likely be more hesitant to break up Big Tech and strip platforms of their liability shield. As San Francisco's top prosecutor, California's attorney general and the state's U.S.