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AI moratorium

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) heads to the House chambers ahead of a vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government in Washington, D.C. on November 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers try again to preempt state enforcement of AI laws

Republican lawmakers are again shopping language that would preempt enforcement of states' artificial intelligence laws.
4 days ago By Keely Quinlan
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Defeated state AI moratorium finds new life in Trump’s AI Action Plan

The president's new AI Action Plan threatens to revoke federal funding if states' AI laws are deemed overly "burdensome."
Jul 23, 2025 By Colin Wood
Ted Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., speaks during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

Senate kills off proposed moratorium on state AI law enforcement

A proposed 10-year ban on states enforcing their AI laws, championed primarily by Sen. Ted Cruz, lost virtually all support before a vote. The development is being…
Jul 1, 2025 By Colin Wood
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