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Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on after President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

NTIA delays releasing guidance on how states can use ‘nondeployment’ BEAD funds

The NTIA will delay issuing guidance on how states can spend nondeployment broadband funding after the agency gathered feedback on how best to use the remaining $21…
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President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order beside Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

State leaders, civil rights groups respond to ‘dangerous’ Trump order banning state AI laws

Many lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning state AI laws as a threat to states' rights and a handout to Big Tech.
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