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The order creates an "AI Litigation Task Force" to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, criticized a new executive order aimed at blocking states from creating their own artificial intelligence ( AI) regulations. Trump told reporters that “there’s only going to be one winner” as nations compete to dominate in the field of AI.
The rare bipartisan vote, 231-195, marks the first time the House has voted to overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump this term.
Trump signed an AI executive order targeting state laws and promising one national rulebook. Critics warn it could trigger court battles and prolong uncertainty for startups while Congress debates federal rules.
The bill seeks to restore union rights for employees at agencies central to national security, healthcare, and veterans' affairs.
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday.
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.
MAGA populists are making a last-minute bid to shape President Trump's promised executive order targeting state AI laws, pitching two draft proposals to the White House this week. Why it matters: Republicans are split on regulating AI,