President Trump Issues EO to Block State AI Laws

After Congress refused to block state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) for a second time, President Trump on December 11, 2025, issued Executive Order (EO) 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. The purpose as stated is to create a uniform federal framework for AI and sharply limit the ability of states to enforce their own rules on how algorithms are built, deployed, and overseen. The EO is squarely aimed at state-level efforts by California and New...