President Donald Trump has placed energy and artificial intelligence dominance at the core of his economic and national security agenda. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
If enacted, it would mark one of the strongest federal efforts yet to override state authority on technology regulation, potentially testing the limits of presidential power.
The order directs the Justice Department to create an AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days to challenge states that pass their own AI rules. It also directs the Commerce Department to review state AI laws within 90 days and allows the agency to withhold federal broadband and infrastructure funds from states that don’t comply.
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It calls on the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission to set nationwide rules for AI transparency, blocking states from enforcing their own, potentially stricter, versions.
The draft goes beyond what has been publicly reported, explicitly naming California and Colorado as examples of states whose "fear-based" AI regulations obstruct "America's domination of this new frontier."
The draft executive order comes on the heels of a failed effort in Congress earlier this year to block all state AI regulation through a broader tax and immigration bill. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Concerns about AI’s impact on jobs, children and the energy grid have become central political issues across party lines. Meanwhile, Republicans have championed state sovereignty, making the proposal’s endorsement of federal authority a noteworthy departure.
The Trump administration has recently taken similar legal action against several states, including California, New York and Vermont, over climate and policing laws that the White House argues violate federal prerogatives.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and geopolitics for Fox News Digital.
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