State AI Laws to Be Targeted in Trump Executive Order: BGOV AI

Nov. 20, 2025, 12:15 PM UTC

Trump Preps Order to Fight State AI Rules

President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would allow the Department of Justice to sue states over AI regulations it deems unconstitutional, Oma Seddiq reports.

The draft order, seen by Bloomberg Government, directs the attorney general to establish a task force that would challenge state AI laws should they “unconstitutionally regulate interstate commerce, are preempted by existing Federal regulations, or are otherwise unlawful.”

A White House official said that discussion about potential executive orders is speculation until orders are officially announced. States with AI laws that are considered ...

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