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White House floats executive order to override state AI laws The White House can't preempt state level regulation — that's Congress' job.

NEW w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: The White House is floating an executive order to rein in state AI laws

Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill

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Trump backs ban on state AI laws Expect Republican infighting as regulating AI is a bipartisan priority both outside of Washington and in some pockets of D.C.

Trump threw his weight behind banning state AI laws as Republicans on the Hill gear up for a fight on including preemption in the must-pass defense bill

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Exclusive: Commerce extends Trump's AI exports program deadline The department is giving people more time to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work.

News: The Commerce Department is extending the deadline to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work to December 13th.

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AI chatbots loom over tech and social media lawsuits Lawsuits targeting addictive algorithms and the mental health impacts on children are just the start of a new legal era.

ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February.

This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
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Los Angeles ramps up AI ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics It's all hands on deck for LA's AI adoption as the city gears up to host a string of major sporting events.

LA is ramping up AI adoption ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics

"The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios.

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Trump looms large over Nvidia conference Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.

New: Trump looms large over Nvidia conference

Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.

w/@nathanbomey.bsky.social

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Nvidia's D.C. moment Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is bringing Silicon Valley to D.C. this week with the company's first-ever developers conference in the nation's capital.

Nvidia’s developer conference kicks off this week in DC — here’s what we’ve got:

• Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force
• Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote

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Exclusive: How Palantir's Alex Karp went full MAGA "The Philosopher in the Valley" offers extraordinary access to the CEO of one of the most powerful data software companies.

Exclusive: In a new book about Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, journalist Michael Steinberger chronicles how a self-described leftist who said his "biggest fear is fascism" became one of the tech leaders powering President Trump's agenda.

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DNC bets on new AI and tech tools The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools in future elections.

First look: The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools for voter and volunteer engagement in the upcoming midterm and presidential elections after testing them in key state races this year.

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Anthropic tries to defuse White House backlash The company says it's firmly in step with the White House following AI czar David Sacks' criticism.

NEW: Anthropic is making the case that it's firmly in step with the White House after AI czar David Sacks' criticism sparked questions over the company's relationship with the administration.

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Exclusive: Lawmakers push back against Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee Congress is calling on Trump to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution.

Exclusive: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution to H1-B visa issues instead of imposing a $100,000 fee.

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Scoop: Trump firings could derail AI action plan The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department.

Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department
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@ashleyrgold.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2025/10/16/t...

Congress blinks on AI and China national security fears President Trump's love of dealmaking is making it tough for China hawks in Congress.

NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous.

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Exclusive: Moderate Dems roll out AI strategy The New Democrat Coalition unveiled an AI platform it says puts middle-class American workers at the center.

Exclusive//ICYMI: Moderate Dems released their AI agenda soon after Trump did.

The authors recognize Democrats have lost valuable allies in Silicon Valley and the platform embraces the emphasis on innovation that Republicans are also laser-focused on.

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JD Vance points out him and Stephen Miller are the most hard line people on immigration in the admin.

"I don’t want these tech companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then say we can’t find workers here in America. That’s a bullshit story," he said at AI summit.

Scoop: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan What's inside President Trump's upcoming 20-page AI action plan.

SCOOP w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan. +EOs on "woke" AI, exports and infrastructure in the works.

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Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars Trump agencies turn up the heat on culture wars.

Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars. Critics say recents moves ignore precedent, congressional mandates and would not stand judicial review.

w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social & ‪@sarafischer.bsky.social‬

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Video Musk unveils new AI chatbot after antisemitic tear Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi breaks down Elon Musk's unveiling of X's new AI chatbot, Grok, after it went on an antisemitic tear just last week.

Joined @abcnewslive to talk about Elon Musk's chatbot Grok, the antisemitic content it has been spewing, and the latest model.

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New push for national AI rules likely after state ban fails Advocates expect federal legislation to try to preempt state laws.

The demise of a controversial proposal in Republicans' budget bill that blocked state-level regulation of artificial intelligence is fueling fresh pressure for federal action.

www.axios.com/2025/07/03/a...

AI moratorium is out.

Blackburn offered the amendment with Cantwell.

Cruz suggested adopting Blackburn's amendment by voice vote, saying he regretted that they were unable to reach an agreement, but Blackburn asked for a recorded vote.

Scoop: Blackburn and Cruz reach AI pause deal Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and Sen. Marsha Blackburn have reached an agreement on a watered down AI moratorium.

Scoop: Blackburn and Cruz reach AI pause deal

It's now a five-year moratorium instead of 10, with carveouts for AI bills that protect name, image and likeness and kids' online safety.

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Scoop: Blackburn to offer amendment to strip AI pause from budget bill Sen. Marsha Blackburn will offer an amendment to strip the AI pause in the reconciliation bill.

Scoop: Blackburn will offer an amendment to strip the AI moratorium after "repeated attempts to work with Chairman Cruz to find a solution that protects creators, kids, and all individuals from the harms of AI to no avail," her office said.

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SCOTUS upholds federal internet subsidy The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that the Universal Service Fund is constitutional.

SCOTUS ruled this morning that an internet subsidy that benefits schools, libraries, health care facilities and people in underserved areas is constitutional.

Lawmakers are looking for ways to reform the fund, including through fees on Big Tech.

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Scoop: AI moratorium rebranded "temporary pause" A 10-year freeze on state AI regulations has been updated in the Senate reconciliation bill as it inches closer to the finish line.

Scoop: The 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is now called "a temporary pause" in the reconciliation bill approved by the Senate parliamentarian. Critics say it's just as damaging and sweeps in all $42 billion in broadband funds.

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Lawmakers are getting fed up with the TikTok ban delays Patience is wearing thin on the Hill as President Trump prepares to delay a ban on TikTok for the third time.

ICYMI: GOP lawmakers are increasingly losing patience with the White House and Trump's third delay of the TikTok ban on June 19 was seen on the Hill as an inflection point.

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A 10 year moratorium on any state level AI regulation has cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate

Scoop: Commerce floats changes to CHIPS Act Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is brainstorming how to rework the CHIPS and Science Act as President Trump trashes it.

If you're wondering what's next for the CHIPS Act after Trump trashed it last night --

DOC head Lutnick is considering getting rid of "woke" labor and childcare requirements to cut costs. Agency will meet with lawmakers to discuss.

Scoop w @ashleyrgold.bsky.social

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Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

Scoop w/ @mccuri.bsky.social Scoop: U.S. to pull delegation from UN climate science meeting (IPCC Plenary in China next wk) www.axios.com/2025/02/20/u...