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White House Issues Executive Order to Establish a Federal AI Policy and Preempt State Laws
The federal government is seeking to take back leadership from the states on AI regulation. On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing a whole-of-government effort to establish a future federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework and to take steps to preempt state laws that seek to regulate AI. The EO directs federal authorities to evaluate and, where appropriate, challenge conflicting state AI measures; condition certain federal funding on…
By: Hogan Lovells