Trump Administration Signals Executive Order to Preempt State AI Regulation

Summary

On December 8, 2025, President Trump and David Sacks, the White House Special Advisor for AI and Crypto, posted on social media signaling the imminent signing of an executive order titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence." The order, formally signed on December 11, 2025, aims to preempt state-level AI regulation by establishing a unified federal framework and creating mechanisms to challenge state laws that the administration views as obstructing national AI poli