Trump Pushes Federal AI Rules, Warns Against AI 'Overregulation'

Trump Pushes Federal AI Rules, Warns Against AI 'Overregulation'
Above: A robot is displayed at the Global Industrial Internet Conference in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 6, 2025. Image credit: Pan Yulong/Xinhua/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

House Republican leaders are desperately trying to ram through legislation that would strip states of their power to regulate artificial intelligence. This backdoor maneuver is a dangerous federal overreach that would eliminate local oversight of AI systems. The effort amounts to a poison pill that must be stopped at all costs.

Republican narrative

State-level DEI mandates are creating dangerous "Woke AI" that threatens America's position as the global technology leader. A patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes is choking innovation that makes the U.S. economy the world's hottest. Federal standards will prevent ideological censorship from distorting AI development.

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