Trump, AI and executive order
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The order creates an "AI Litigation Task Force" to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.
The bill seeks to restore union rights for employees at agencies central to national security, healthcare, and veterans' affairs.
The House approved a measure Thursday to reinstate collective bargaining rights to federal workers, a step toward restoring labor union protections for nearly 1 million federal employees
President Trump's executive order comes as Governor DeSantis pushed state lawmakers to introduce an "AI Bill of Rights" next session. Critics say the White House cannot block states in this manner, unless congress actually passes a law.
Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, called the executive order “entirely unenforceable.”
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday.
Colorado's state law, passed in 2024, seeks to prevent discrimination in the AI systems that businesses and governments use in making key decisions, such as hiring, education and banking.
MAGA populists are making a last-minute bid to shape President Trump's promised executive order targeting state AI laws, pitching two draft proposals to the White House this week. Why it matters: Republicans are split on regulating AI,