On March 20, the White House released the National AI Legislative Framework, offering a nonbinding legislative roadmap of President Trump’s policy priorities in shaping a federal framework for AI legislation. The latest...more
4/1/2026
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Executive Orders ,
Innovation ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
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On March 3, more than 50 Republican state legislators representing 22 states sent a letter urging President Trump to ease federal pressure on Utah and other states pursuing AI legislation. The letter follows a February 15...more
On February 15, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs sent a one-line memo to Utah lawmakers expressing the administration’s opposition to HB 286, a bill introduced by a Republican House member that would impose...more
3/2/2026
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Data Centers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Policy ,
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Transparency
On December 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reopened and set aside its 2024 consent order against Rytr, a generative AI company. The agency’s withdrawal of the Biden-era order suggests what may be the FTC’s emerging...more
2/16/2026
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Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NTIA ,
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State and Local Government ,
Telecommunications
On February 3, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) convened industry leaders, senior White House officials, and congressional lawmakers in Washington, DC for its technology and policy summit. During the event,...more
2/13/2026
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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New York ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
The ML Strategies 2026 Policy Outlook examines the major federal policy drivers expected to shape the business environment in 2026. The report covers congressional and executive branch priorities across six sectors including...more
The ML Strategies 2026 Policy Outlook Series explores the policy, political, and regulatory dynamics shaping key sectors in the year ahead. Across six installments, our team analyzes how federal action, election-year...more
2/5/2026
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China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
National Security ,
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Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration
On December 22, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the establishment of two AI centers aimed at “strengthening U.S. manufacturing and cybersecurity for...more
1/14/2026
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Florida ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation
The FTC sued Instacart for deceptive practices including misleading “free delivery,” unclear satisfaction guarantees, undisclosed fees, and unlawful free-trial-to-paid memberships. Instacart has now reached a $60 million...more
1/2/2026
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Free Trials ,
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Pricing ,
Settlement ,
Subscription Services ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On December 11, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The EO is designed to preempt much of the states’ authority over AI governance and...more
On November 24, President Trump issued Executive Order 14363, launching the Genesis Mission, a sweeping national AI R&D initiative that seeks to centralize scientific discovery, establish federal primacy over AI innovation,...more
According to multiple media outlets, the Trump administration is circulating a draft Executive Order titled “Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy.” If signed, the EO would represent a significant escalation...more
The Trump administration is advancing a multilateral strategy to reinforce US leadership in AI through domestic initiatives and international diplomacy. This approach, rooted in Pillar III of the White House’s AI Action Plan...more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compared the AI boom to past industrial revolutions driven by steam, electricity, and information technology, calling AI the next major leap forward. He credited President Trump’s reindustrialization...more
10/27/2025
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California ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Energy Policy ,
Infrastructure ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Semiconductors ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration
On October 1, the Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for government transparency, filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),...more
On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53 (SB 53), the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA), making California the first state in the US to impose targeted AI regulations on...more
David Sacks, the White House’s lead advisor on AI and crypto, is urging Senate lawmakers to remove a provision from the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would impose new restrictions on...more
In discussing the worldwide race for leadership and advantage in AI, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater argued in a recent speech that free market competition — not monopolies — is the engine of American innovation. To...more
The FTC is demanding documentation from major AI companies, such as Meta, to assess how children interact with AI products and what protections are currently in place, amid concerns over mental health risks and inappropriate...more
Congressional representatives and senators, principally Democrats, have criticized the Trump administration’s approval of advanced semiconductor exports to China, citing national security and legal issues as issued in three...more
9/2/2025
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China ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
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Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Following a leaked 200-page document, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is leading a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigation into whether Meta’s generative AI products have enabled exploitation or harm to children, and if the...more
8/25/2025
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Bias ,
Deep Fake ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Senate Committees ,
Social Media ,
State Legislatures ,
Transparency
With its existing authority, the Federal Trade Commission was considered a likely situs for federal regulatory and antitrust enforcement vis-à-vis AI. However, instead President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs the FTC to...more
8/18/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovation ,
Mergers ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
On July 30, Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill was reintroduced to “establish regulatory guardrails at financial regulatory agencies for regulated entities to test AI projects.”...more
The Trump administration released the AI Action Plan last week, unveiling a new roadmap to AI dominance and global leadership for the US. It highlights actions that remove regulatory barriers to prioritize developing AI...more
7/30/2025
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China ,
Data Centers ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration
As the Trump administration rolls out its AI Action Plan, which we will separately cover in depth in the next few days, with goals to keep government oversight to a minimum and prioritize innovation, the initial EOs have made...more
7/25/2025
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Climate Change ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration