An executive order is a written directive issued by the President to officers and agencies within the executive branch, instructing them on how to carry out existing law or exercise authorities already vested in the presidency. Executive orders do not ...

President Donald Trump signed the 221st executive order of his second term this past week, surpassing his first-term total in just 330 days. By comparison, Trump issued just 55 executive orders in 2017, the first year of his first term. He is on pace to ...

The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. Experts say it's not legal, and many Republicans, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, are also uncomfortable with the effort.

On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence.” The Order seeks to limit State regulation of AI that would interfere with Section 2, which provides that, “it ...

The Trump administration released an executive order to defang states’ powers to regulate AI. While the order is designed to avoid a patchwork of state laws, the mechanics of the order may hinder that aim. The campaign against state AI laws may have a ...