US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 27, 2026. Trump will deliver remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach. MANDEL NGAN/AFP hide caption

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In the absence of action on a federal level, states have been passing dozens of their own laws regulating artificial intelligence – creating guidelines for child safety, requiring more transparency from the technology and ensuring whistleblower protections.

But state lawmakers – including those in President Trump's party – are facing pushback from the White House. Trump and his advisors, including AI and crypto czar David Sacks, have argued that various state laws are a burden to innovation.

"We want to create an environment where innovators have certainty about the way that they can develop their products and it's something only congress can provide," Michael Kratsios, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said earlier this week.…