Trump’s Federal AI Preemption Push Targets 38 States’ AI Laws
7 min readKey takeaways The Trump administration is using three simultaneous instruments against state AI laws: a DOJ litigation task force, $42B in BEAD broadband funding conditions, and a White House legislative framework recommending congressional preemption. Colorado’s AI Act — named in the December 2025 executive order — has a live June 30, 2026 compliance deadline with …