The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.

An executive order reportedly planned for Friday calls for applying a legal concept known as the “dormant commerce clause” to AI — an idea that has been percolating in tech-industry memos and certain legal scholarship for more than a year. And now it appears to have jumped directly into the White House’s policy thinking.

President Donald Trump has drafted an executive order that would block states from enforcing regulations around artificial intelligence, renewing an AI deregulation push that’s raising concerns among tech safety advocates and state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

The draft includes creating a federal litigation task force and withholding certain federal funds from states.

A leaked draft shows the White House pushing federal AI standards that could override state laws, reshape regulation and spark a major showdown over America’s AI future.

The Senate’s overwhelming rejection in July of a plan to ban states from passing regulations on artificial intelligence — the vote was 99-1 — is now set to be brazenly ignored. The White House is pushing for the measure to be revived and added to the National Defense Authorization Act.

A day after Portuguese footballer Ronaldo met him at the White House, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video in which he can be seen playing football with the soccer player.

Multiple reports indicate a draft executive order reignites the White House’s push for a national AI regulatory framework—and seeks to punish states who implement their own rules.