Federal-State Authority

A six‑page draft executive order titled "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy" would centralize AI regulation under federal agencies — directing the Justice Department to create an "AI Litigation Task Force" to sue states within 30 days, ordering Commerce to review state AI laws within 90 days and potentially withhold federal broadband/infrastructure funds, and charging the FTC and FCC with setting nationwide transparency rules that would preempt stricter state standards. Trump has framed state laws as a damaging "patchwork" on Truth Social, Republican leaders are exploring legislative preemption while figures like Gov. Ron DeSantis and some Democrats (including Sen. Elizabeth Warren) have pushed back or raised concerns, and White House officials say the order is speculative until formally announced.