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On June 2, 2026, the White House unveiled another executive order on artificial Intelligence (“AI”), entitled “ Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security ”.  This executive order follows previous issuances, including: January 23, 2025 Executive Order on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” revoking prior AI orders from the Biden administration as well as agency implementations thereof; July 23, 2025 Executive order releasing “America’s Action Plan“ plus 3 other related executive orders; Nov 23, 2025 Executive Orde r launching the “Genesis Mission“ to be led by the Department of Energy, to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery; December 11, 2025 Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial intelligence”, calling for a National AI Policy Framework and the preemption of conflicting state AI laws (as well as a DOJ Task force to identify such laws; and March 20, 2026 Release of the National A...

In December 2025, President Trump  issued an Executive Order  directing the Department of Justice to complete the rulemaking process to move marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act.   While the Executive Order is aimed at legalizing marijuana research and does not change the current law, it may significantly impact how employers address medical marijuana in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).   Accordingly, employers should understand that existing legal obligations and workplace policies are not yet affected.  Over the last ten years, with a majority of states legalizing the use of medical marijuana to treat debilitating conditions, employers throughout the country have been forced to answer whether they have to accommodate an employer’s lawful use of medical marijuana during non-working hours . The answer to this question has been contingent on the state where th...

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to move at a pace that few regulatory frameworks can match. This week alone underscored just how deeply AI is permeating every corner of the business world—from financial services, health care, and data centers to marketing technologies, web analytics, and core infrastructure. On December 11, President Trump issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at curbing the growing patchwork of state AI laws and signaling a strong federal push toward uniformity, global competitiveness, and innovation-first AI policy. The Order sets the stage for significant legal, political, and constitutional debate, particularly around state enforcement authority, algorithmic accountability, and the future of consumer protections. At the same time, states and regulators are not standing still. Florida's proposed AI consumer protections, California's continued expansion of privacy enforcement under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and aggressive litig...

On December 11, 2025, President Trump  signed an executive order   purporting to limit the ability of states to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) . The order’s stated purpose is to ensure that American AI companies are “free to innovate without cumbersome regulation” and to “remove barriers to American AI leadership.” The order cites the proliferation of AI legislative proposals in state legislatures as undermining that goal (although it bears note that few if any of these proposals have or are likely to become law). The order specifically cites as problematic a recently enacted California state law, which it claims requires “complex and burdensome disclosure… based on the purely speculative suspicion that AI might ‘pose significant catastrophic risk.’” It further references Colorado state law regarding algorithmic discrimination, claiming that that law “may even force AI models to embed DEI in their programming.” The order goes on to state that the administrat...

President Donald Trump on Dec. 11  issued an executive order , challenging state laws regulating artificial intelligence. The order directs the attorney general to establish a task force within 30 days focused on litigation against state AI laws. It also empowers the secretary of Commerce to publish a review of “onerous” state AI laws within 90 days and restrict federal broadband funds to states whose AI laws are found to be objectionable. It directs the Federal Trade Commission to issue within 90 days a policy clarifying how the agency’s prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices applies to AI systems. The Federal Communications Commission must within 90 days initiate proceedings to consider creating a federal reporting and disclosure regime for AI models that would pre-empt conflicting state requirements. The White House Special Advisor for AI and Crypto and the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology shall jointly prepare a legislative recommendation establishing...

Takeaways Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives attempt to deliver on President Trump’s campaign promises in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB or the Act), which passed the House by a razor-thin margin of 215 in favor and 214 opposed on May 22, 2025 .  BBB shows favoritism of Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Account benefits , making changes to broaden their scope, increase utilization, and bolster savings.   The Act also provides a glimpse into legislative or regulatory changes that may be on the horizon for ERISA-governed plans, including standards for Pharmacy Benefit Manager compensation, contractual requirements, and disclosures applicable to government-subsidized plans.  Related Links One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Executive Order:  Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First Executive Order:  Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients Fact Sheet: President Donald J. T...