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On March 20, 2026, the White House released its long-awaited policy framework for governing the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology. While not breaking new ground, the framework outlines the Trump administration’s legislative recommendations to remove burdens on AI development and establish federal preemption of AI governance, though implementation remains uncertain. This move contrasts with the approach many other countries have taken, which is to focus regulations on protecting individual rights and liberties. 0:00 6:19 Quick Hits The Trump administration released an AI policy framework, largely reiterating the administration’s previously stated policy goals to promote AI. In particular, the framework urges Congress to establish preemption of state and local regulations to promote innovation. The likelihood of these policy goals being fully implemented is uncertain at this time. The “ National Policy Framework for Artificial ...

Introduction On July 30, 2025, the White House released a 166-page report titled “ Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology ” (the “Report”).[1] Authored by a working group of cabinet members and federal agency officials, the Report calls for the expansion of American digital asset markets; the abandonment of “regulation by enforcement” with a refocus of enforcement efforts on terrorists, drug cartels, and other bad actors; and a revamp of bank regulatory and tax policies, among other things. It identifies key federal and other regulators that exercise jurisdiction over digital asset markets and endorses the most sweeping set of Executive Branch recommendations to change financial laws within the United States since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Digital Asset Market Structure: The SEC and CFTC Consistent with previous administrations, the Report recognizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures T...

The White House just released an AI action plan identifying more than 90 federal policy goals that aim to create a roadmap for achieving “global AI dominance” in innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy and security. America’s AI Action Plan will have a huge impact not only on AI developers and the tech sector but also on many employers and employees throughout the US workforce. How will the plan impact your operations? We’ll give you some quick background and 10 things all employers need to know. Quick Background: The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Shift in AI Policy One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions of his second term was revoking a  Biden-era AI policy , which had aimed to ensure safe and ethical AI deployment , created a slew of new government offices and task forces, and focused on job protections and providing workers with assistance when jobs were eliminated by AI advancements. Trump then quickly issued a  new executive order  ...