Trump’s upcoming AI executive order tees up likely legal clash with GOP states

Published December 11, 2025 10:30am ET



President Donald Trump’s looming executive order that would limit states’ authority over artificial intelligence has triggered a rare rebellion within his own coalition.

From Florida to Missouri, Republicans who have spent the past year writing their own AI rules say they will not stand down if Trump attempts to nullify their laws by decree. The pushback was broad, prompting rare lines of agreement between Republicans and Democrats who say states should retain some say in how AI is regulated within their borders.

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