• California has enacted new artificial intelligence regulations in direct defiance of calls from the Trump administration to limit AI oversight.
• The state-level regulations represent a significant divergence from federal policy direction and reinforce California's role as a technology policy leader.
• The move reflects ongoing tensions between state governments and federal authorities over AI governance and corporate accountability.
Gavin Newsom signs order to prioritize public safety and rights as president seeks to prevent ‘cumbersome’ rulesCalifornia will impose new standards on artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state, defying Donald Trump’s demands to keep the controversial industry as deregulated as possible.Democratic governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that gives the state four months to develop AI policies that prioritize public safety. Continue reading...
• President Trump called on a gridlocked Congress to establish a unified national AI regulatory framework to prevent a patchwork of state laws on March 28, 2026.
• States have enacted dozens of AI laws covering child safety, transparency requirements, and whistleblower protections due to federal inaction.
• The White House framework emphasizes protecting children from AI harms and consumers from data center cost increases, prompting mixed reactions from lawmakers.
• The Trump administration issued sweeping regulations in February targeting what Obamacare critics characterize as fraud incentives within the Affordable Care Act framework.
• The regulatory package represents a coordinated effort to address alleged vulnerabilities in the ACA subsidy and enrollment systems.
• The administration claims the measures represent successes in anti-fraud enforcement while critics argue they restrict legitimate access to coverage.
Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projectsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOn Tuesday, major US financial regulators published rules for the cryptocurrency industry that may reduce regulatory requirements and that insiders believe will benefit the Trump family’s ventures.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new guidelines for the cryptocurrency industry to answer the longstanding question of what does or does not qualify as a security, a classification that entails strict oversight. SEC chair, Paul Atkins, has dubbed the framework a “token taxonomy” for the sector. Published jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the guidelines classify most of crypto-based assets as commodities, collectibles, payment tokens or “digital tools”, exempting them from the SEC’s more stringent oversight and disclosure requirements. Only blockchain-based representations of existing securities, such as stocks and bonds, remain classified as securities under this new framework. Continue reading...
