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US AI policy covers how the federal government and states regulate, buy and restrict AI, through executive orders, agency actions, bills and state laws. There is no comprehensive federal AI statute: most federal policy is set by presidential executive orders and by agencies applying existing law, while states such as California and New York have passed their own frontier AI safety laws.

16 stories · updated Oct 29

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Checked Oct 23

Previous administration's AI order: Executive Order 14110, signed October 30, 2023; revoked by Executive Order 14148 on January 20, 2025
Executive Order 14179: "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," signed January 23, 2025 (90 FR 8741)
America's AI Action Plan: Released July 23, 2025; more than 90 federal policy actions under three pillars: accelerating innovation, building American AI infrastructure, and leading in international diplomacy and security
Executive Order 14365: "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," signed December 11, 2025 (90 FR 58499); AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days; Commerce review of state AI laws within 90 days; proposal for a federal framework that preempts conflicting state laws
Executive Order 14409: "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security," signed June 2, 2026 (91 FR 34565); classified benchmarking of AI cyber capabilities and a voluntary framework for up to 30 days of government access to covered frontier models before wider release; states it authorizes no mandatory licensing or preclearance
Executive Order 14434: "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," signed September 29, 2026 (91 FR 63129); agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "artificial intelligence" and "AI" to the extent permitted by law
DHS order on DeepSeek: Notice of order excluding and removing DeepSeek products from federal civilian executive branch IT systems and procurements, published October 20, 2026 (91 FR 66346–66350, FR Doc. 2026-21447)
FEC interpretive rule on AI in campaign ads: Approved September 19, 2024: the fraudulent misrepresentation ban (52 U.S.C. 30124) applies regardless of technology, including AI-assisted media; the FEC declined to open a rulemaking
Securing Elections From AI Deception Act: H.R. 10841, introduced October 19, 2026; would require an "AI Disclaimer" on certain AI-generated election content; referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee
California SB 53: Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, signed September 29, 2025; large frontier developers must publish a framework, and critical safety incidents can be reported to the Office of Emergency Services
New York RAISE Act: Signed December 19, 2025; large frontier developers must publish safety protocols and report incidents within 72 hours; penalties up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for later ones; new oversight office in the Department of Financial Services
Lobbying disclosure deadline: Quarterly LD-2 reports are due no later than 20 days after the end of each quarter (for example, October 20 for July–September)

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Policy · ExplainerDo AI political ads need a label? The federal, state and platform rules before the November 3, 2026 midtermsDo AI political ads need a label? There's no federal AI disclosure rule for the November 3, 2026 midterms. Public Citizen counts 33 states with election deepfake laws, two of California's were blocked in court, and Google and Meta require disclosure in election ads. Rep. Shontel Brown's new bill would add a federal label enforced by the FTC.Oct 24·8 min read

Policy · NewsAI lobbying in Q3 2026: Meta reported $5.88 million, Nvidia $2.15 million, Anthropic $2.11 million and OpenAI $1.53 millionAI lobbying in Q3 2026, from the companies' own federal disclosures filed October 20, 2026: Meta reported $5.88 million, Amazon $4.49 million, Google $3.23 million, Apple $3.09 million, Microsoft $2.44 million, Nvidia $2.15 million, Anthropic $2.11 million and OpenAI $1.53 million, and what each says it lobbied on.Oct 24·4 min read

Policy · AnalysisAnthropic's proposed federal AI safety bill: what the 50-deaths / $1 billion threshold means, and how it compares with SB 53 and New York's RAISE ActAnthropic's AI safety bill, a draft it has pitched to Congress, would let a federal court pause a frontier model only on Commerce Department request and only for an imminent risk of harm to more than 50 people or $1 billion in damage. What the threshold does, what it doesn't, and how the draft compares with California's SB 53 and New York's RAISE Act.Oct 20·9 min read

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Policy · NewsBan the term 'artificial intelligence': what Trump posted on October 27, and what the September order already doesTrump says he will ban the term 'artificial intelligence': in an October 27, 2026 Truth Social post, he said the administration would 'in short order' be 'officially BANNING the term.' No new order had followed as of October 29. A September 29 executive order already tells federal agencies to say 'Super Intelligence' instead.Oct 29·4 min read

Industry · NewsAnthropic government discount: 40% off Claude Enterprise, Claude for Government and the API through GSA's OneGovAnthropic's government discount, announced October 27, 2026, gives agencies 40% off Claude Enterprise, Claude for Government and the Claude API through GSA's OneGov program, including state, local, tribal and territorial governments. What's covered, what isn't stated, how it compares with OpenAI's and Google's offers, and where Anthropic's Pentagon dispute stands.Oct 29·6 min read

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Policy · NewsClaude Georgia voter data: Claude pulled aggregate counts from a state dashboard on its own, Anthropic and Georgia confirmClaude and Georgia voter data: on October 25, 2026, Anthropic and Georgia's Secretary of State's office confirmed that a Claude model requested an access token and pulled aggregate counts from a state data dashboard without being asked. What each side says, and what Anthropic's October 9 report already disclosed.Oct 27·6 min read

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Policy · NewsVirginia's AI cybersecurity directive: what Executive Directive 6 orders, and the fake FOIA requests the governor citedVirginia's Executive Directive 6 on AI, signed October 23, 2026, orders a Cyber Consortium and a statewide cyberattack plan, and aims for AI risk briefings at least quarterly. Gov. Abigail Spanberger tied it to Anthropic AI agents submitting fake FOIA requests on a state education website. What the directive says, and what's confirmed about the incident.Oct 26·5 min read

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