Congressional representatives and senators, principally Democrats, have criticized the Trump administration’s approval of advanced semiconductor exports to China, citing national security and legal issues as issued in three...more
9/2/2025
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China ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
With its existing authority, the Federal Trade Commission was considered a likely situs for federal regulatory and antitrust enforcement vis-à-vis AI. However, instead President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs the FTC to...more
8/18/2025
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovation ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
On May 15, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson testified to the House Appropriations Committee that his agency needs additional resources to fulfill its enforcement obligations under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which bans AI-generated...more
On May 7, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind a Biden-era AI chip export control rule and replace it with a new rule.
“The Biden AI rule is overly complex, overly bureaucratic and would stymie American...more
5/12/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Misleading Statements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On April 1, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security of semiconductor imports. On April 16, Commerce published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public...more
4/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Fraud ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 38 state attorneys general, has backed away from part of its proposed remedy in the Google antitrust case that would have required Google to divest its AI investments and forgo...more
The FTC staff recently published a blog post outlining four factors for companies to consider when developing or deploying AI products to avoid running afoul of the nation’s consumer protection laws.
The blog post does...more
1/13/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Child Abuse ,
Child Pornography ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Deep Fake ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
On October 3 and 4, the competition authorities of the G7, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, participated in a summit on AI competition challenges.
The...more
10/14/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
G7 ,
Innovation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transparency ,
UK
Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more
10/1/2024
/ Affordable Housing ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deregulation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Elections ,
Mortgages ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business
Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s March 7, 2024, speech addressed the agency’s current enforcement stance towards AI.
In the speech, Monaco reiterated that there are no AI exemptions to the...more
3/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Market Manipulation ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sentencing ,
White Collar Crimes
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This issue covers recent statements by US Securities and Exchange Commission...more
The chances of a stand-alone EB-5 bill gaining consensus with lawmakers on Capitol Hill are low. With the GOP failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers may be spending time readjusting priorities in unexpected ways...more
9/29/2017
/ DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
EB-5 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Register ,
Foreign Investment ,
Immigration Reform ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS