The Trump administration released the AI Action Plan last week, unveiling a new roadmap to AI dominance and global leadership for the US. It highlights actions that remove regulatory barriers to prioritize developing AI...more
7/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Data Centers ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration
As the Trump administration rolls out its AI Action Plan, which we will separately cover in depth in the next few days, with goals to keep government oversight to a minimum and prioritize innovation, the initial EOs have made...more
7/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocates over $1 billion toward advancing the federal government’s use of AI.
The funding package reinforces the administration’s...more
7/14/2025
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China ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Funding ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On Tuesday, July 1, the Senate passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.The bill as passed contains no moratorium on state-level AI laws. Even after the provision that had passed...more
The Senate Parliamentarian approved Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) rewritten version of the House-passed 10-year state AI law moratorium, after concerns that the original moratorium would not comply with the Senate’s Byrd Rule....more
6/27/2025
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Broadband ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
Parts of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan were disclosed online, according to reporting from various news outlets. The disclosure of AI.gov, a new federal website aimed to “accelerate government innovation with AI,”...more
On May 19, President Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law, which criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated deepfakes.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act is the first US law to...more
5/23/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Deep Fake ,
Export Controls ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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 29, 2025, Congress passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act in a rare moment of nearly unanimous support for AI-related legislation. The act would prohibit the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including...more
On April 16, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published a report on the Chinese company DeepSeek’s AI model with findings from the committee’s investigation into DeepSeek.
The report...more
4/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
New Legislation ,
NVIDIA ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
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
On April 7, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memoranda on revised policies for the federal government’s acquisition and adoption of AI, pursuant to President Trump’s January AI Executive...more
4/14/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coal Industry ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On March 27, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division submitted a Statement of Interest (SOI) in a pricing algorithm case, in which it continues to argue that the use of third-party algorithmic price devices may...more
4/7/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Collusion ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Hotels ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more
3/10/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On February 11, Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks to world leaders, policymakers, and technology executives at the AI Action Summit in Paris, France. His speech provided a public look into how the Trump administration...more
On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan. President...more
In his first week in office, President Trump took three significant actions on AI that lay the foundation for a new deregulatory approach to AI at the federal level.
On Inauguration Day, Trump repealed President Biden’s...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Due Diligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The end of December, especially before a change in administration and a new Congress in January, is a slow time in Washington, DC, but this week, we highlight the few recent AI developments that have come out of our nation’s...more
On December 5, incoming President Donald Trump announced that David Sacks would be the “AI and Crypto Czar” under the next administration.
A prominent venture capitalist, member of the “PayPal Mafia,” and co-founder of an...more
12/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deregulation ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Nominations ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Trump Administration
Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order targeting social media companies and the liability protections afforded to them under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (Section 230). The Order directs the...more
6/8/2020
/ Communications Decency Act ,
Executive Orders ,
Free Speech ,
FTC Act ,
Internet ,
Liability ,
Online Platforms ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration ,
User-Generated Content
As we begin a new year and the second session of the 116th Congress, ML Strategies is pleased to share some highlights of where we see action this year on Capitol Hill. Although the impending impeachment trial of President...more
1/23/2020
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Tax Extenders ,
Trump Administration
With partisanship at a fever pitch, one area of agreement between both parties on Capitol Hill and with President Trump has been the need to address the increasingly fragile state of the nation’s infrastructure. However, as...more