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Trump AI framework puts ball in US Congress’ court

By Emma Whitford, Nick Robertson and Madeline Hughes ( March 20, 2026, 20:21 GMT | Comment) -- President Donald Trump on Friday released a highly-anticipated framework to lightly regulate artificial intelligence and preempt certain US state AI laws. In doing so, he passed the ball to Congress. There, any viable legislation must be the product of bipartisan negotiations—historically a major hurdle for federal tech policy. President Donald Trump on Friday released a highly-anticipated framework to lightly regulate artificial intelligence and preempt certain state AI laws. In doing so, he passed the ball to Congress. There, any viable legislation must be the product of bipartisan negotiations — historically a major hurdle for federal tech policy....

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