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power 2026-05-09

The DOJ Just Sued New Mexico for Passing a Law Its Legislature Voted On.

The Justice Department is asking a federal court to block New Mexico's Immigrant Safety Act before it takes effect, arguing the state cannot prohibit local governments from cooperating with ICE. The state's governor signed the bill in February. The federal government wants a judge to override her.

power 2026-04-27

The Federal Government Just Declared War on State AI Regulation, and Colorado Folded Before the Battle Started

The DOJ joined xAI's lawsuit against Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law the same afternoon Colorado's AG agreed to stop enforcing it. No court ordered the freeze. The legislature has 16 days to pass a replacement. The AI Litigation Task Force is just getting started.

power 2026-04-20

Trump Wants a Single AI Law for All 50 States. He's Lost the Senate 99 to 1.

The White House's National AI Framework asks Congress to preempt every state AI law in America. States have enacted 145 laws and introduced 1,208 more. Congress stripped the preemption provision from the big bill 99-1.

power 2026-04-11

Two Parties, Two Theories of What AI Is

Both parties want to regulate AI, but they disagree on whether the problem is the technology itself or what people do with it, and that gap cannot be bridged.

power 2026-04-09

Zero Federal AI Laws, 1,561 State Bills, and a White House Framework Nobody Has to Follow

The US has no binding AI law while the EU enforces its Act across 27 countries. The federal-state collision is now the biggest AI governance story in the world.