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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump has signed an executive order to override state laws regulating artificial intelligence. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the tech industry has lobbied for the move.
The order instructs the Justice Department to challenge state AI laws it views as burdensome.
What executive order did President Trump sign regarding artificial intelligence?
States this year have passed more than 100 laws attempting to regulate AI, while Congress hasn't passed any. Trump says a patchwork of state laws could give China an edge in the AI race.
Every time you make a change, and it could be a very reasonable change, you still won't get it approved if you have to go to 50 states. So this centralizes it.
But trying to override state AI laws has been met with opposition from both parties and prominent members of the MAGA movement. White House AI and crypto czar David Sachs helped advance the order. Sachs is a longtime venture capitalist with deep connections to Silicon Valley. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
Indiana state senators voted down a Republican-friendly congressional map today. Though lawmakers in Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina have answered President Trump's call to boost Republicans' chances of keeping control of the U.S. House next year, WFYI's Ben Thorpe says Indiana is the first GOP-led state to vote against the effort.
There were protesters against redistricting that you could hear from inside the Senate chamber today. And looming over everything was this pressure from the Trump administration. Here's one of the Republicans who opposed the new voting map, State Senator Spencer Deary.
As long as I have breath, I will use my voice to resist a federal government that attempts to bully, direct, and control this state or any state. Giving the federal government more power is not conservative.
Opponents also noted that states usually redistrict early in the decade after the census comes in. Republicans just passed the current map in 2021.
WFYI's Ben Thorpe. Kilmar Abrego-Garcia has been released from immigration custody. It's the latest development in the case of the man who was deported by mistake. NPR's Ximena Bastio has more.
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia confirmed to NPR he was released this afternoon from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This comes after a federal judge ordered his release earlier in the day. The White House has said that it will appeal the order but didn't do so in time to block the release. Abrego Garcia has become one of the symbols of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown this year. He was deported to El Salvador in March, contrary to a judge's order, and he spent several months in a notorious prison. The administration later brought Abrego Garcia back and charged him with human smuggling. In her latest filing, Judge Palazzini argues that Abrego Garcia has no pending removal order to justify his continued detention.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump's tariff policies have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 this year. That's according to calculations by Democrats on Congress's Joint Economic Committee. They used Treasury Department numbers on revenue from tariffs and Goldman Sachs estimates of who ends up paying for them. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk made his first in-court appearance today. Tyler Robinson's attorneys are pushing to limit access in the case, saying media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial today. He's been charged with aggravated murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Washington state is under a state of emergency as storms cause catastrophic flooding.
Natalia Connie Newcomb of member station KUOW reports on how some people are looking out for each other.
Rebecca Rowe and her husband live in an RV park for seniors in Sumner, Washington, along the Puyallup River. As soon as they heard the flood alerts, the couple started knocking on doors and helping people move out.
There was a couple of people that the water had come up to their floor, to their doors.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
What executive order did President Trump sign regarding artificial intelligence?
0:19–3:59
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How are states responding to federal AI regulations?
3:59–4:16
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What recent developments occurred in Indiana's congressional map vote?
4:16–4:39