The Trump administration on March 20 issued a national artificial intelligence framework focused on six key areas: protections for children, infrastructure resilience, fair use for creative works, free speech, innovation and workforce development. The framework also emphasizes the administration's desire to tamp down state-level AI laws, which it says would inhibit the framework from being applied uniformly across the country and would undermine American innovation.

Throughout 2025, the Trump administration and allies in Congress tried to issue a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation, which they claimed would hamper U.S. innovation and competitiveness vis-a-vis China. Meanwhile, AI is increasingly becoming a split issue in the Republican Party in the lead-up to the November midterm elections as backlash against AI grows. Despite the Trump administration's efforts to forestall AI regulations, several prominent Republicans have called for regulation to protect people (particularly minors) from the potential harms of AI. Most recently, on March 18, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn issued a draft AI bill that would address several major qualms, such as energy prices and child safety, though it would likely undergo significant changes before becoming law.