White House Plan to Block States' AI Laws Called Likely to Fail

Pressure from President Trump to block state-level AI regulation is falling short on Capitol Hill. Although the White House and Hill allies have landed on an AI preemption proposal and are pressing ahead, time is running out and opposition is mounting as sources familiar with the matter described the proposal from Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) as "a long shot," "it's dead" and "it will fail."