Trump is expected to tell agencies to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Such a move would allow cannabis companies to fall under different tax regulations and encourage investment, while placing pot in a class of drug that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine.

The order creates an “AI Litigation Task Force” to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.

Colorado's state law, passed in 2024, seeks to prevent discrimination in the AI systems that businesses and governments use in making key decisions, such as hiring, education and banking.

President Trump's executive order comes as Governor DeSantis pushed state lawmakers to introduce an "AI Bill of Rights" next session. Critics say the White House cannot block states in this manner, unless congress actually passes a law.

MAGA populists are making a last-minute bid to shape President Trump's promised executive order targeting state AI laws, pitching two draft proposals to the White House this week. Why it matters: Republicans are split on regulating AI,

A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump's wind energy ban after 17 states sued, calling the executive order "arbitrary and capricious."