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The White House has prepared an executive order for President Donald Trump to sign as soon as Friday directing the Department of Justice to sue states that pass AI regulations, according to sources familiar with the draft document.

The draft, according to sources familiar with it, says that AI bills introduced in the states "threaten to undermine" innovative culture.

The order would use the powers of the federal government to establish a number of measures solely geared towards challenging state AI laws, including establishing a so-called "AI Litigation Task Force" run out of the Department of Justice.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the draft executive order.

This comes as Republicans in Congress over the summer failed to pass a similar proposal on regulating AI in the states.
Trump teased this in a post on social media on Tuesday where he alleged that "overregulation by the States is threatening to undermine" the growth of AI.

Politico first reported on the draft order.

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President Donald Trump says that he will meet with New York City's new Mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, at the White House on Friday.

"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran “Kwame” Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st," Trump said in a post on social media Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the mayor-elect confirmed the meeting in a statement on Wednesday, saying the two would be discussing "public safety, economic security and the affordability agenda that over one million New Yorkers voted for just two weeks ago."

Mamdani told cable news channel MS NOW, formerly known as MSNBC, in an interview that he plans to “speak plainly to the president about what it means to actually stand up for New Yorkers and the way in which New Yorkers are struggling to afford” living in New York City.

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First lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance traveled together to North Carolina on Wednesday, visiting a high school and elementary school before spending time with service members and their families at Camp Lejeune.

President Donald Trump took the stage at the Kennedy Center for the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, where he praised the defense agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to sell F-35s and the relationship between the two countries.

“We signed a historic strategic defense agreement yesterday, also, and that's something that is likewise very rare, and it's very honored company that you're in, and we're going to be selling Saudi Arabia some of the greatest military equipment ever built,” Trump said.

Trump touted his relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling it one of the most consequential relationships in the world. Trump celebrated the initial $600 billion investment from the Saudis in the U.S. following his May trip to the region and touted the investment now rising to $1 trillion.

“The partnership between our two nations is among the most consequential in the entire world. And together, the Crown Prince and I are making an alliance stronger and more powerful than it's ever been before,” Trump said.

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