NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous.

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Exclusive//ICYMI: Moderate Dems released their AI agenda soon after Trump did.

The authors recognize Democrats have lost valuable allies in Silicon Valley and the platform embraces the emphasis on innovation that Republicans are also laser-focused on.

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JD Vance points out him and Stephen Miller are the most hard line people on immigration in the admin.

"I don’t want these tech companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then say we can’t find workers here in America. That’s a bullshit story," he said at AI summit.

SCOOP w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan. +EOs on "woke" AI, exports and infrastructure in the works.

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Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars. Critics say recents moves ignore precedent, congressional mandates and would not stand judicial review.

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Joined @abcnewslive to talk about Elon Musk's chatbot Grok, the antisemitic content it has been spewing, and the latest model.

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The demise of a controversial proposal in Republicans' budget bill that blocked state-level regulation of artificial intelligence is fueling fresh pressure for federal action.

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AI moratorium is out.

Blackburn offered the amendment with Cantwell.

Cruz suggested adopting Blackburn's amendment by voice vote, saying he regretted that they were unable to reach an agreement, but Blackburn asked for a recorded vote.

Scoop: Blackburn and Cruz reach AI pause deal

It's now a five-year moratorium instead of 10, with carveouts for AI bills that protect name, image and likeness and kids' online safety.

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Scoop: Blackburn will offer an amendment to strip the AI moratorium after "repeated attempts to work with Chairman Cruz to find a solution that protects creators, kids, and all individuals from the harms of AI to no avail," her office said.

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SCOTUS ruled this morning that an internet subsidy that benefits schools, libraries, health care facilities and people in underserved areas is constitutional.

Lawmakers are looking for ways to reform the fund, including through fees on Big Tech.

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Scoop: The 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is now called "a temporary pause" in the reconciliation bill approved by the Senate parliamentarian. Critics say it's just as damaging and sweeps in all $42 billion in broadband funds.

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ICYMI: GOP lawmakers are increasingly losing patience with the White House and Trump's third delay of the TikTok ban on June 19 was seen on the Hill as an inflection point.

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A 10 year moratorium on any state level AI regulation has cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate

If you're wondering what's next for the CHIPS Act after Trump trashed it last night --

DOC head Lutnick is considering getting rid of "woke" labor and childcare requirements to cut costs. Agency will meet with lawmakers to discuss.

Scoop w @ashleyrgold.bsky.social

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Scoop w/ @mccuri.bsky.social Scoop: U.S. to pull delegation from UN climate science meeting (IPCC Plenary in China next wk) www.axios.com/2025/02/20/u...