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July 8, 2026
Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6
The U.S. Department of Commerce has given OpenAI the green light for a broad launch of its advanced GPT 5.6 model, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Axios Tuesday.Why it matters: Th...
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July 1, 2026
Exclusive: UN launches "AI for Good" commission
A new UN-backed commission will bring top tech executives and heads of state to the same table to forge global rules for AI, per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios.Why it matters: As glo...
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Trump to freely fire officials from the Federal Trade Commission and most — though not all — agencies that have long been politically indep...
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June 26, 2026
China's AI progress strains U.S. alliance pitch
Washington is racing to sell the world on American AI just as China's cheap and capable models are becoming harder to ignore.Why it matters: Chinese models don't have to beat OpenAI or Anthropic to...
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June 25, 2026
Trump administration asks OpenAI to limit next model release over security concerns
The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to limit the release of its next model, GPT-5.6, to only a small set of government-approved partners before any wider release, citing security concerns, ac...
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June 18, 2026
Trump's shadow AI policy
The Trump administration entered office promising to get government out of the AI industry's way. It hasn't worked out that way.Why it matters: The White House says AI shouldn't be regulated, but i...
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June 17, 2026
Trump and AI CEOs discuss global AI rules
President Trump and top administration officials discussed a U.S.-led effort to coordinate global AI standards Wednesday at a meeting with the CEOs of leading AI companies at the G7 summit in Franc...
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June 16, 2026
Trump's AI export strategy runs into Trump's export controls
The Trump administration has made exporting American AI a key part of its plans for global AI dominance, but ad hoc policy decisions around the most advanced AI are threatening that effort.Why it m...
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June 10, 2026
Anthropic CEO says government should block dangerous AI
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday.Why it matters: Anthropic's ideas for tech regulation and ec...
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June 8, 2026
Scoop: White House, Hill relaunch effort to block state AI laws
The White House is negotiating a federal preemption of some state AI laws in exchange for its support of key tech policy priorities from the Hill, Axios has learned. Why it matters: States are incr...
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June 4, 2026
Anthropic warns AI could soon help build its own successors
AI development is moving so rapidly that soon it will be able to advance itself without human involvement, per a new blog post from Anthropic.Why it matters: "Recursive self-improvement," a process...
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June 2, 2026
Trump quietly signs new AI executive order
President Trump signed a narrowed executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity Tuesday. Why it matters: The new order lets the White House kick the can down the road while they cons...
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May 22, 2026
Read the AI executive order thwarted by Trump tech allies
Here is the draft executive order on cybersecurity and AI as it stood before President Trump pulled the plug on it Thursday.State of play: The industry and administration are scrambling to figure o...
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May 21, 2026
Why Trump's AI executive order was pulled
Everything seemed set for a photo op of tech and AI CEOs who would surround President Trump Thursday as he signed a much-anticipated executive order on AI and cybersecurity.Then it fell apart hours...
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May 21, 2026
Scoop: White House postpones AI EO signing ceremony
The White House has postponed its planned ceremony for President Trump to sign a new executive order on AI and cybersecurity, per a note seen by Axios.Why it matters: It's another setback for an ef...
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May 20, 2026
Scoop: Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to frontier models
The White House plans to release its much-discussed executive order on cybersecurity and AI safety as soon as this week, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.Why it matters: In its current f...
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May 18, 2026
Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release
A group of more than 60 loyal allies of President Trump is urging him to test and approve the most powerful AI models before they're released, according to a new letter shared first with Axios.Why ...
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May 15, 2026
The 3 big conflicts in AI race against China
Three major conflicts are shaping America's AI race against China in real time, with changing global dynamics shifting the terms week by week:The race with China on advancing AI modelsConflicting f...
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May 15, 2026
Scoop: Tech CEOs summoned to Capitol for June hearing
The CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap have been invited back to Capitol Hill for a broad oversight hearing in June, Axios has learned.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pla...
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May 13, 2026
AI executive action stalled by White House infighting
Disagreement among administration officials and a time crunch with President Trump's China summit are holding up efforts to launch a federal response to the next frontier of AI.Why it matters: Ther...
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May 8, 2026
What's behind Washington's AI safety pivot
The Trump administration appears poised to reshape the U.S. approach to AI security ahead of President Trump's trip to China next week.Why it matters: What happens next could be the turning point f...
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May 1, 2026
Washington has a new Anthropic problem
Anthropic is both a risk and a necessity to AI progress, at least in the White House's telling.Why it matters: That tension is shaping AI policy in real time, as the White House realizes it needs t...
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April 24, 2026
Trump's missed AI deadlines
Key deadlines set out in President Trump's executive order targeting state AI laws have passed, with agencies failing to deliver on major steps that were due more than a month ago.Why it matters: T...
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