Washington state regulators

The United States government is moving to insert itself into Elon Musk's €120 million legal battle with the European Union over his businesses' dealings with Brussels regulators. The dispute, centered on EU enforcement actions against Musk's companies, is drawing Washington's attention, raising the stakes of an already tense transatlantic fight over tech regulation and enforcement powers.

The United States has filed to intervene in the European Union's regulatory decision concerning X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The move, reported by the Wall Street Journal, marks an unusual step by Washington into an EU enforcement matter. The intervention is likely to heighten tensions between the U.S. and Europe over digital regulation and platform governance.

Oregon's attorney general is urging Congress to establish federal guidelines for artificial intelligence. The appeal reflects growing concern among state officials that AI is developing faster than existing laws can handle, leaving consumers vulnerable to fraud, privacy violations and other harms. The call adds to pressure from state leaders for Washington to create a unified national regulatory framework.

US Senator Rick Scott says Congress is unable to regulate artificial intelligence, a striking admission from a sitting lawmaker as Washington debates how to oversee the fast-moving technology. Critics call the position an abdication of legislative responsibility, while supporters argue existing agencies or states are better suited to the task. The remark lands amid ongoing congressional hearings and proposals on AI safety and rules.

The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising campaigns across the United States. The money aims to shape American public opinion on the two technologies and to elect allies to Congress and key state offices ahead of the midterm elections. The effort reflects how deeply both sectors now invest in politics as regulation of AI and digital assets becomes a live issue in Washington.

President Trump and leading artificial intelligence company executives have signed a voluntary safety agreement covering AI development, while also endorsing an expansion of data center capacity in the United States. The pact is voluntary rather than legally binding, and comes as Washington balances innovation with oversight of rapidly advancing AI systems and the infrastructure needed to support them.

Washington state's highest court has issued a ruling in a natural gas case that legal observers say could have consequences far beyond energy regulation, potentially undermining the state's income tax restrictions. The decision may reopen debate over how Washington classifies and taxes income, an issue that has shaped the state's tax structure for decades.

President Donald Trump says the United States cannot stifle artificial intelligence development and that industry leaders 'have to self-police' the technology rather than face heavy government regulation. His comments signal a preference for industry-led oversight over restrictive rules, keeping Washington's light-touch approach to AI at the center of the technology policy debate.

A US Senator from Washington state is spearheading the first federal effort to regulate college sports, according to local reporting. The move would bring national oversight to a field long governed by the NCAA and state-level laws, particularly around athlete compensation and name, image and likeness rules. Details of the proposal remain limited so far.

The Trump administration has finalized its reversal of U.S. fuel economy standards, undoing stricter efficiency requirements that had been set for cars and light trucks. The move is expected to lower compliance costs for automakers while drawing criticism from environmental groups and states concerned about higher fuel consumption and emissions. Debates over vehicle emissions rules have been a recurring fault line between Washington and industry, regulators, and climate advocates.

Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is calling for a treaty between the United States and China to rein in the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, as President Donald Trump prepares to meet technology and AI executives in Washington. The proposal raises questions about whether Chinese AI companies could be slowed by international agreements, and lands amid ongoing debate in Congress over how the US should compete with and regulate AI development alongside Beijing.