The Trump administration is divided into three factions over AI regulation, leading to the last-minute derailment of a planned executive order on the issue.

President Trump's AI executive order was derailed at the last minute by a deregulation camp led by former AI adviser David Sacks, as the West Wing fractured into three factions: Sacks' hands-off approach, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push for barriers against China, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's proposal for minimal regulation with voluntary model previews, according to Politico.