News Digest

  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section   1 .   Background .  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the modern world, driving innovation across industries, enhancing productivity, and reshaping the way we live and work.  To ensure the United States remains a global leader in this technological revolution, we must provide our Nation’s youth with opportunities to cultivate the skills and understanding necessary to use and create the next generation of AI technology.  By fostering AI competency, we will equip our students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to adapt to and thrive in an increasingly digital society.  Early learning and exposure to AI concepts not only demystifies this powerful technology but also sparks curiosity and creativity, preparing students to become active and responsible participants in the workforce...

  INCENTIVIZING DOMESTIC AUTO PRODUCTION:   Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation to protect national security by incentivizing domestic automobile production and reducing American reliance on imports of foreign automobiles and their parts. The proclamation modifies the tariff action on automobiles and automobile parts by encouraging manufacturers to assemble their automobiles in the U.S., thereby reducing American reliance on foreign imports of automobiles and automobile parts. It offers an offset to a portion of tariffs for automobile parts used in U.S.-assembled vehicles equal to 3.75% of the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of a manufacturer’s U.S. production for the next year (April 3, 2025 to April 30, 2026), and 2.5% of U.S. production the year after (May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027). These percentages reflect the duty that would be owed when a 25% duty is applied to 15% of the value of a U.S.-assembled automobile in the first year, and to 10%...

  PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM DANGEROUS GAIN OF FUNCTION RESEARCH : Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to improve the safety and security of biological research in the United States and around the world. This Executive Order: Ends any present and all future Federal funding of dangerous gain-of-function research in countries of concern like China and Iran and in foreign nations deemed to have insufficient research oversight. Empowers American research agencies to identify and end Federal funding of other biological research that could pose a threat to American public health, public safety, or national security. Prohibits Federal funding from contributing to foreign research likely to cause another pandemic. These measures will drastically reduce the potential for lab-related incidents involving gain-of-function research, like that conducted on bat coronaviruses in China by the EcoHealth Alliance and Wuhan Institute of Virology. Protects Americans from lab accid...

 Small businesses power our economy from the ground up, driving innovation and building products that keep America strong, competitive, and secure.  During National Small Business Week, we celebrate the unyielding spirit, creativity, and perseverance of our hardworking entrepreneurs who dare to dream big. Small businesses are vital to our economy.  America has 33 million small businesses that employ 61.7 million Americans — nearly half of the private-sector workforce — and create almost two out of every three new jobs in the country.  In recent years, small business owners have faced unprecedented challenges — record high inflation, reckless Federal spending, and burdensome regulations — yet have remained committed to delivering for America’s communities.  Small businesses across the country have also carried the burden of a broken global trade system for far too long.  Originally designed after World War II to support recovery in war-torn nations, it is no...

  President Donald J. Trump is determined to make the American pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries great again — both as a matter of national security and to unleash unprecedented prosperity for American workers. Gilead Sciences became the latest industry leader to announce a massive new investment in its U.S. operations with an  $11 billion boost  to its planned U.S.-based spending. The company joins a host of others in expanding their domestic footprint to align with President Trump’s vision: New Jersey-based  Johnson & Johnson   announced  a $55 billion investment in manufacturing, research and development, and technology. Roche , a Swiss drug and diagnostics company,  announced  a $50 billion investment in its U.S.-based manufacturing and research and development. New Jersey-based  Bristol Myers Squibb   announced  a $40 billion investment in research, development, technology, and manufacturing. Indiana-based  E...

  Today, President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy   unveiled   a   plan   to completely overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system — taking action where the Biden Administration refused, despite repeat   warnings . The announcement — which builds on the Trump Administration’s unprecedented actions to secure America’s skies and improve air travel — was praised by the nation’s major airlines: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby:  “This really is an historic day — a day I have been looking forward to my entire career when I felt like we have turned the corner and are on the path to give the United States the best-in-class air traffic control system that the citizens of the United States deserve.” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom:  “I’ve been in the airline business a long time, and that entire time, I’ve known that the U.S. air traffic control system was operating on antiquated technology. This plan from President Trump...

  My Administration is committed to protecting the Great Lakes — the world’s largest surface freshwater system, and a highly valued shipping avenue, resource for fishing and recreation, and source of high-quality drinking water — from the economic and ecological threat of invasive carp.  This threat affects every State that borders the Great Lakes:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.  Curbing this threat requires immediate and effective deployment of resources, infrastructure, and expertise.  The Federal Government is prepared to do its part, but the States where preventative measures can be taken must cooperate. For several decades, invasive species of Asian carp have steadily migrated and expanded from the Southeast northward through streams, rivers, and lakes in the Mississippi River and Midwest region.  Asian carp, which can exceed 100 pounds in weight, spread rapidly by outcompeting native fish populati...