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Permitting Reform Is the Key to Energy Affordability
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Permitting Reform Is the Key to Energy Affordability

Today we are facing an unprecedented opportunity to shape America’s economic future. We can reshore American manufacturing, take the lead on an AI revolution and establish a foundation for the most robust and secure economy our nation has ever seen – but we have to be able to fuel that future. We must leverage America’s...

Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies
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Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies

Trump Media and Technology Group on Thursday announced a merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a privately held fusion power company, valued at more than $6 billion. The all-stock deal, expected to close in mid-2026, will result in shareholders of each firm owning approximately half of the combined company. Trump Media shares — which have plummeted more...

Senate passes mammoth Defense policy bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
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Senate passes mammoth Defense policy bill, sending it to Trump’s desk

The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, sending the mammoth Defense policy bill to President Trump for his signature. Senators voted 77-20 on the annual bipartisan package, which checks in at more than 3,000 pages and puts in place the next year’s Defense prioritiesand authorizes spending levels for Defense and national security...

With permitting reform’s passage, rural America wins
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With permitting reform’s passage, rural America wins

America’s rural communities are the backbone of our nation’s economy, embodying the values of hard work and self-reliance that define our country. These areas are home to the significant natural resources needed to strengthen our nation’s interests — in terms of economics, national security and competitiveness — but investments in rural areas too often do...

USDA Launches New $700 Million Regenerative Ag Pilot Program
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USDA Launches New $700 Million Regenerative Ag Pilot Program

USDA wants farmers to focus on soil health and producing more nutritious food. To that end, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with Robert “F” Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, and Doctor Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, announced a $700 million pilot program aimed at supporting regenerative farming. USDA says the Regenerative Pilot Program’s goal...

Permitting Breaks // Firm Power Wins // AI Moves Around Government
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Permitting Breaks // Firm Power Wins // AI Moves Around Government

GridBrief was on site this week at the C3 Energy Summit, hosted by C3 Solutions, where senior federal officials, infrastructure developers, investors, and grid operators gathered to set priorities for the next phase of U.S. energy policy. The binding constraint on U.S. energy is no longer innovation or capital. It’s time. Permitting delays and litigation...

Energy secretary predicts that electricity prices will stop rising ‘very soon’
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Energy secretary predicts that electricity prices will stop rising ‘very soon’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright expressed optimism that electricity prices will eventually come down. “Very soon, you’ll see a stop of the rise of electricity prices. And with the continuation of [the Trump administration’s] policies of energy addition, you will see declines in electricity prices later this term,” Wright told host Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News...

Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push
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Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push

Officials in a Phoenix suburb on Thursday rejected a proposed artificial intelligence data center despite pressure from a former U.S. senator and a tech industry lobbying group — capping a fight over local control that has captured national attention. The Chandler City Council voted unanimously against a request by a New York developer to rezone...

U.S. agriculture built the 20th century. Innovation will decide the 21st.
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U.S. agriculture built the 20th century. Innovation will decide the 21st.

Some of the world’s greatest accomplishments came from American farmers. In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, dramatically increasing cotton production and fueling economic growth. In 1837, John Deere invented the steel plow, allowing farmers to cut through soil more efficiently. In the 1940s, Norman Borlaug developed methods to increase crop yields and help...

New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics
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New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics

MIT researchers have developed a new fabrication method that could enable the production of more energy efficient electronics by stacking multiple functional components on top of one existing circuit. In traditional circuits, logic devices that perform computation, like transistors, and memory devices that store data are built as separate components, forcing data to travel back...

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