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Senator blocks bipartisan crackdown on AI data centre power bills as Treasury yield nears critical 5% level

A bill aimed at curbing soaring utility costs for AI data centers has hit a snag in the Senate. New Mexico Democrat Martin Heinrich blocked the bipartisan measure calling it only a half-measure leaving lawmakers divided on how to proceed. The setback comes as power demand from data centers continue…

Splunk's Unification Push, AI's Energy Bill, and a King's Warning to AI Leaders

This week's Techstrong panel decodes three stories driving enterprise IT decisions right now. First, Splunk's aggressive move to unify observability, security, and agentic-AI operations — and how Cisco just plugged the gap in Splunk's on-prem story with the same AI tools going to enterprise IT stac…

Transmission tax credits and ratepayer shields hit AI buildout — September 24, 2026

Heinrich’s transmission tax credit proposal lands as California hardens data-center cost rules and AWS moves to buy Hong Kong capacity, underscoring the same constraint across AI infrastructure: power access, cost allocation, and ownership of scarce sites are becoming strategic battlegrounds. In th…

Speed to Power, The Permitting Deal, and How Lame the Duck Will Be

Washington says the structure of a permitting deal is done, and the White House put 300 stalled wind and solar projects on the table to get there. Whether any of it happens depends on how lame the [lame] duck turns out to be — the House is gone until November, and a majority that may be about to lo…

The Permitting Bill Is Out. Senator Heinrich Walks Us Through It.

Four senators introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act on September 30. One of them recorded this episode with Jigar the day before. The bill puts deadlines on federal environmental reviews, gives opponents 150 days to sue instead of five years, hands the federal government a …

Trump Reopens Watergate Investigation, He’s Rewriting History

Aaron Parnas reports on breaking news of Trump reopening the Watergate investigation as he attempts to rewrite history, including an exclusive interview with Senator Martin Heinrich to discuss the latest affordability crisis, how his state is tackling the issue, and much more! --------------------…

Senator Martin Heinrich unpacks his new permitting reform bill

If there’s one thing stakeholders in the energy sector can agree on, it’s that new infrastructure needs to get built faster and more reliably. A recent Crux study, for instance, found that federal permitting delays hamper clean energy projects for an average of six months; cancellations due to endl…

Breaking Down the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653)

In Episode 22 of Bill Brief, I take a closer look at S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. Introduced on September 30 by Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Lee, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Martin Heinrich, this comprehensive permitting reform package proposes major chang…

Episode 321: Women Of The Left Choose Threats & Violence, Early Vote Numbers, Plus Greg Cunningham On Winning CD2

Politics can get ugly. But when it turns into deterrence, threats, and career-ending “payback” talk, it stops being a debate and starts becoming a warning to anyone thinking about public service. We dig into three recent moments from high-profile voices on the left that, to us, signal a dangerous s…

Bipartisan Agreement on Comprehensive Permitting Reform: 9.30.26 (Recess Bonus)

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) were joined by ranking members Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to announce agreement on the American Affordability and Jobs Act of…