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The Lame Duck
The Senate voted 73–25 to move toward a bill making data centers pay for their grid upgrades; President Trump said it “hasn’t been fully negotiated.”
The Senate voted 73–25 on Monday evening to move ahead with the bipartisan permitting bill that would make data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need. It was the bill’s first floor vote, and it cleared the 60 votes it needed with 13 to spare.
The Truce
China kept its October 2025 rare-earth, battery-material and synthetic-diamond export controls suspended until Jan. 10, 2027, the date to which Washington has paused its affiliates rule.
The White House
Trump told 60 Minutes he “would absolutely” work with Democrats on AI safety, but doesn’t want America in “a deep second position” to China.
The Lame Duck
Senators reworked a permitting bill that would make data centers pay for their grid upgrades; its first test, needing 60 votes, comes at 5:30 p.m. Monday.