John Thune tees up doomed votes on data centers and stock tradingBoth the Ratepayer Protection Act and a second bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress are slated to fail on Wednesday.Washington Examiner7d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetJohn ThuneHR 7008HR 9340senate votes on ethics bills
Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costsPresident Donald Trump said on Friday he is engaging with Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune about bringing to the floor a bill aimed at protecting households from electricity cost increases tied to the expansion of data centers.Reuters18d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJohn ThuneHR 9340data center electricity cost bill
Push to restrict ‘jawboning’ advanced by Senate Commerce panelWASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved, 18-10, legislation by Chairman Ted Cruz that would limit government coercion of broadcasters and online platforms, despite concerns about its impact on conversations with artificial intelligence platforms. Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.,…Hartford Courant20d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyTed CruzBrian SchatzEdward J. Markeysenate commerce committee vote
Clarity Act faces crucial Senate vote Tuesday in big moment for cryptoA Senate vote on Tuesday is a put-up-or-shut-up moment for the Clarity Act crypto bill, scheduled by Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.CNBC23d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJohn Thuneclarity act senate vote