AI
Draft Executive Order Would Tie Non-Deployment Funding to State AI Regulation
The draft would direct NTIA to withhold funds if states regulate AI companies too heavily.
Permitting
FCC's Wireless Siting Proposal Sparks Wave of Local Opposition
More than 200 individuals urged the FCC to abandon rules they say erode local rights and speed tower approvals.
Data Center
Consumers Are ‘Subsidizing the Cost of Data Centers’: Senate Dems
Lawmakers press Trump administration on link between Big Tech’s AI buildout and higher household energy bills.
Satellite
FCC Pushes Satellite Modernization as Carr Warns of ‘Space Race 2.0’
Chairman Brendan Carr touted faster approvals and expanded spectrum access to sustain U.S. space leadership.
White House
Comcast, T-Mobile Among White House’s List of Ballroom Donors
The Trump adminstration is reportedly opposed to Comcast scooping up part of Wanrer Bros. Discovery.
Donald Trump
Chamber Sues to Block $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
The business lobby says rule exceeds Immigration and Nationality Act
Spectrum
Spectrum Fight Flares in Defense Bill Negotiations
Opponents warn outcome could hinder U.S. spectrum auctions and innovation.
NTIA
Shutdown Stalls Tech and Telecom Oversight Across Washington
Litigation, merger reviews, and permitting all set to slow
FCC
FCC Prepares for Mass Furloughs Amid Looming Government Shutdown
Agency’s previous contingency projected retaining just 12 percent of staff
Funding
Senate Approves FY2026 USDA Budget
Proposes $96 million for rural broadband grants and loans in FY26.
UN
Trump's New AI Plan Leans Heavily on Silicon Valley Industry Ideas
The plan being released Wednesday is expected to focus on boosting artificial intelligence technology exports, streamlining permits for energy-intensive data center.
DOGE
Elon Musk Gives Hazy Answers as He Prepares to Wind Down DOGE
'It’s a startup, effectively. A new administration is like a startup,' Musk said.
Infrastructure
Trump Orders Agencies to Digitize and Accelerate Infrastructure Permitting
White House called it the most sweeping reform of NEPA in its 50-year history.
Democracy
Terminated FTC Democrats Vow to Take Trump to Court
A federal judge reversed a similar attempt by Trump, and an FTC lawsuit might be next.
DOGE
DOGE Access to U.S. Intelligence Poses a National Security Threat, Democrats Say
Employees at the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence were told they didn’t need to comply with Musk’s demands.
FCC
Trump Order Aims to Tighten White House Grip on FCC, Other Agencies
Only the Federal Reserve is carved out of the order's declaration that independent agencies must submit regulations for White House review.
