House Passes Key Bill In Nod To Trump Admin

Behind the narrow 218–213 vote lies a collision of fears: losing the AI race to China, blackouts from power-hungry data centers, and the erosion of hard‑won environmental safeguards. The SPEED Act slashes the time to sue over major projects and forces faster federal reviews, giving OpenAI, Microsoft, Micron, and others a clearer path to build. Supporters call it a national security necessity; opponents see a rushed giveaway to industry that locks in fossil fuels and shields Trump‑era attacks on offshore wind.