Tense recess looms as GOP eyes SAVE-in-reconciliation gambit

Punchbowl reports Speaker Johnson wants to wedge the SAVE America Act into a reconciliation package with $67 billion in Pentagon funding, even as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's floor blockade stalls FY2027 spending bills and a September funding deadline nears.

Draft Treasury report flags AI-boom bubble risk

A finished-but-unapproved Treasury draft by career analysts warns the economy's heavy reliance on the AI boom — the force behind surging data-center power demand — poses dot-com-style risks if it stalls; Treasury said it doesn't reflect its views.

Pennsylvania missed its June 30 budget deadline for a fifth straight year, with Senate Republicans recessing until a deal emerges and Gov. Shapiro's February budget plan stalled over skill-games taxation and school-choice fights.

DCCC opens ad blitz against four PA House Republicans

The DCCC launched five-figure Meta ad buys against Pennsylvania Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie, Rob Bresnahan (co-op: Claverack) and Scott Perry (co-op: Adams), hitting them on 'costs, corruption, and cruelty' ahead of the 2026 midterms.

House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers)

Senate · Third Consideration (watchlist)

PJM's membership voted on a package of recommendations meant to help prevent AI data centers from overloading the electric grid, with the PJM Board holding final say over whether to adopt them.

PJM Hot Weather Alert spans holiday weekend; PUC monitors grid

PJM ran a Hot Weather Alert across the full RTO on July 4 and the Mid-Atlantic and Dominion zones on July 5 as the PUC urged conservation; real-time load was near 103.0 GW at an RTO price of $37.52/MWh early Monday.

Pennsylvania coal towns mobilize against data-center wave

More than 60 data-center proposals have surfaced across Pennsylvania in the past year, including in Luzerne County's Hazle and Kline Townships, where coal-region residents wary of past boom-and-bust industry are organizing against them.

PUC clears PGW in fatal 2025 Philadelphia gas explosion

A PUC investigation concluded the fatal 2025 Philadelphia rowhouse natural-gas explosion was not related to Philadelphia Gas Works' facilities or operations.

The Pirates beat the Nationals 7-1 on July 4 behind a small-ball approach as starter Ashcraft won his fourth straight start, part of a strong holiday-weekend road series at Washington.