Exelon told investors its high-probability data center pipeline fell roughly 40% to 11 GW after it tightened vetting by requiring transmission security agreements, a screen that would reshape how large loads enter the PECO and PJM queues.

FirstEnergy's contracted data center load rose 50% from Q1 to 6.4 GW by 2035, and Monongahela Power would fund a $2.5 billion 1,200-MW gas plant plus $182 million of solar through a surcharge raising residential rates about 2.3%.

Southern Co. contracted large load rises to 17 GW; AEP secures 13 GW

Southern Co. told investors its contracted large-load commitments climbed to 17 GW and AEP reported securing 13 GW, comparative benchmarks for the data center demand PJM is now trying to absorb.

El-Sayed leads Stevens by about a point in uncalled Michigan Senate primary

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed led Rep. Haley Stevens 48.6% to 47.4% with more than 95% counted as of early Wednesday, with the largest block of uncounted ballots in Stevens-leaning Wayne County.

Data center construction pause emerges as a winning Democratic primary message

Sunrise Movement co-founder Will Lawrence won Michigan's 7th District primary partly on opposition to data center development, with campaign polling showing 63% of voters more likely to back a pause candidate; Kansas gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher ran on the same call.

Blanche one vote from confirmation as Collins announces opposition

Sen. John Curtis backed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche while Sen. Susan Collins came out against him, leaving Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy as the remaining Republican holdouts before the August recess.

Senate adjourns without time agreements on CR or Russia sanctions

Senate leaders left Tuesday night with no deal to fast-track either measure, as Sen. Ted Budd's group pushes to strip a hemp-ban delay from the continuing resolution and Sen. Raphael Warnock holds out for an amendment vote on sanctions tariff language.

NRCC launches first post-cap coordinated ad campaign in PA-8

The NRCC is running a broadcast, cable and radio blitz across Scranton for freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan against Mayor Paige Cognetti, its first coordinated campaign since the Supreme Court struck down limits on party coordinated spending.

Kean signed off on stock transactions during four-month medical absence

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of NJ-7 said he has no personal involvement in the trades and delegated authority to his financial advisers, learning of decisions only when presented with transaction reports to sign; Democratic opponent Rebecca Bennett says he is still accountable.

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Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered and Milwaukee scored twice in the fourth off Jared Jones (2-3) to go ahead 3-1; manager Don Kelly was ejected in the fifth for his sixth ejection of the season, most in the majors.

Kyle Dubas signed the center through the 2029-30 season after a year in which Novak spent most of his time on the second line but produced 42 points.

Pittsburgh waived/injured Burgess a day after he went down in practice and signed WR Jakobie Keeney-James; CBs Joey Porter Jr. and Donte Kent and DB Jalen Ramsey stayed on PUP ahead of Thursday's return from an off day.