The decision was expected. The reasoning behind it — and the split among policymakers — tells you more about the next six months than the headline number does.
A big story is really several questions at once. Choose one, then move through the layers — the latest development, how it got here, who's involved, what's confirmed versus unclear, the data, and where to start reading.
Where prices, wages, and central-bank policy stand — updated after each decision.
What lawmakers, courts, and agencies are actually doing — and what's still proposal, not law.
Emissions, grid capacity, and the money moving into clean energy, tracked over time.
Most of the growth in new generation capacity came from a small number of sources. The mix matters more than the total — and it's shifting faster than most headlines suggest.
The background, the key players, the timeline, and the handful of decisions that will actually shape how AI is regulated.
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Get your bearings →Reading between the lines of the vote split — and why the disagreement is the actual story.
While legislation stalls, a handful of lawsuits are quietly setting the real precedents.
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