U.S. lawmakers are preparing to vote Tuesday on whether to give states more power to protect the public from rising energy costs linked to the construction of AI data centers. The bill comes as AI companies and lawmakers increasingly call for the government to police AI development, a stance the Trump administration has opposed. 

James Gooderson reports from Washington, D.C.

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