FOX News America Reports anchor John Roberts and guest host Jacqui Heinrich, FOX News White House Correspondent, kicked off the discussion of the commercial ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, the Iran blockade, China in the spotlight and more. Highlights below and clip here. John Roberts: Loaded oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz briefly catching fire after it was hit by some form of projectile.  Latest attack coming in shipping traffic increases and the U.S. ramps up economic [ Read More…]

There are many important questions about data centers today that are rightly being asked. And then there are those who seem to be stoking this controversy for political gain while needlessly driving up public fear and anxiety. A case in point for both is Loudoun County, Virginia, located outside of Washington, D.C., and America’s epicenter for data centers. Loudoun County has more than 250 data centers comprising 53 million square feet. National publications consistently report that the County’s quality of [ Read More…]

The biggest casualties of the growing number of data center moratoriums are not large tech companies, but rather public schools that will have fewer resources and homeowners who will pay higher property taxes. Tech companies have many options for where to locate and build data centers in this massive country. They remain welcome in many places because of their compelling track record of positively transforming the communities where they operate and tech companies’ willingness to sign binding legal agreements to [ Read More…]

The USA has dismantled Iran’s power projection capabilities, and next comes what Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent calls the “economic asphyxiation.”  John Saucier of the FOX News Rundown explored the lead-up to President Donald J. Trump’s new policy: hitting Iran in the wallet.  Highlights below, and link here. John Saucier: President Trump, this week announcing a new strategy with Iran, as he declares economic warfare against the country.  The President, who has been unable to come to a deal [ Read More…]

The Lexington Institute was honored to have Chris Madello, International Representative for the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, speak at our July 24 Capitol Hill Tech Conference. Mr. Madello is a strong and clear advocate for the United Association which has built data centers since the 1990s. His union brothers and sisters have excellent jobs and opportunities because of data centers that enable many “to take care of themselves and their families.” [ Read More…]

Aircraft carriers and President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order order on aircraft launch catapults and weapons elevators for the Ford-class were the topics for this radio interview and podcast with John Batchelor and Gordon Chang. Highlights below, and audio clip here. John Batchelor:  The U.S. Navy is in action right now all around the world, especially in the Middle East, and the carrier battle groups are the centerpiece of the U.S. ability to project power.  One system on the new [ Read More…]

Much to the dismay of U.S. businesses, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s landmark digital platform-regulation framework, has not stayed confined to Europe. Voluminous DMA regulations stemming from the European Commission already impose substantial costs and impact the day-to-day EU operations of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, threatening the companies with potential fines of 10 percent of annual global revenue. If enforced, any such fine would send shocks through the U.S. stock market and potentially the broader [ Read More…]

By Rebecca Grant: Google’s Gemini hit one billion users – and thanks to the patriotism of Google’s top executives, the United States military is tapping that innovation source for AI, too.  “1B+ people are now using @Geminiapp every month to spark new ideas and get things done. It’s our fastest growing product ever, and our 14th to hit the 1B-user mark,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on X on August 11. In December 2025, Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government products [ Read More…]

 Where America once built railways, the new lanes for commerce are drone corridors in the sky.  Getting a handle on drone package delivery for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) routes is an urgent priority for the FAA.  Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy has the lead, and the backing of Executive Order 14307, to advance domestic commercialization of UAS technologies at scale.  The EO also mandates that the U.S. “accelerate the safe commercialization of drone technologies.”  Read below and [ Read More…]

With hints from Senator Bill Hagerty, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Vice President J.D. Vance that U.S. tactics are working in the Strait of Hormuz, FOX News Anchor Nate Foy led off the discussion of why the U.S. is confident enough to ignore Iran’s shrill demands.  Highlights below, and full clip here. Senator Bill Cassidy (Sound on Tape): We are having success getting oil out of the Strait.  That success blunts the effectiveness of what the Iranians are trying to do [ Read More…]