Sanders Pushes Data Center Moratorium as Congress Faces Veto and Party Split

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill to pause new U.S. data center projects until Congress sets rules on electricity costs, environmental harm, and community approval. Democratic control of Congress improves its odds, but a presidential veto could kill it and Democrats are split. Nasdaq fell 6.36%, Nvidia dropped 9%, and Broadcom fell 10%. OpenAI pledged to pay full power and infrastructure bills at sites it owns and operates.