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Why corporate America needs one playbook for a divided Washington…
The Fox News opinion piece argues that a Democratic Congress after November would not strip the president of regulatory power, pointing to data center fights; it is one columnist's view.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 7:34 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Fox News's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by Fox News: “Why corporate America needs one playbook for a divided Washington after November”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:34 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Washington, North America.
- BBN covered this story before: Washington Examiner: Data Center Protests Are Really About AI Dread (October 9).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Fox News opinion piece argues that corporate America needs one playbook for a divided Washington after the November elections.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe piece says President Trump's playbook after twenty eighteen shows a Democratic Congress won't sideline his regulatory power, and it calls data center fights the clearest warning.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love this for them. Companies finally getting a worksheet, a shared vision, and a safe space to process Washington.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's an opinion column, Vera. Not a retreat.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery playbook is a retreat if you hold it with intention. The data center fights are just the companies' inner child acting out.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorInner child.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith a very large electric bill and a lot of unresolved feelings about zoning. Healing starts with a permit.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe columnist's point is that one plan has to work whether Congress stays put or flips, which is a lot to ask of one document.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne document that works for two different Congresses is like asking a suit to fit everyone at the company picnic.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd what's the plan's first page?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word brace, in a nicer font.
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