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Last update: 5 hours agoCritical Minerals Diplomacy: The U.S. and South Africa held high-level talks in Johannesburg on potential critical-mineral agreements, aiming to diversify supply as China’s rare-earth controls keep pressure on defense, electronics, and energy supply chains. Defense Tech Watch: The U.S. Army is exploring unmanned ground vehicles for “last tactical mile” resupply and battlefield roles, signaling another push toward autonomous systems. Energy M&A: NextEra agreed to buy Dominion Energy in a nearly $67B stock deal, creating a major east-coast utility with big nuclear, storage, and transmission scale. Drug Pricing Legal Win: The Supreme Court rejected drugmakers’ appeals over Medicare price negotiations, keeping the Inflation Reduction Act framework in place. Manufacturing Policy: A draft surface transportation reauthorization bill is out, drawing fire for missing clean-transport funding and adding a fee on EVs. Gun Law Litigation: Virginia’s new assault firearm ban is already facing multiple court challenges ahead of a July 1 start.
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