Hal and Addie break down Washington’s new AI Action Plan—open models, faster permits, and “ideological neutrality”—and why power, chips, and rules now set the pace. They cover West-Texas's shot at becoming a compute hub, federal leadership changes, bipartisan guardrails, possible 300% chip tariffs, and Anthropic’s $1 Claude pilots for agencies, then share a practical playbook for builders and public leaders.