AI & Data CentersExecutive Order — Removing Barriers to American AI Leadership
On July 23, 2025, the White House published "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan," completing a key directive from Trump's January 2025 executive order. A subsequent EO fast-tracks construction and permitting of data centers with financial support from the Department of Commerce including loans, loan guarantees, grants, and tax incentives. These orders directly benefit companies in which Trump and his family hold financial stakes: Palantir, Nvidia, Oracle, and 1789 Capital portfolio companies.
Nuclear Energy400 GW by 2050 — Four Executive Orders, Secretly Rewritten Safety Rules
Four executive orders signed in May 2025 targeted nuclear energy deregulation. The administration's goal is to expand nuclear capacity from approximately 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050. DOE awarded $800 million to TVA and Holtec for small modular reactors, and $2.7 billion to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment. The Trump administration secretly rewrote nuclear safety rules — without public notice — to speed approval timelines.
Deep-Sea MiningExecutive Order 14285 — First Mineral Leases Since 1991
EO 14285, signed April 24, 2025, fast-tracked deep-sea mining for the first time since 1991, directing NOAA to expedite mineral exploration licenses for cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, titanium, and rare earth elements. This created an entirely new commercial sector with no established competitors — a first-mover advantage of historic proportions for investors with advance knowledge of the regulatory timeline.
Financial ServicesCFPB Gutted — Enforcement Down 37%
Regulatory enforcement of the U.S. financial services industry fell 37% in the first half of 2025. Monetary penalties dropped 32%. The CFPB was effectively dismantled, with nearly 70 interpretive rules and advisory opinions rescinded. Executive Order 14405 directed all federal financial regulators to identify additional regulations to eliminate.