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“…blue wave became clear on election night, Musk wrote on X: "Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now." – With files from Reuters - Verity Stevenson The U.S. political climate moving forward The last few years in the U.S. have been marked by…”
“One election issue could even favor the Gulf: As US voters embrace data center NIMBYism, Gulf states can offer cheap energy, empty land, and faster permits.”
““If Tehran recognises that Trump needs a deal, but not just any deal, a genuine opportunity could emerge to end the war,” said Ebtesam al-Ketbi of the Emirates Policy Center.”
“…s – who will have commanding majorities of both chambers of Congress come January – pass moratoriums on data center construction, possibly slowing plans for 800 to 1,000 data center projects across the US, according to Dan Ives, partner at Yorkville Ives &…”
“"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now," he posted on X, alluding to SpaceX's ambitious plan to put data centers in orbit despite major challenges around cooling and repairs.”
“Trump’s signature plan to keep the House in GOP hands may ultimately end up helping Democrats more.”
“Trump’s signature plan to keep the House in GOP hands may ultimately end up helping Democrats more.”
“But this election served as the stunning capstone in a year of mounting anti-AI populism, during which Donald Trump has spurred on the industry and said that opponents of data centers “want to end up being backwards and poor.””
“According to a Pew Research Center study earlier this year, Oregon was among the top 10 states with the most planned data centers.”
“In addition to the data center attacks, Brown tried to characterize Husted as an unflinching Trump loyalist who supported the Iran war and initially voted against the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.”
“…framed his candidacy as a fight against the rising influence of socialism in American politics And while the governor is close to Trump, he walked a fine line by defying the president when it came to his stance on artificial intelligence data center…”
“Donalds faced challenges along the way, in particular regarding data centers, which he vehemently supports, but many Florida voters opposed.”
“If Democrats show strongly, analysts and strategists say clean energy, housing, and healthcare stocks could gain, while artificial intelligence, data center, and defense firms may face greater legislative scrutiny.”
“That a Trump-picked Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, is leaning hawkish into a midterm election underlines how stubborn the problem is.”
“He's also embraced positions at odds with a broad swath of voter concerns, claiming communities that reject data centers will end up “backwards and poor” and claiming affordability is a "hoax" and a word “made up by the Democrats.””
“… key issues Bottoms called for expanding Medicaid insurance eligibility, pausing data center development, blocking the expansion of AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras used by law enforcement and raising the pay of teachers, firefighters and police…”
“Created in 2001 — long before the AI boom — the city planning code defines data centres as “internet service exchanges”, a definition that may not accurately characterise the technology today.”
“The Iran war set off a monthslong surge of inflation as fuel prices climbed in response to unrest in the Middle East, U.S. government data shows.”
“Two years ago, President Trump made historic gains with Hispanic voters nationwide and won a majority of Texas Hispanics, upending conventional wisdom and setting back the Democratic Party's hopes of making the state competitive.”
“How much data centers could pay: Separately, consulting group Grid Strategies released a white paper this morning estimating how much data centers could be forced to pay for connecting to the grid if BAAJA is passed.”
“Now explain why a family of four needs a financing plan to buy groceries and a second job to take everyone to Disney World.”
“In contrast, Dr Tom Chandler, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, argued that the Pentagon’s plan illustrates the vast differences in needs for individual preparedness versus institutional preparedness.”
“Staff Pick: 11 data centers and 264 diesel generators surround this school.”
“Courts have thwarted most of the administration’s plans to date, but Trump and his top deputies have kept up the pressure.”
“You see self-described former “center-left liberal”-turned-Manhattan Institute fellow Colin Wright, who insists that Republicans must keep winning until “wokeness” has been purged forever, defending Trump’s deportation regime as mostly targeting criminals…”
“Non-profit Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of the importer, arguing Trump’s use of a Depression-era trade statute exceeded his power as president. 21 - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was sworn in as Quebec’s 34th premier.”
“(The Iowa-Kansas plan was briefly cancelled late in the pre-election week, then reinstated just before the weekend.) That strategy suggests Trump's political team remains focused on limiting GOP losses in what will be a tough environment for their party.”
“President Trump, who has made AI the centerpiece of his second-term economic agenda, lashed out in an August Truth Social post that communities that opposed AI datacenters risked ending up “backwards and poor”.”
“But there are also numerous signs of trouble for the GOP, with Trump at the center of a difficult political environment for Republicans and their slim majorities in both houses of Congress.”
“The coalition that in 2024 powered Trump to the greatest comeback in modern political history has suffered blow after blow: his failure to fully release the Jeffrey Epstein files detailing ties of the elite to the child sex offender; the growth of datacentres…”
“Now the pipeline developer is the exclusive fuel provider for Project Jupiter, a controversial AI data center under development in southern New Mexico.”
“Across the street from her two-storey home in a rural community in central Ohio, plans are underway to transform neighbouring farmland into a sprawling data centre complex.”
“Nationwide, according to Energy Information Administration data, electricity prices for homes have risen more than 10 per cent since 2024, when President Donald Trump was elected along with Republican majorities in both houses of the US Congress.”
“According to her campaign, the spot contrasts Hinojosa's proposals to protect public schools, restrict data center expansion and lower taxes with what she argues is three-term Republican Gov.”
“Hyperscale data centers, on the other hand, could be, and are, anywhere. … In July, on my way back to New York, I detoured to Lebanon, Ohio, to drive around the perimeter of a data center there, to get a feel for the thing, to try to imagine it on Steele…”
“California—a target of the Trump administration’s latest (unsuccessful) efforts to meddle in the midterms—has a separate law that generally prohibits officers from making arrests within 200 feet of a polling place on Election Day.”
““government efficiency commission” to Trump in 2024, planting the seeds for what was to come.”
“In recent weeks she’d participated in registration drives, hit the doors, and stopped by a senior center on karaoke night to make sure voters there had a plan to get to the polls.”
“WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING TUESDAY: Here are the energy- and climate-related ballot measures and elections that we’ll be following Tuesday: Data centers: There are 41 measures across 10 states related to data centers.”
“The department also operates a Real Time Crime Center that uses data analytics and other technology to support officers and investigators.”
“Voters in 10 states, including California, Kansas, and Ohio, will decide whether to curb data center development in local communities, a fight that’s been resonating with climate advocates.”
“Adsmom, a platform that tracks digital ad spending on Meta and Google, found that political spending on abortion ads in October came fifteenth among 26 different topics, below issues like data centers and the climate.”
“…a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley , suggested they could investigate possible conflicts of interest or corruption, like the Trump administration intervening in a federal lawsuit to allow Elon Musk to continue using portable gas…”
“Collectively, they bury less CO2 than a single power plant can emit in a year, according to our analysis of sites listed in an International Energy Agency database.”
““I think it’s as simple as Trump has had his chance, he’s instituted his policies and we’re not seeing the change at the grocery store register every week,” said Marc Trussler, director of data science for the University of Pennsylvania’s program on opinion…”
“The explosive growth of data centres, political integrity and the popularity of President Donald Trump himself are under scrutiny in this election cycle, which is on track to be the most expensive in US history, thanks to massive donations by the world’s…”
“Again, I get the concerns about data centers but it’s worth stating that a moratorium in the US would not stop AI development.”
“If he makes it to the Senate, El-Sayed will be a reliable vote for the Sanders agenda, including moratoriums on new data center construction, a much stronger Environmental Protection Agency, and, of course, Medicare for All.”
“In between fields of drying corn-stalks and short rows of soybeans, some farmers have planted “no data center” signs on their lawns.”
“Yet as public outrage over data centers and AI’s threat to jobs soared, artificial intelligence super PACs dramatically throttled back spending on congressional races compared to the primaries.”
“It cuts across politics Mounting concerns about data centers are dividing candidates and pitting supports the facilities' construction as vital for economic growth. against President Trump, whoTwo in 3 Americans oppose the construction of new data centers in…”
“And there are 41 ballot initiatives on data centers across 13 states.”
“In the News Release the FISA Ruling: "Two Democratic senators who have long overseen US intelligence say the Trump administration is illegally withholding a secret court's findings from Congress until lawmakers renew a program that lets federal agents read…”
“Throughout his campaign, he has highlighted his career as a policymaker, promising to bring that expertise to issues like affordability and data center expansion.”
“The specifics here almost don’t matter because this happens seemingly every day, but basically the New York Times investigation about chemical plant polluters under the Trump administration was covered in much the same way by Hunterbrook, a news outlet fused…”
“In the run-up to the 2020 election, Mitchell was among the first GOP lawyers to urge the Trump campaign to develop plans to dispute the contest’s results, focusing on six to eight battleground states.”
“Asked in April for the source of Trump’s statistics after he said in a Truth Social post that 98.2% of drugs smuggled in via such routes had been stopped, the White House directed The Associated Press to Customs and Border Protection data on drug seizures.”
“This time two new forces — the rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence and data centers and higher fossil fuel prices from wars in Iran and Ukraine — should change the discussion, experts and activists said.”
“This time two new forces — the rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence and data centers and higher fossil fuel prices from wars in Iran and Ukraine — should change the discussion, experts and activists said.”
“Log in The Trump administration is set to unveil rollbacks to federal fuel economy standards on Monday, easing environmental obligations for car manufacturers regarding emissions from gas-fueled vehicles and light trucks.”
“NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.”
“Log in The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.”
“Log in Starting this January, new work mandates for select Medicaid recipients will take effect nationwide under President Donald Trump's major 2025 tax and policy legislation, with a group of Republican-governed states adopting measures far stricter than…”
“Work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries begin across the U.S. in January, the result of President Donald Trump’s big 2025 tax cut and policy law, and a handful of Republican-led states are imposing tougher rules than the law requires.”
“Log in Work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries begin across the U.S. in January, the result of President Donald Trump's big 2025 tax cut and policy law, and a handful of Republican-led states are imposing tougher rules than the law requires.”
“The Trump administration threatened to withhold food aid from the state's neediest families, canceled $109 million in transportation funding, and moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder - actions the administration described…”
“The Trump administration threatened to withhold food aid from the state's neediest families, canceled $109 million in transportation funding, and moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.”
“Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration is freeing America from reliance on foreign sources of critical materials, strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting American jobs and securing the materials essential to U.S. economic and…”
“Federal data shows the plants extracting the most helium, as of 2023, were located in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.”
“Trump said in February that major technology companies must build their own power plants for their data centres in order to protect consumers from rising bills.”
“Log in President Donald Trump has suggested that technology companies should pay communities hosting massive AI data centers as more Americans worry about their impact on electricity bills and water supplies.”
“The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against Russian infrastructure, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, run by technology giant Yandex.”
“Kyiv on Sunday pressed on its campaign against Russian infrastructure, hitting a data center run by Russian technology giant Yandex.”
“Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night during their only scheduled debate of this fall’s race for governor in Georgia, taking aim at each other on economic issues, data centers and President Donald Trump.”
“Georgia gubernatorial candidates Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson hit the debate stage Tuesday night, sparring over closeness to President Donald Trump, data centers, and election security in the Peach State.”
“"Pollution by forever chemicals, nuisance suits over AI data centers, opioids litigation, all of these are about the local effects of conduct that runs across borders,"”
“Trump on the docket The new term will feature more constitutional disputes over the power of the executive, with current or anticipated fights over immigration, federal bureaucracy reforms and possibly the White House ballroom and Kennedy Center construction…”
“Ohio, a state that Trump has won three times, has become a battleground for the same reasons that the GOP is predicting a bleak forecast in this year’s midterms: skyrocketing gas prices, bipartisan disdain for data centers, high costs for food and utilities,…”
“President Trump defended the rapid buildout of massive data centers Saturday as he rallied supporters in Ohio to turn out for Republican candidates in next month’s midterm elections — warning that blocking the tech projects would hand an advantage to China.”
“Dubai has been a popular destination for Israelis since Israel and the UAE established ties in 2020 as part of the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries.”
“Dubai has been a popular destination for Israelis since Israel and the United Arab Emirates established ties in 2020 as part of the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries.”
“A 2026 Pew Research Center survey found “66% have confidence in Trump, while only a third or fewer have confidence in the other leaders.””
“President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on Sept. 28.”
“The dinner followed Trump’s weeklong courting ritual for communist leader Xi, who was dragged around the recently renovated and under-construction White House while Trump pointed and laughed at a framed picture of Joe Biden’s “autopen” in a gold-filled…”
“But progress has been slow, with Trump accusing China of fueling domestic opposition in the United States to the data centers powering AI development.”
“Lockheed did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Wednesday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit with President Donald Trump.”
“Lockheed did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Wednesday, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit with President Donald Trump.”
“Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed concerns regarding the use of artificial intelligence in a new air traffic control system on Thursday, assuring Americans that the Trump administration is “not outsourcing aviation to AI.””
“Federal officials plan to launch an artificial intelligence-powered system in the Washington, D.C., area as early as Monday, the first step in a broader push to modernize U.S. air traffic management.”
“It should include checks through the data centers, where you can tell whether a model is being used for inference or training.”
“That should include international monitoring, it should include checks through the data centers where you can tell whether a model is being used for inference or training, and it should use enforceable and verifiable tools.”
“In Saturday’s post, Trump compared criticism of AI and data centers to several other political controversies and argued that opposition to data-center construction had largely failed.”
“Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, launched an AI task force and data center accountability plan aimed at addressing “growing concern and risks posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence.””
“Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, signed an executive order that launched an AI task force, as well as a data center accountability plan, both intended to address, her office said, “growing concerns and risks posed by the rapid development of artificial…”
“President Donald Trump has warned that the backlash to AI will empower China to surpass the U.S. as the world’s dominant superpower and has suggested that Beijing is deliberately pushing anti-AI narratives in the U.S. to squash data centers, which power…”
“Judge says Trump can't demolish Kennedy Center.”
“Campaign finance filings showed companies and executives tied to a massive Project Jupiter data center planned in southern New Mexico donated tens of thousands of dollars to Haaland’s campaign.”
“ZONING WARS: Democratic lawmakers are calling for tighter restrictions on data centers, while Republicans say the facilities could boost the economy and keep the U.S. ahead in the artificial intelligence (AI) race.”
“President Trump spent much of yesterday posting about his unlimited support for AI development and data-center construction and calling criticism of it a “hoax.””
“Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans on introducing legislation that would tie up a tax loophole for data centers first unleashed by Republicans in 2017 that he charged has been exploited by tech companies to build their sprawling data center facilities.”
“Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans on introducing legislation that would tie up a tax loophole for data centers first unleashed by Republicans in 2017 that he charged has been exploited by tech companies to build their sprawling data center facilities.”
“Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida who runs the Election Lab, stresses to TIME that early voting data cannot in and of itself be relied on to predict the outcome of the elections.”
“In an already tough year for Republicans, voter dissatisfaction at the state's data center boom is giving the Democrat an edge.”
“Tehran warned that their retaliatory tools include destroying undersea fiber-optic communication cables in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, alongside targeting US-dependent data centers and AI infrastructure in the region.”
“How different groups plan to vote A Pew Research Center survey conducted from September 28 to October 4 found that 44 percent of registered voters backed the Democratic candidate in their district, compared with 36 percent for the Republican.”
“And in July, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the territory’s leading environmental research center, temporarily halted any new collaboration with US partners when President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island.”
“He had already seen fresh polling that showed widespread bipartisan opposition to the boom in construction of AI data centers, a push by Trump that has cannibalized chips and energy from other sectors of the economy, driving up costs.”
“MSS itself is an AI-enabled digital platform that "aggregates, organizes and visualizes vast streams of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data," analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington explained in a June text.”
“Many, like their Dem opponents, are now calling for a slowdown in the AI infrastructure buildout, demanding that companies provide real benefits to communities where large data centers are proposed so they don’t eat up massive amounts of power and deplete the…”
“She further said the DHS may have relied on flawed data in its investigations.”
“…tice Department also is mulling whether to launch more election-related litigation against states after losing more than two dozen lawsuits over access to voter data and the Supreme Court’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul mail-in…”
“He voted to make the biggest healthcare cuts weâve ever felt, just so that companies could get tax breaks to build data centers.”
“It’s not the only company providing essential parts for data centers; Howmet (no. 6), known for making engine parts for planes, has been experiencing growing demand for making blades and vanes for the gas turbines used in data centers as a result of the AI…”
“President Donald Trump wants this war to end, and that goal deserves support.”
“…high-powered dinner gathering included White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (pictured with Trump at the White House) where they discussed the upcoming election and issues they will face with voters A map of data centers across the United States The issue…”
“An NBC News analysis shows the number of rural data centers could triple if all the under-construction projects and a portion of the planned projects come online.”
“Why evangelicals matter White evangelicals make up about 13% of US adults but nearly a third of Trump’s winning coalition in 2024, according to a PRRI survey and a validated-voter analysis by the non-partisan Pew Research Center.”
“Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.”
“…more residents of his district could be without coverage by 2034 due to the tax and spending bill and the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act insurance plans, according to the left-leaning Center for American Progress think…”
“The technology is broadly available to consumers, and U.S. economic growth increasingly depends on the buildup of data centers.”
“Even as the companies prepare to spend more to entice communities — payments that some critics call “bribes” — Trump urged them in a social media post Wednesday to pay people and communities a “dividend” if they “want to make their Data Centers popular.””
“The deal also comes after Trump called off plans for another round of sanctions targeting Russia.”
“When agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked for his phone password, he allegedly gave them a self-destruct code that wiped his data.”
“Also in Southaven, a plant powering the company's data centers is using methane gas turbines, which prompted a lawsuit from the NAACP and other organizations over alleged pollution.”
“Kathy Hochul is pushing to announce a China-linked computer chip factory near Utica, NY — a desperate bid to tout tech-friendly policy despite her recent, statewide ban on AI data centers, The Post has learned.”
“Most Americans are unhappy with Trump’s performance, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Monday, with more people saying they plan to vote for Democrats on November 3.”
“A separate NBC News survey published last month found 70% of Americans are more worried than excited about AI, with a majority stating they would oppose construction of a data center in their neighborhood.”
“Hale and others said the speech was one of several instances demonstrating the Trump administration’s reckless attitude toward sensitive data collected by CISA.”
“She likened her planned revenge campaign against Trump officials to Poland’s “Iron Broom” cleanup, in which Democrats would create “a list of signature cases that go after some of the most obvious and harmful abuses of taxpayer dollars.””
“A Russian oil terminal and a data centre in St Petersburg were set ablaze after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack despite Donald Trump's decision to waive sanctions and 'slow down' satellites.”
“Trump and Vance to power, but indicate that most voters are still unhappy with the economy and hold the Trump administration responsible.Sandy Johnson said the family entertainment center she owns is "barely making ends meet," and asked when she can expect…”
“US voters are increasingly concerned about AI safety, data centres and job losses, and this could show Newsom is acting to address this, Hanna says.”
“Cohen is the Arleigh Burke chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.”
“Collins told the debate that Trump "definitely" should have consulted Congress before attacking Iran, and he should have had a plan for the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The American Rescue Plan Act funded the Cook County initiative to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
““Grantees facing difficulties in planning with the risk of losing key staff with essential program and data expertise; pauses in data collection and analysis; and disruptions to patient care,” the group wrote in its letter to Schwartz.”
“Log in The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers.”
“A fresh wave of outrage over the Trump administration’s use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has surged after two high-profile events involving ICE in the span of a week: the shooting of a young father in New York City last Thursday, and the Monday…”
“Trillion-dollar companies are spending, and borrowing, big sums for servers, memory and other components that will be used in data centers.”
“The witness was interviewed at Port Isabel Processing Center, about 35 to 40 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border in south Texas, according to the district attorney’s office.”
“Tiffany breaks with Trump on Iran and data centers Tiffany has been a longtime ally of Trump but in recent months has taken steps to distance himself from the unpopular Republican president.”
“Data center companies learned the hard way that winning Washington isn't the same as winning the country.”
“After booting 760K off ACA health plans, the Trump administration adds some people back Late last month, the Trump administration announced that it had cut 760,000 people from the Affordable Care Act rolls, claiming fraud and improper enrollments and touting…”
“Trump has dubbed the backlash to data centres a "sick conspiracy" and said people and towns working to keep the buildings out are "backwards and poor".”
“In several cases in which a sexual assault complaint was withdrawn without a Title IX hearing taking place, the alleged attacker was given other sanctions such as writing an 'Accountability Reflection Paper' or an 'Apology Letter.' The university has not yet…”
“…ve called for an end to the Iran war and have diverged from Trump on data centers — the president declared on Truth Social shortly after the midterm convention that "the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if…”
“According to data obtained through a public records request by the Center for Biological Diversity and shared with The Nevada Independent, the agency's Nevada workforce fell from 134 employees in 2024 to 85 in 2026, a decline of about 38%.”
“A Data Center Backlash on the Edge of Data Center Alley Last week, the Board of Supervisors of Fauquier County, Virginia, passed a raft of new restrictions on data center construction.”
“Medical debt will grow among “both the insured and uninsured, because of how we’re increasingly putting more costs onto individuals for those plans”, said April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.”
“…omer cash Meanwhile, of the 12 AI workers who donated to Flanagan’s campaign, eight work at Anthropic, which has drawn criticism from both AI industry leaders and the Trump administration over CEO Dario Amodei’s frequent warnings about a potential AI…”
“Darline Graham of South Carolina and Democratic challenger Annie Andrews clashed Sunday night in their first and perhaps only debate of the general election, tangling over President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” the high costs of gas and goods,…”
“Using several datasets, we find: Latinos are less likely to support politicians who use “Latinx”…Latinos who oppose “Latinx” are less likely to support politicians who used or are associated with “Latinx”…Latinos in areas where “Latinx” is more salient are…”
“Trump posted in response on Truth Social, warning voters not to “kill the Golden Goose,” a term he has used to refer to both AI and data centers.”
“Confidence that the Postal Service would deliver mail ballots on time plummeted among Democrats from 86% before the 2024 election to 60% last month, according to polling conducted by Marist just after the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s new…”
“This includes emissions data from facilities such as power plants, oil refineries, manufacturing plants, and more.”
“And I hear that when I was gone, you did a great show with Tim Murphy about the backlash to data centers and how that’s become a bipartisan issue during this campaign.”
“Electricity bills are rising as utilities spend more to upgrade the nation's aging power grid, and overall energy demand grows amid the data center buildout.”
“Ukrainian drone strikes have partly disabled an AI data centre operated by Russian digital giant Yandex.”
“Even before any plans for the facility were drawn up, East Fishkill’s existing zoning laws did not allow for the construction of large data centers.”
“KFF Health News reviewed thousands of Slack messages, meeting transcripts, and video recordings that reveal how the Trump administration has granted the industry a direct line to top government officials — including former head of the Department of Government…”
“Collins, who plans to continue leading the Appropriations committee if re-elected, said she had repeatedly supported war powers resolutions to halt Trump’s military action in Iran.”
“Mike Collins (R-GA) feuded in a fiery debate over personal scandal allegations and the Trump administration’s handling of top voter issues, including affordability, data centers, Iran, and immigration.”
“For example, let’s say a company wants to build a data center in your area.”
“Anthony Fauci’s diary pages, dating back to the early days of the first Trump administration, shows the top infectious disease official singing China’s praises but repeatedly disparaging the president he served.”
“According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the storm is forecast to make landfall in parts of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday.”
“A Quinnipiac University survey of 1,032 registered voters taken late last month found 73 percent oppose "the building of an AI data center in your community," including 55 percent of Republicans, and 79 percent said safety matters more than keeping the United…”
“The State Council’s 2017 plan set the goal of making China “the world’s primary AI innovation center” by 2030.”
“A subsidiary company, SpaceXAI, is seeking to build a massive data center in the Memphis area despite local residents' concerns over environmental impact.”
“Thus far in Donald Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children.”
“He released a plan called “Make Stuff Cost Less,” calling for data centers to pay the full cost of all the power they use and for preventing costs from being passed down to consumers.”
“The 38-page report — conducted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Demonstration and Assessment Team — noted that the trial did not produce statistically relevant data to make predictions on efficacy, nor did it evaluate the device’s broader…”
““What I will say from my conversations with friends in the [Trump] Administration is that they've been very worried about this…[But] they're not getting a lot of information and data.” ”I'm going to say something that's going to sound incredibly naive, but…”
“Data released by the government-administered Statistical Center of Iran in September showed that gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 10.1 percent year-on-year between March 21 and June 20, the first quarter of the Persian calendar.”
“Spain's economic data has been positive recently, but politically, the country has been mired in a prolonged crisis for months.”
“Here’s a graph of how ECI has been changing over time: For me, the most parsimonious explanation is that AI intelligence is a function of scaling laws (parameter count and training data) in a way that’s pretty close to how animal intelligence is a function of…”
“Sure, some politicians, such as Bernie Sanders, had already been focused on AI — and data centers are increasingly making news and widely disliked.”
“EXCLUSIVE: Recordings show Stacy Garrity claiming Trump’s data center plan as her own by Brendan Hartnett As Andrew wrote in Morning Shots in August, politicians are suddenly noticing that everybody hates data centers.”
“Originally, I planned to go to Houston following the July 7 ICE shooting and killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old construction business owner who had lived in the United States for 35 years.”
“She highlighted the organization’s Data Center Policy, a 13-point charter that emphasizes community control over data center planning, rejects data centers’ role in increasing electricity prices and decries any use of American data centers for…”
“This argument, however, clashes with the Trump administration’s own claims that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA the authority to regulate emissions for vehicles and power plants – a claim affirmed by the agency as recently as last month.”
“The average stay in ORR has increased from about one month under President Biden to roughly six months under Trump, according to the agency’s own data, and some kids are locked up for more than a year.”
“Norma signed up for DeleteMe, a service that journalists also recommend, which scrubs personal data from the internet.”
“About half of American adults report using AI-powered chatbots and about 42 percent of users said they use it to search for information, according to the Pew Research Center.”
“The Trump administration has recognized the importance of data-center infrastructure to the internet, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and America's economic and national security.”
“Later today, Donald Trump will be in the state of Nebraska to rev up supporters as he kicks off a campaign blitz of rallies ahead of the midterm elections on 3 November.”
“…unced in July that it would end the Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration program on Jan. 1, 2027—a year earlier than originally planned, which is something that advocate groups like Medicare Rights Center worry “will unnecessarily erode…”
“Sonia Wang, who leads the Center for Climate and Environmental Data at the Data Foundation, said the organization is helping preserve important data-crunching projects that can determine whether scientists and policymakers can trust climate information.”
“Now he plans to leave Washington and return to the Legislature instead of running for reelection in a race that he sees little chance of winning because the district boundaries have been altered dramatically.”
“He will graduate in the spring with an economics degree and an interest in data analytics, but true adulthood seems maddeningly far away.”
“He also worked with climate scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a federal office in nearby Boulder, who directed Muñoz on what data to collect, what the condition of leaves reveals about air quality and why milkweed matters for…”
“A major plot line of the hyper-partisan, mid-decade redistricting arms races – launched at the urging of Donald Trump – has been the elimination of traditionally Black congressional seats in the south.”
“In Pew Research Center surveys of American adults, the share who have ever used Facebook is up just three percentage points from 2016 through 2025 (from 68 percent to 71 percent).”
““The broad stroke is that Americans are disappointed, bordering on angry that President Trump hasn’t delivered on the core promises he made when he won re-election,” according to Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center…”
“The Trump Administration has attempted to restrict mail-in voting and gather voter data from several states.”
“… for her time as a Tea Party advocate and ferocious fighter for President Donald Trump's MAGA movement, mentioned the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University, which claimed the lives of two people and injured six others, as an instance of AI gone…”
“Trump promised the $15 billion steel plant would create 1,750 permanent jobs and roughly 6,000 construction jobs.The announcement caught many in the state, including on to approve the tax incentives, by surprise.”
“There is a backlash to Donald Trump—his approval rating is somewhere around net negative 23, which makes him historically unpopular, less popular than he was going into the midterms in 2018, less popular than Biden was going into the midterms in 2022.”
“When Kevin Warsh was sworn in as chairman of the Federal Reserve, he touted a planned policy regime change for America’s central bank and pledged not to repeat past mistakes.”
“AMAZON MAKES NEW DATA CENTER COMMITMENTS: Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman wrote in a new post that the company will spend $1 billion over the next five years in communities that house data centers, with the funds going towards education, job training,…”
“Last month, Max Springer, a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy, tested the prospect of identifying voters based on their Georgia ballots with a $20 subscription to an AI large language model and…”
“The Trump administration says that October 1 marks the dawn of a new era in global healthcare.”
“A report from Schneider Electric, a company that specializes in digital automation and energy management, projects that electricity demand will increase 16% by 2029, mainly due to the proliferation of data centers.”
“Trump on Tuesday gathered tech leaders, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, at the White House, where he vowed “very smart companies are going to be making massive contributions to communities” where they are building data centers.”
“BEIRUT — For decades, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. has centered on an often-mentioned but rarely tested supposition: If the kingdom were attacked, America would come to its rescue.”
“United States President Donald Trump has kicked off a 32-day campaign tour ahead of the November midterm elections that could see his Republican Party hurt by his handling of the war on Iran and the economy.”
“Among those spotted there was entrepreneur Mark Cuban, whose company Cost Plus Drugs teamed up with Trump on TrumpRx, the president’s plan to reduce the cost of drugs.”
“He's urged the EU as a whole to improve relations with China since Donald Trump's re-election two years ago.”
“If not, you may not have seen that it includes what could be the first federal regulations for data centers.”
“On April 3, four weeks after Donald Trump claimed the Iran War would be over in four to five weeks, and with his approval ratings in reputable polls dipping below 40 percent, the president made a wildly audacious ask: Congress, he said, should approve a…”
“Trump dismissed widespread opposition to the rapid build-out of data centers, including among his own base, as a prescription for a poorer America.”
“A survey released in September by the Center for the Future of Arizona found long-term water supplies were, for the first time, the top concern of Arizona voters.”
“The agency sent a research ship, planes, weather balloons and unmanned aircraft into the Pacific to collect data about the atmosphere.”
“Egg prices have tumbled since Trump returned to office.”
“The House left town two weeks before the Senate after passing bills like the data center legislation, giving lawmakers more time to campaign in their districts.”
“The summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in Washington last week, which focused in part on trade between the world’s two largest economies, had given the legislation renewed momentum.”
“A MASSIVE NUCLEAR-POWERED DATA CENTER FACILITY ON UTAH PUBLIC LAND: The start-up nuclear company Valar Atomics plans to make hundreds of reactors and data centers on public land in Utah.”
“The swirl of scandal around Patel seemed like it would imminently end his career, but the Trump administration’s depth and breadth of scandal is such that Patel was able to fade into the background for a few months as others took center-stage.”
“Official data from the Statistical Center of Iran earlier this month showed gross domestic product (GDP) contracting 10.1 percent year on year between March 21 and June 20, while the crucial oil and gas sector shrank 26.4 percent.”
“They’ll have one last shot Wednesday to address a sliver of the issue with a bill targeting data centers and voters' pocketbooks, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus are poised to block it.”
“A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah A startup whose founder has vowed to "make nuclear great again" is planning to place hundreds of reactors on federal land in Utah, according to documents reviewed by NPR.”
“NANCY CORDES: 00:07:37 Do you want them to stay away from homes when they're building these data centers?”
“The concerns primarily stemmed from a report by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, which claimed it had obtained documents that said Google would only pay for a third of the cost needed to construct the power plant, Cypress Solar, that would generate energy for…”
“Kansas Republicans and cattle industry organizations have second-guessed and criticized the Trump administration following a recent flurry of arrests targeting illegal immigrants at cattle processing facilities in the state.”
“In August, Trump signed an executive order aimed at getting states to modify childhood vaccine recommendations by splitting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots and spacing out childhood appointments — a plan public health…”
“When I tagged along for 10 campaign stops over three days just ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday, the subjects Sand was asked about most often were toxic water, cancer, data centers, and a succession of healthcare horrors.”
“Some experts still downplay the existential worries and caution that putting the breaks on AI development could strengthen the West’s adversaries and deprive the world of countless benefits; non-expert Donald Trump called the alarm-ringing a “hoax.””
“Moscow and Pyongyang previously placed planks on a nearby rail bridge to access each other's territory via road.”
“Trump’s suggestion that Beijing buy US weapons was another off-script remark that appeared to stray from official policy, prompting the State Department to clarify that Washington has no such plans.”
“Moscow's forces pounded apartment buildings, offices, data centers and a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv in a brazen daytime attack.”
“AND YOU GET A BAG OF CASH!: Companies investing in the AI boom, blindsided by the spike in public opposition to data center development, are now pulling out every carrot they can think of to woo communities into accepting new construction.”
“In a modern five-story building in the center of Hamburg, Germany, technicians are preparing to install several new “racks”—gray metal casings that hold computing hardware—alongside the scores that already line the narrow, dimly lit corridors of the German…”
“…he popular backlash, the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to nix the rule that requires states to solicit public input on applications for air pollution permits for industrial facilities like datacenters and the power plants that feed them, which…”
“Palm Beach County — home to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — passed a one-year moratoriam on the planning and construction of data centers as commissioners seek to conduct a thorough review of data centers’ impacts on the environment, noise pollution,…”
“A sign on a country road to Glasgow, 30 miles north of Roanoke, read: “Farmers for Beth Macy: Protect Family Farms, Stop Data Centers.””
“In the face of surging AI energy demand, Trump instituted the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, under which data center developers committed to building, buying, or bringing in their own power and paying for all associated grid upgrades rather than shifting costs…”
“…e representative introduced companion legislation alongside senator Bernie Sanders that would temporarily prohibit the construction of datacenters until Congress produces legislation to create guardrails for the environmental, safety and economic impacts of…”
“In returning Donald Trump to the White House, MAGA faithful wanted to see change.”
“RUNDOWN The Associated Press Europe uses subsidies, taxes and policy pauses to offset pain of high fuel prices Politico Republicans say they want to address data centers.”
““It is a processing facility, not a detention center,” the agency said in an email to Conecta Arizona.”
“He added the health system’s proposals were designed to be scalable, and system administrators plan to share data and best practices learned from the initiatives with providers that want to implement similar projects in their communities.”
“Both Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) went to the podium on the Senate floor last week with a similar message: AI labs should pay for the energy costs associated with their ballooning data-center footprint, rather than…”
“The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace on allegations of fraud, officials said on Tuesday – adding to previous efforts to chip away at federally subsidized insurance programs and likely…”
“The Trump administration appears determined to enter this war—even as public sentiment “is sharply turning against both this regime and against AI and the data centers,””
“Khanna’s plan calls for billions of dollars that funds grants for states and tribal organizations to cover the cost of licensed childcare for eligible families, aims to increase the supply of childcare, support providers' operating costs, and raise…”
“Last week the Pentagon’s chief technology officer tweeted out a photo of President Donald Trump pumping his fist, with overlaid text saying, “Americanism, Not Effective Altruism.””
“The Trump administration is one of the most visible holdouts, while Democrats and Republicans in Congress and in statehouses around the country call for slowdowns, pauses, and moratoria on frontier models and data center projects.”
“Trump officials say the administration's practices serve to further the agency's goals.”
“The latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that by spring this year, computer and information science enrollment has fallen by 8.4% at four-year institutions.”
“This week, member states planned more than 1,000 bilateral meetings, according to UN data.”
“President Trump has repeatedly called for eliminating the debt ceiling, putting him at odds with most of his party, but in line with a significant number of Democrats in Congress.”
“In July, the Trump administration launched what it called “a national K-12 initiative to crack down on sexual predators in schools,” citing instances where schools failed to investigate credible reports of abuse or allowed accused perpetrators to change roles…”
“President Donald Trump has resisted recent calls for greater government oversight, putting him at odds with tech leaders including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and xAI’s Elon Musk.”
“…the Florida Republican pulled no punches as he tied anti-Israel sentiment and opposition to domestic AI data centers directly to foreign influence operations by Iran and China, positioning himself as an unapologetic fighter for President Donald Trump’s…”
“Greg Abbott expanded the state’s temporary ban on data centers yesterday, ordering the state’s environmental regulator to halt all data center-related permits.”
“AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MiningNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Rare earth elements sit quietly inside electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, data centers, advanced defense systems — and much more.”
“Rivas says some parents have talked to him about contingency plans in case they remain in a detention center for longer.”
““If Governor Hochul was sincere about jump-starting nuclear power to cut electricity prices, she would be pressing the Trump administration to expedite the recommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, where the extensive infrastructure needed is…”
“Trump was then photographed aboard Air Force One looking at a large printout appearing to show demolition plans for the center.”
“It’s deprived the party of an asset that has tended to shield them even when the chips were down, heading into an election where they are trying to hang on to control of both chambers of Congress. 🗳️ More from the NBC News poll: - Voters recoil at candidates…”
“NEWSOM SIGNS SEVEN BILLS TO REGULATE DATA CENTERS: Democratic California Gov.”
“At the policy level, this boosterism mostly meant squelching attempts to regulate AI at the federal and state level and cheerleading for the data center buildout across the country.”
“Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest Trump’s takeover of the building and his threat to shut it down or even demolish it unless his name goes onto the facade.”
“More than 60 percent of counties with bans are rural, according to a Daily Yonder and Canary Media analysis of data from USA Today and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.”
“Those delays come as the Trump administration moves to boost the coal industry and as cases of black lung are surging – reaching a nearly 50-year high, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine last month.”
“Imagery of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown dominated the artwork made of locally grown seeds and plants – a sign, she said, that the state’s voters have not moved on from the trauma and disruption caused by Operation Metro Surge.”
“Loudoun County, Virginia: When plans first dropped for a big new data centre next to Lindsay Shaw’s home in Sterling, Virginia, she welcomed it.”
“On the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue, President Donald Trump has spent energy on inflation-inducing trade wars and Washington-centric legacy projects such as putting his name on the Kennedy Center and building a towering “triumphal” arch while making…”
“…xperience of a lifetime”, Isaacman gushed on X, to accompany Trump on Air Force One to the Johnson Space Center in Houston last month, where the academy announcement was staged before rows of Nasa’s civilian astronaut corps bedecked in their blue flight…”
“…have been ordered removed from the US by immigration judges since Trump returned to the White House, a doubling of such court orders since January 2025, according to analysis of data from the Department of Justice’s executive office for immigration review…”
“Sunday, Sept. 13 – Trump Eliminates Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits on Power Plants The New York Times reported that the Trump administration would eliminate a rule that limited greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.”
“While the House passed a bill to shield consumers from higher energy costs that result from new data centers, members left Washington this week without deciding whether to take any action on the broader issue of regulating AI development.”
“TRUMP CONSIDERS MORE DATA CENTERS ON PUBLIC LANDS: The Trump administration is evaluating at least 12 data centers or related projects to be built on federal lands, The Washington Sun reports.”
“When Sam Altman says he’s summoning a digital god, and we’re going to have utopia with AI, and yeah, let me cover the whole world with data centers and accelerate the climate crisis because it’s going to be utopia … he’s doing the story.”
“The center is currently closed due to what its Trump-backed leadership described as safety issues caused by age and structural deficiencies.”
“Twelve percent said they would like to see a data center built in their area, compared with 31% for a semiconductor fabrication plant, 26% for an automobile manufacturing plant, and 26% for an e-commerce fulfillment center.”
“The resolution mirrors the Trump administration’s White House ratepayer protection pledge, in which big tech, governors, utilities, and data centers pledge to prevent households from bearing the energy costs associated with data center construction.”
“APP focuses on promoting socially conservative public policies centered on the family.”
“President Donald Trump, as the nation’s chief executive officer and commander in chief, must use the bully pulpit of his office to warn that decisions to stifle data centers and the AI ecosystem would not only jeopardize our national security now and in the…”
“…n analysis by the Trace and the Guardian of the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the gun homicide rate among 15-to-19-year-olds has declined from its peak in 2022, but it’s still roughly the same or higher today than…”
“The campaign includes a mobile vaccine clinic – a 33ft traveling RV that brings vaccinations to pop-up community events – school district partnerships and vaccination data transparency, all to keep immunization rates from sliding.”
“What’s more, after Congress decided not to renew subsidies for people buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act Exchanges, many consumers switched to lower quality plans that will cost them more if they have catastrophic or chronic health issues,…”
“Some Republicans have shifted their stance on data centers ahead of the November midterm elections, despite the Trump administration’s continued push to expand the AI facilities.”
“Blue Energy plans to first install gas turbines at the site, where it will provide power to a Crusoe data center as early as 2028.”
“There are currently 1,287 data centers in operation in the U.S., with more than 2,000 planned projects, according to Clearview, a market intelligence company tracking U.S. power infrastructure and data center development.”
“To recap: Last year, Donald Trump deliberately MAGAfied the Kennedy Center, replacing its board and senior staff with allies, micromanaging its programming, and even trying to rename the place after himself.”
“Hours before the vote, a district court ruled against the Board’s latest effort to add Trump’s name back to the building—this time, in recognition of his purported role in the planned renovations.”
“Melania praised the school for offering knowledge which 'no hurricane can destroy' First lady Melania Trump is traveling to North Carolina on Tuesday to visit a local school Melania said that it's 'very important' that the US 'lead' in AI as a country…”
“The Scoop The US Commerce Department last month ordered Kalshi to take down one of its products tracking the price of AI compute, the crucial power from data centers that’s driving the artificial intelligence boom.”
“No doubt you’ve seen him out there defending the Trump White House’s policies on the Iran war, rising costs, and more.”
“President Trump disagrees with the criticism of AI and data centers, calling the pushback a "sick conspiracy" that would benefit China, an AI competitor. - 🎧 There is a debate in the global AI industry over whether Chinese companies can surpass the United…”
“An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by…”
“…are increasingly aligned around the argument for greater government intervention, but Republicans are divided: Trump recently posted that data center opponents want to be “backwards and poor,” while other figures are simply dismissive of warnings about…”