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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…”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”