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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…”