Scaramucci compares Ramaswamy to pigs in ‘Animal Farm,' predicts lossFormer White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D). “Vivek Ramswamy has disgraced himself,” Scaramucci wrote on social media Sunday. “Ramaswamy…The Hill11h agoWhole story →FoodTechnology
Crooks and CranksThe GOP is putting up a bumper crop of subpar candidates this cycle. Here’s our countdown of the five worst. The post Crooks and Cranks appeared first on Washington Monthly .Washington Monthly14h agoWhole story →Food
Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental PermittingFeeding the Beast: Third in a series about lax regulation, corporate influence and the heavily polluting, yet nearly untouchable American meat industry. ESTHERVILLE, Iowa—By the time rainwater rolled down the hillside and reached the stream near the edge of Gordon Garrison’s property, it had turned a foul, murky red. Gravity had acted predictably,…Inside Climate News17h agoWhole story →PlanetFood
Washington's message to AI execs: please shut upWashington has always viewed Silicon Valley as culturally strange. But the current crop of AI leaders is becoming a monumental political liability, lawmakers and White House advisers tell Axios. Why it matters: Even pro-AI government officials and lawmakers wish AI founders would do what every other major industry chief does — shut up and just build…Axios1d agoWhole story →FoodTechnology
The 2028 crop hits New Mexico for inaugural ‘Matanza’ rallyThe “Fourth in the Nation Matanza Rally” is testing the appetite for a more Latino-specific cultural touchstone to round out the presidential candidate event rotation.POLITICO1d agoWhole story →Food
Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm electionsPresident Trump is facing low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for rising costs. Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month.NPR20d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentmidterm elections
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSen. Mike Lee’s bipartisan bill could stop energy costs from passing to ratepayers, but a Utah data center developer says it’s already compliant.Salt Lake City Deseret News3d agoSources (2)Whole story →EconomyPlanetdata center regulation bill
Republicans push for AI data center moratorium, not a federal banData centers face growing voter backlash as Republican senators push for local decision-making over federal regulation and call for a moratorium on new construction.Fox News1mo agoWhole story →Technologymidterm election debate
Data center bill could help shield Americans from rising energy costsWASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing Americans' energy bills from spiking because of nearby data centers, according to Speaker Mike Johnson's office.Spokane Spokesman-Review1mo agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyMike JohnsonHR 9340house vote on data center bill
Democrats block data centers affordability bill in blow to Senate GOPSenate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously.Cable News Network25d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energyWASHINGTON — Under pressure to act on unpopular data centers, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation aimed at shielding consumNewsBreak1mo agoSources (2)Whole story →PlanetTechnologyhouse passes ratepayers protection act
GOP fears data center backlash could sink Husted’s Senate bid: Capitol LetterNational Republicans are warning that Ohio’s growing backlash against data centers could hurt U.S. Sen. Jon Husted in his close race against Democrat Sherrod Brown.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyJon Hustedohio senate race
Trump Announces $8 Billion Plan to Cover Farm LossesUnder the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, the Agriculture Department will provide economic aid for farmers hurt by high diesel prices.The New York Times5d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyfarm loss relief plan
