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AI data centers are coming for federal land. They're roiling the Nevada governor's raceVoters across the country are worried about the effects artificial intelligence data centers are having on electricity bills, water and the environment. The data center issue has dominated the competitive governor’s race in Nevada, where 80% of the land is owned by the federal government. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is fighting Democratic challenger…
Trump attacks immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while rallying in Ohio for Republican candidatesPresident Donald Trump has tried to boost Republican Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio. Trump criticized Somali and Haitian immigrants, even referencing his previous false accusations about Haitians eating pets. He gave a shoutout to Rep. Max Miller, who faces domestic abuse accusations, and…
Takeaways from the first Iowa Senate debateBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned. The two candidates battling for Iowa’s Senate seat, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, kept their sometimes sharp disagreements
Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip thereThe primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to visit and boost Sen. Darline Graham. The Senate Leadership Fund is putting $5 million in the state to support Graham, who was appointed this summer as an interim replacement for her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Trump’s…
Data Centers Could Sink Republicans in November Midterm ElectionsRepublicans are confronting a political liability over data centers as voter concerns about rising electricity bills intensify ahead of the November midterm elections, according to party strategists. [1] Senate Democrats blocked legislation sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) that would have required states and some utilities to consider a standard…