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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…
Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]
FACT CHECK: Henry Cuellar, DCCC Ad Uses Edited Tano Tijerina Clip to Make Disputed Data Center ClaimIncumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are facing criticism from Republican candidate Tano Tijerina’s campaign over a new advertisement, which Tijerina’s campaign says misrepresents his comments and makes a false claim about a proposed data center tied to his wife’s family. | Politics
Push to restrict ‘jawboning’ advanced by Senate Commerce panelWASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved, 18-10, legislation by Chairman Ted Cruz that would limit government coercion of broadcasters and online platforms, despite concerns about its impact on conversations with artificial intelligence platforms. Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.,…