Data centers, which critics decry for their energy and water use, are far less harmful than the factories that powered America's industrial rise, argues a New York Post opinion piece. The piece notes …
High school students, including 17-year-old Sadie Cisneros of Pittsburg, California, are mobilizing against AI data centers, citing environmental and health concerns, with Cisneros speaking at a City …
Axios found that none of nearly 20 potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders support Bernie Sanders' call to pause AI development, and only former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered a critique…
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) aligned with former President Donald Trump's push for rapid AI development, warning that U.S. regulatory hesitation benefits China, which he called a 'China First' agenda…
Fox News' 'Fox & Friends' aired a segment on August 19, 2026, portraying opposition to AI data centers as a 'far left' culture war issue, echoing a private memo from the National Republican Senatorial…
A growing populist revolt against data centers and AI has led to 274 bans, rejections, restrictions, or moratoriums in the U.S. in the first seven months of 2026, compared to 49 in all of 2025 and nin…
A new Axios-Generation Lab poll of 1,075 Americans aged 18-34 finds that 27% believe they or someone they know has lost a job due to AI replacement, and 66% disapprove of President Trump's job perform…
The North Coast States Carpenters Union filed a formal complaint Tuesday with the Pittsburg city council, alleging that its members were subjected to racial slurs, including the N-word, and threats du…
Sabrina Javellana, a victim of AI deepfake pornography, criticized House Republicans for stalling the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and co-sponsored by Re…
Senator Bernie Sanders demanded that Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic immediately pause advanced AI development, citing autonomous hacking incidents and AI-assisted virus design as proof that safety thresh…
Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing insurgent, won the Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan on July 20, 2026, defeating four-term moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who was backed by Governor Gretchen Whi…
Senator Bernie Sanders, in December 2025, became the first member of Congress to demand a moratorium on new AI data centers, and by March he partnered with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to i…
Michigan House candidate Will Lawrence, a Democratic Socialists of America member, advocated for a federal moratorium on new AI data centers during a Fox News Digital interview on Saturday, arguing th…
Willie Nelson criticized AI data center construction near his hometown of Abbott, Texas, in an Instagram post on Tuesday, calling the facilities 'loud, water thieving, light polluting' and urging rura…
Republican leaders in the House are blocking the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill backed by Paris Hilton that would let victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography sue their abusers, because they do n…
At least five bills targeting AI data centers are moving through Congress, with the Ratepayer Protection Act—approved unanimously by the House Energy and Commerce Committee—leading the pack by requiri…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the nation's first statewide moratorium on data center development, citing an overwhelming surge in applications from small communities that lack the negotiating powe…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's DEFIANCE Act, which would allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake AI pornography to file civil lawsuits, passed the Senate unanimously but is stalled in the House, and …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez publicly backed a teen activist leading a campaign against the AVAIO Perseus Data Center, a 76-acre AI data center campus planned for Pittsburg, California, amid a nation…
IBM shares fell more than 23% after the company issued a warning about AI spending returns, sending a shockwave through the tech industry. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon urged calm over AI's impact on…