A Washington Post analysis of thousands of social media posts and newsletters found that most Republican politicians now speak negatively about data centers, a shift that began around February 2026, a…
A Fox News poll found 70% of voters oppose building data centers in their communities to support AI, and a growing number of Republicans running in 2026 are distancing themselves from President Donald…
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and CEO Austan Goolsbee told Fortune that AI-driven demand for data centers is 'not far' from causing 'aggregate overheating' in the U.S. economy, as construc…
Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, typically a close ally of President Donald Trump, said he is 'backwards and poor' for opposing the president's push to build more AI data centers, citing poo…
President Donald Trump defended AI data center development on Truth Social, warning that communities opposing the projects risk becoming 'backwards and poor' and ceding ground to China in the AI race.…
Build American AI, an advocacy group backed by pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin to counter public backlash against data ce…
Opposition to local AI data centers rose to 61% of U.S. adults in a June-July Annenberg Public Policy Center survey, up from 49% in the spring, and the issue is entering 2026 election contests in Ohio…
Opposition to new local AI data centers reached 71% in a March Gallup survey and 61% in a June-July Annenberg survey, with majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents opposed, reshaping 2026…
A leaked memo from the Republican Party's Senate campaign arm warns major AI companies that public backlash against data centers could cost the party a pivotal Senate seat in Ohio and trigger a nation…
At least 75 AI data center projects worth roughly $130 billion were blocked or delayed in the first quarter of 2026, the largest single-quarter total recorded by Data Center Watch, as local opposition…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo warning that Democratic attacks on AI data centers are hurting Republican candidate Jon Husted in Ohio, where Sen. Sherrod Brown has spent mi…
President Donald Trump said at a White House event with cryptocurrency leaders that he would welcome AI plants and data centers in his town, citing 'enormous' jobs and tax revenue, even as voter anger…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo Tuesday warning that the Republican Party's stance on data centers could cost incumbent Ohio Sen. Jon Husted his election against former Sen.…
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that growing backlash against data centers is a 'powder keg' that could unwind 200-300 basis points of annual GDP if it metastasizes, and criticized 'the…
A confidential memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee warns top AI executives that public backlash against data centers threatens Republican efforts to retain the Ohio U.S. Senate seat…
An internal memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reveals that Republicans in Ohio are asking big tech companies to help improve the public image of AI data centers to boost Se…
Two new U.S. bills propose using AI for military environmental assessments and monitoring China's AI chip sector. The Military Readiness Through Resilient Lands Act, introduced Aug. 6 by Reps. George …
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the National Quantum Readiness Act on Tuesday to codify elements of President Donald Trump's executive order on quantum information sciences, directing t…