Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) blocked Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate on Thursday, one day after the House passed the data center power bill 417-3. Heinrich objected th…
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…
A coalition of AI-industry billionaires, including Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, is spending millions on ads in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin to counter rising publi…
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 on Monday defended the artificial intelligence data centre boom on Truth Social, warning that communities resisting new construction would end up 'backwards and poor,' but the p…
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…
Bipartisan opposition to AI data centers has become a major political issue ahead of the November 2026 US midterm elections, with 57% to 71% of Americans opposing new local data center construction, a…
President Donald Trump is backing rapid AI data center expansion, saying communities that reject the projects are 'making a mistake,' even as voter opposition grows across party lines. An Annenberg Pu…
Seven in ten Americans oppose constructing data centers for AI in their local area, according to a Gallup poll, as data centers become a pivotal election issue. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told ABC's Jonathan Karl that data center companies "dug their own grave" and deserve the backlash they face after failing to win community support, marking a sharp reversal fro…
A bipartisan backlash against data centers, driven by concerns over noise, resources, and electricity costs, has intensified, with 52 lawsuits filed in the U.S. and 211 active moratoria tracked by Int…
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.…
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 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…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has privately warned top AI companies that the growing public opposition to data centers in Ohio could hurt the GOP's chances in the upcoming election, acc…
A new Pew Research study finds 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI, up from 37% in 2021, while a CNBC poll shows most 18- to 34-year-olds distrust top AI leaders. The National Re…
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…