{"slug": "democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers", "title": "Democrats Split on Israel and the Politics of Data Centers", "summary": "Nearly half of U.S. House Democrats voted to eliminate $3.3 billion in aid to Israel, revealing a party split on U.S.-Israel relations, while Republicans capitalize on the division. Meanwhile, the construction of hyperscale data centers for AI has become a political flashpoint ahead of the November election, with both parties leveraging community opposition.", "body_md": "# Democrats Split on Israel and the Politics of Data Centers\n\nNearly half of U.S. House Democrats voted yesterday to eliminate $3.3 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Israel. Although the amendment failed 314-104, it revealed a sea change in the party’s views on U.S.-Israel relations. Marisa and Guy discuss the trends behind which members voted yes, no or present and how Republicans are capitalizing on this party split.\n\nThen, Marisa talks with Wired senior reporter Molly Taft about the politics of data centers. The construction of hyperscale data centers to power Artificial Intelligence have become a flashpoint in communities across the nation ahead of the November election, and both parties are trying to capitalize on the anti-data center movement. They discuss why the data centers draw such strong opposition, how communities are responding and whether Americans will ever receive equity shares in AI companies.\n\nCheck out [Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter](/newsletters/political-breakdown), delivered straight to your inbox.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers", "canonical_source": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/07/16/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers/", "published_at": "2026-07-17 00:07:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 00:17:56.539372+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["U.S. House Democrats", "Israel", "Republicans", "Wired", "Molly Taft"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrats-split-on-israel-and-the-politics-of-data-centers.jsonld"}}