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An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
Amazon is backing a new gas-fired power plant in Pecos County, Texas, intended primarily to supply a nearby data centre rather than the state grid. The project could become one of the United States’ largest individual sources of greenhouse-gas emissions, highlighting the growing environmental cost of powering AI infrastructure and challenging Amazon’s climate commitments. The…
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Ex-GOP strategist: ‘This might be the year’ Democrats win Texas
The article’s full text was unavailable, so its specific claims cannot be verified. Based on the headline, a former Republican strategist argued that Democrats could have a realistic chance of winning Texas in the relevant election year, a notable prospect in a state long dominated by Republicans. The title suggests the argument concerned shifting political…
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‘DEI queen’: Virginia Dem’s past embrace of far-left prosecutors unearthed
Fox News reports that Shannon Taylor, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, previously promoted progressive approaches while serving as Henrico County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney. The article frames her support for reduced incarceration and greater workplace diversity as being at odds with public-safety concerns, though the excerpt does not provide evidence that Taylor’s own policies…
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Trump’s ex-lawyer Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has been confirmed as US attorney general by a 50–49 Senate vote, ending a prolonged dispute over his nomination. The narrow result matters because the attorney general leads the Justice Department, while opponents questioned whether Blanche would act independently of the president. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins and…
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Live updates: Senate departs for August recess; Blanche confirmed as AG
The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied, so its live updates cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it appears to cover the Senate beginning its August recess and the confirmation of Blanche as attorney general. No further details, voting figures, timing or context were provided in…
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Protect College Sports Act stalls in overnight Senate showdown, vote pushed to September after chaotic evening
The Protect College Sports Act failed to secure a Senate vote during a late-night push that continued into the early hours of Saturday, despite public support from President Donald Trump. The setback delays action on legislation intended to address issues in college sport and shows that supporters were unable to overcome procedural and political resistance…
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Dem Senate hopeful flip-flops on emerging issue impacting communities across US
Former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown is facing scrutiny over an apparent shift in his stance on data centres as he seeks to return to the US Senate. Fox News reports that he previously welcomed Amazon’s data-centre expansion in Ohio but now opposes further development, highlighting the political significance of rapidly growing concerns about energy use…
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A Trial: After An Enemy of the People review – Wagner Moura upends Ibsen and keeps us guessing
Christiane Jatahy’s A Trial reworks Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People into an interactive contemporary drama in which Wagner Moura’s Thomas Stockmann is judged for exposing contaminated water in a Brazilian spa town. The production turns the audience into participants, blurring fiction and reality while asking whether speaking out can justify the personal and economic…
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Socialist wave ‘ripping America apart’ will hit a wall with Michigan voters: Rising star House candidate
Republican congressional candidate Mike Bouchard Jr. said Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Democratic Senate primary victory does not indicate that Michigan voters broadly support socialism. Speaking to Fox News Digital after his own primary win, Bouchard argued that El-Sayed’s progressive message is divisive and said he expected it to face resistance among Michigan voters. Bouchard, the GOP…
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Trump pumps brakes on Senate budget plan, delaying GOP SAVE America push
Senate Republicans left Washington for recess without passing the SAVE America Act, a measure strongly backed by President Donald Trump. The delay means a prominent GOP voting-policy push remains unresolved, despite pressure from the White House for a Senate vote before the break. The article describes the legislation as a major item left unfinished amid…