Introduction The Nov. 3 midterms did not shut down America’s AI data center buildout. They changed who signs the next permit. Democrats won both chambers of Congress and governorships in Texas, Ohio, Georgia and New Mexico, where winning candidates campaigned on pausing or conditioning new data centers. Voters also sided against data center development in nearly every local ballot measure that...
November 9, 2026
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Five New Democratic Trifectas. Only Two Can Redraw Congress.
Intro Tuesday’s midterm elections gave Democrats full control of state government in at least five states where they previously shared power: Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A sixth, Arizona, is within reach but not yet called. The immediate question in Washington is whether those wins hand Democrats the power to answer...
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After the Midterms, Which Data Centers Get Stuck and Which Get Moved
Introduction The Nov. 3 midterms did not shut down America’s AI data center buildout. They changed who signs the next permit....
Paraguay’s Bank Collapse Becomes a Presidential Crisis
A Resignation That Didn’t Take Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Within minutes, the Chamber...
$1,540 to Fill a Tank: Record Heating Oil Prices Hit as 1 in 6 Households Are Already Behind on Utility Bills
A New York homeowner who fills a standard oil tank this week will pay about $1,540 before taxes and fees....
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After the Midterms, Which Data Centers Get Stuck and Which Get Moved
Introduction The Nov. 3 midterms did not shut down America’s AI data center buildout. They changed who signs the next permit....
Five New Democratic Trifectas. Only Two Can Redraw Congress.
Intro Tuesday’s midterm elections gave Democrats full control of state government in at least five states where they previously shared...
Voters Split on ID, Unite on Citizenship: What the 2026 Ballot Measures Decided
Voters approved voter ID requirements in Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio on Nov. 3. They rejected them in California and...
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Paraguay’s Bank Collapse Becomes a Presidential Crisis
A Resignation That Didn’t Take Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Within minutes, the Chamber...
The Iran War Was Supposed to Take Six Weeks. The Bill Came Due at the Ballot Box and in the Streets
Introduction When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the administration predicted the campaign would last four to...
When Will We Learn? Iraq, Afghanistan and Now Iran Show Washington Keeps Misjudging Who Can Outlast Whom
Introduction The United States has now been at war with Iran for eight months. The White House projected four to...
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Forever Chemicals in Your Clothes: Texas’s Lululemon Deal Exposes a Federal Oversight Gap
Nearly every American carries PFAS, the “forever chemicals,” in their blood, according to CDC biomonitoring. No federal agency sets a...
The Good Climate Numbers of 2026, and the Coverage They Didn’t Get
Four major indicators moved in a favorable direction this year. Each arrived with a documented explanation from the agency that...
Clean Air Worked. The Climate Bill Is Coming Due.
A study published this summer in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters found that Europe’s summers have warmed faster than...