# Data centers take a hit in US midterms, setting up a reckoning for tech giants

https://mins.news/en/item/132668

- The Associated Press, 2026-11-06 16:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4zr0sf7

> Opposition to data centers featured in midterm campaigns across the United States, with hundreds of millions of dollars spent on TV ads and many winners promising to rein in the energy-hungry facilities.

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