{
  "id": 2109715,
  "title": "Data center uproar scrambles the midterm election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/data-center-uproar-scrambles-the-midterm-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/20/data-center-uproar-2026-midterms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new populist fever is coursing through the midterms, forcing campaigns to retreat and recalibrate as they confront a groundswell of hostility toward AI data centers. Why it matters: Grassroots pressure is breaking the bipartisan consensus that enabled America's AI buildout. Candidates in both parties are now racing to distance themselves from projects their own leaders spent years courting. The…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}