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AI Relies on Data Centers. Bernie Sanders and AOC Want To Freeze Their Construction.

This heavy-handed legislation would harm Americans, not protect them.

Reason

Data center moratorium pitched as counter to AI impacts

Leading progressives unveiled legislation Wednesday that would pause construction and upgrades of artificial intelligence data centers, highlighting an issue where voters are concerned and the Trump administration plans to back industry. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., released their draft bill, dubbed the Artificial Intelligence Data Center…

Roll Call

AOC Not Ruling Out Backing Challengers to Democratic Incumbents, Report Claims

Axios noted that her comments come as 30 House Democratic incumbents face at least one primary challenger who had raised $100,000 or more as of the end of 2025.

Latin Times

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid nearly $19k in campaign funds for ‘leadership consulting’ tied to ketamine therapy expert

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign spent nearly $19,000 on a psychiatrist specializing in ketamine therapy. The funds, designated for 'leadership training,' supported treatments for mental health conditions. Ocasio-Cortez has previously advocated for studying psychedelics for therapeutic purposes and has spoken openly about her own therapy following the January 6th Capitol riots.

The Times of India

AOC is not ruling out endorsing primary challengers to fellow House Democrats

The "Squad" member said she would only wade into primaries if a colleague "crosses some huge line."

Axios

For former Rep. Joe Crowley, St. Patrick’s is a holiday with personal meaning - Roll Call

Joe Crowley was deeply involved in Irish issues at the local level in Queens, in the New York legislature and in Congress.

Roll Call

‘The system is broken’: grassroots Democratic group aims to revitalize outmoded ground game

Swing Left aims to reconnect with voters and overhaul campaigning with ‘deep canvassing’ ahead of midterms

The Guardian - US

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AOC says what everyone is thinking – Trump’s impulsive Iran strikes are all meant to distract us from the Epstein files

He is ready to plunge the US into a world war to save his neck?

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Trump accused of using Iran strikes to deflect from Epstein files

New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticised Donald Trump for launching joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Ocasio-Cortez accused Trump of "risking world war" to divert attention from the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal, citing a pattern of impulsive military actions without clear exit strategies. She suggested that the timing of these…

The Independent UK

Centrist Dems launch '28 mission: Stop AOC

It's a reflection of the deep divisions within the party over how to take on Trump's MAGA Republicans.

Axios

It's AOC or bust for far-left Democrats in 2028

Far-left Democrats see no clear alternative to carry forward Bernie Sanders' wing of the party.

Axios

AOC Takes On Trump Over Attack Against Iran: 'Deliberate Choice Of Aggression'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed President Donald Trump over his decision to approve attacks against the Iranian regime, calling the war "unlawful," "unnecessary," and warning it will have "catastrophic" consequences.

Latin Times

Stephen King says Trump ‘has never had a child,’ and Trump Jr. wasted no time proving him right

That claim immediately blew up on his face.

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‘I don’t like young, handsome men’ Trump insists before he torches ‘attractive’ AOC in rambling Peace Board speech

Trump’s speech to his Board of Peace, a group of mostly autocratic leaders, included threats on Iran and yet more complaints about not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ... and bizarrely ended with the Village People’s YMCA

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The Conversation

How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today’s progressives

Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were unsuccessful but historic. The civil rights activist and organizer, who died on Feb. 17, 2026, helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s election a generation later as the nation’s first – and so far only – African American president.

The Independent UK

Republican congressman from Florida urged to resign over derogatory social media about Muslims

Randy Fine has refused to back down after his incendiary post that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom calling him out for being a “racist slob”

The Independent UK

Trump blasts AOC and Gavin Newsom after Munich global summit: ‘Incompetent’

President Trump also claimed that former First Lady Hillary Clinton was ‘Trump-deranged,’ but conceded that she was ‘competent’

The Guardian - AU

What next for Greenland and Ukraine? Questions after the Munich security conference

Gathering of world leaders in Germany has disbanded for another year, but many of the issues remain unresolved

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The Guardian - US

Ocasio-Cortez says US military aid to Israel ‘enabled a genocide in Gaza’

New York congresswoman criticizes ‘unconditional’ US aid and calls for enforcement of Leahy laws

The Independent UK

AOC is pushing the Democrats to take her seriously. Munich could launch her rebirth

ANALYSIS: Once seen as an insurgent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a team player for the Democratic Party, Eric Garcia writes. Now, she wants to remake what that team looks like

The Guardian - US

AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference

Congressperson says US president and Marco Rubio are tearing apart transatlantic alliance

The Independent UK

AOC says Trump is ‘tearing apart transatlantic partnership’ between US and Europe

The congresswoman said that the U.S. president is looking to command the western world ‘as his personal sandbox’

Axios

"Schumer needs to get the hell out": House Democrats fume over DHS funding talks

"The main feeling among members is a lack of trust in his strength and ability to strike a hard bargain."

The Times of India

'Unfit': AOC slams Trump for hosting moving night for 'Melania' while another ICE shooting rocks Minneapolis

President Trump's White House movie night featuring a documentary on Melania Trump drew sharp criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her remarks came as a federal agent fatally shot an ICU nurse in Minneapolis, amidst other domestic crises. The screening, attended by tech executives, occurred while Minnesota's governor urged a halt…

Fortune

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says 'we have to draw a line in the sand now' after fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota

"What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States, and I cannot underscore enough how precipitous this moment is."

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