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As tech companies race to build data centers, more communities are pushing backConcerns about electricity bills and local impacts are fueling bipartisan opposition to the massive data centers that power the digital economy, from cloud services to AI chatbots. In Wisconsin, as in other states, the tussles are personal – and fraught.
Congress ends the shutdown. Now, Democrats eye immigration enforcement reforms.Republicans and Democrats in Congress voted to end the shutdown, but remain divided on their next big task: Whether to reform how the Department of Homeland Security conducts immigration enforcement. Democrats are pushing for more accountability; the GOP is pushing back.
Beyond Minneapolis, claims of excessive force by immigration agents are risingIn cases that haven’t gotten a national spotlight, U.S. citizens and legal residents say they’ve been tackled, kicked, or injured by federal immigration enforcement personnel.
Goodbye, granola bars. Hello, whole milk. How MAHA is reshaping school programs.Schools are imposing new nutrition guidelines and reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test as they adjust to the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda in federal policy.
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Vision and vibe: New smart glasses offer our reporter a glimpse of future computingMeta and Ray-Ban have teamed up for the latest smart glasses. Our reporter tries them and reflects on ways high-tech lenses might enhance daily life.
Largest batch yet of Epstein files released. They may not satisfy.A new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday have revealed some details of his communications with wealthy and powerful contacts.
Government shutdown may be short, but with immigration enforcement talks aheadA partial government shutdown that began Saturday is expected to be brief, but it sets the stage for a debate over immigration enforcement policies and funding.
Minneapolis inspires protest songs, from The Boss to Billy BraggBilly Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.
Trump taps Kevin Warsh, a Fed insider and outsider, to lead central bankPresident Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve calmed markets, but the former member of the board of governors could also set the Fed on a new course.
What’s a ‘Yinzer’? Our reporters’ roundtable with Gov. Josh Shapiro.Josh Shapiro’s book tour may be laying the groundwork for a presidential run. At an event with reporters, the governor also showed his Pennsylvania roots.
How Minneapolis protests fit into the larger struggle for civil rightsIn the U.S., protests against oppressive government actions, and even civil disobedience, have contributed to shifts in thinking – and changes in policy.
When can law enforcement use force, and how is it investigated? 3 questions answered.After the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, members of the public and lawmakers are looking for more information about when local and federal law enforcement can use force and how incidents are investigated.
Why rising antisemitism pushes Josh Shapiro ‘to be more open about my faith’Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro – who is seen as a likely Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 – was the guest at a Monitor Breakfast event on Thursday. He talked about what he thinks voters want from their government, and how President Donald Trump is making America less safe.
FBI raid shakes Georgia as Trump weighs lawsuits over 2020 election lossThe FBI searched a Georgia election headquarters on Wednesday, escalating President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
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