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Pro-regulation political vehicle reported to have raised $80 million, including $40 million from Anthropic.
Business Insider reviewed 130 US political TV ads and found candidates of every party attacking AI mostly over electricity costs, water use and tax breaks. Companies that need local approval to build now hear that cost case from challengers in both parties.
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Outside money in Alex Bores' House primary topped $40 million, and the largest disclosed sum, Anthropic's $20 million, funded a PAC in his corner. He lost anyway, and his new nonprofit starts with $10 million.
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The blocking is happening at a level federal permitting reform cannot reach, which is why the White House is now arguing with voters rather than regulators, and why on-site generation is becoming the price of consent.
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OpenAI and Anthropic spent $3.17m on federal lobbying last quarter. The $20m Anthropic put into a political group is the number procurement teams should be pricing.
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Crypto, AI and betting firms are behind record corporate election spending, and Trump is adding a $400 million super PAC. The CLARITY Act still needs 60 Senate votes.
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Chamath Palihapitiya says the state-level revolt against AI data centers could cost 200 to 300 basis points of annual US GDP. The permitting risk is now bipartisan.
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A private Republican memo blames data-center backlash for Jon Husted's trouble in Ohio. The warning inside it is about approvals everywhere, which makes it a cost line, not a talking point.
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