< article id="post-952169"> SINGAPORE – When it comes to the 2026 US elections, the congressional midterms draw most of the media attention. Will the Democrats take back the House? Can they get a majority in the Senate, too? For Asia, though, the outcome will not immediately affect the two issues

Artificial intelligence and the data centers needed to power it have become prominent issues in this midterm election. A recent University of New Hampshire poll indicates that over two-thirds of New Hampshire residents oppose the construction of an AI data center in their town, and 45% support halting all new data center construction statewide. Gubernatorial

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