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WASHINGTONPOST (Noah Robertson, Mariana Alfaro) - House votes to briefly extend warrantless surveillance law amid GOP divisions

Trump officials say the program is vital to national security, but skeptics — including some Republicans — have stonewalled its reauthorization without changes to protect civil liberties.

AXIOS (Maria Curi) - The best and worst states for AI data centers

Data center construction is booming nationwide, but the AI buildout is separating the friendliest states from the most resistant, with Texas and Maine on opposite ends. Why it matters: Americans are bracing for what trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment will mean for them. Here's how two key states are encouraging — and slowing — the buildout. It's no wonder that Texas, with its low electricity prices and abundance of land, is drawing a wave of data center investment. - Texas has 212 operating data centers as of 2024 and 651 have been announced, according to data firm Aterio . Another 157 are under construction, beating Virginia . - The state also offers one of the most generous tax incentives in the nation, worth more…