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AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring

Google's electricity, water use and greenhouse gas emissions all climbed to record levels last year as the company raced to build more AI infrastructure. Why it matters: Google has invested more aggressively than perhaps any other tech company in clean energy , yet its environmental report released Tuesday shows how difficult it has become to keep climate goals on track amid the AI buildout. Driving the news: Google's data centers are becoming more efficient, but the company's AI infrastructure is growing even faster. - "This rapid expansion in energy demand is a reality we must manage actively, and we're committed to ensuring that the growth of AI doesn't become a rationale for lowering our environmental standards," the report states.…

AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - SCOTUS punts Fed independence question to future courts

On the surface, Monday's Supreme Court ruling that keeps Lisa Cook in place as a Federal Reserve governor for now was a win for believers that the central bank works best when insulated from the day-to-day control of the president. The details aren't so clear. The big picture: The court punted on several key questions that will determine how much ability President Trump and his successors have to fire Fed governors. - Moreover, the decision was closer than many court watchers anticipated, with four of six conservative justices dissenting. - Another key ruling Monday grants the president broad latitude to fire heads of independent agencies that aren't the Fed, contrary to a 91-year-old precedent. It shows deep skepticism among the…

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Birthright citizenship decision gives advocates short-lived sigh of relief

Immigration advocates are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship as a win for children, families and the Constitution. - But the decision was largely anticipated — and it's just one of a growing wave of worries over policies involving citizenship and immigration. The big picture: Legal disputes remain over the Trump administration's speedy deportation campaign , a ramped-up effort to revoke citizenship and recent Supreme Court decisions that undercut immigration protections. - "We need to keep fighting," says Efren Olivares, the vice president of litigation and legal strategy at The National Immigration Law Center. Driving the news: "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights— to…

NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - What to know about the 1952 DC UFO encounter and the missing tape

The “Invasion of Washington” occurred over two weekends in July 1952.

DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - Breakaway Traditionalists Plan To Defy Vatican, Risking Automatic Excommunication

'A sin of extreme gravity'

DAILYCALLER (William Buckley) - Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Funding Limits On Political Parties Coordinating With Candidates

'Political-party coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment'

THEFEDERALIST (Skye Graham) - Texas To Include The Bible As Part Of New K-12 Required Reading Lists

This is just the most recent example of states adding religion back into public school curriculum.

THEFEDERALIST (Hannah Bates) - Here’s How Dark Money Uses Children In Deep Red States To Spread LGBT Agenda

How does LGBT propaganda infiltrate conservative states and areas, turning them into sensual celebration grounds? The answer: through children backed by big billionaires.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Thomas Warns Supreme Court’s Birthright Ruling ‘Devalues’ American Citizenship in 91-Page Dissent.

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented strongly against the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, arguing it misinterprets the 14th Amendment.

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented strongly against the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, arguing it misinterprets the 14th Amendment. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants in a 6-3 ruling on Tuesday, with Chief Justice John Roberts and the Court’s liberal justices being joined by Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, despite the latter offering a partial dissent. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas dissented, with Justice Thomas criticizing the majority for misinterpreting the 14th Amendment in a 91-page dissent . KEY QUOTE: “The Court says that the Citizenship…Open