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.…
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…
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…
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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