2026 midterms put tech issues on the ballot

The 2026 US midterms will test the scope of Trump's power and air tech issues including data-center energy costs, AI safety, surveillance expansion, and a California billionaires' wealth tax. The outcome shapes how the next Congress regulates AI and which tech CEOs testify, with California's Prop 45 and data-center backlash central.

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