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Senate Democrats block data center bill aimed at addressing energy costs

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Senate Democrats blocked a GOP-led effort to approve a bill aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, arguing it doesn't go far enough.

What the coverage shows

The outlets mostly converge on Senate Democrats blocking a Republican-backed bill tied to data centers and higher utility costs, with several extracts also noting Democratic criticism that the measure was “toothless.” The Hill and CBS News complicate the grouping by publishing headlines about stock trading bills, and CBS’s first item explicitly says the effort was also linked to a voter ID provision. CNBC uniquely pairs the data center item with a stock-trading ban, while PBS NewsHour only points readers to a live news conference after the Senate rejection.

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