15 January 2026

War Powers Resolution: The Senate Had One Job

On January 14, a “war powers resolution” went down to defeat in the US Senate on a 50-50 vote, with vice president JD Vance breaking the tie. The resolution, which would have required US president Donald Trump to at least casually mention to Congress that he planned more military misadventures in Venezuela before, rather than … Continue reading War Powers Resolution: The Senate Had One Job → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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13 January 2026

Data Centers Might Break the Grid? Good, Something Needs To.

Photo by Ron Clausen, Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication A quick headline roundup from the last couple of weeks: “US Electric Grid Heading Toward ‘Crisis’ Thanks to AI Data Centers” (Common Dreams, January 2) “US electricity grid stretches thin as data centers rush to turn on onsite generators” (tom’s HARDWARE, January 5) “America’s … Continue reading Data Centers Might Break the Grid? Good, Something Needs To. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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10 January 2026

Will Trump’s Residential Investment Ban Really Make Housing More Affordable?

In a Truth Social post, US president Donald Trump says he’s “immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes,” and will call on Congress to legislate those steps. He promises more details in his coming address to the World Economic Forum. Absent those details, it’s impossible to know if his … Continue reading Will Trump’s Residential Investment Ban Really Make Housing More Affordable? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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War Powers Resolution: The Senate Had One Job

On January 14, a “war powers resolution” went down to defeat in the US Senate on a 50-50 vote, with vice president JD Vance breaking the tie...

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