Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown won back a U.S. Senate seat against Republican Jon Husted

Federal and state elections held midway through a presidential term that determine control of Congress and shape the political direction of the country.

Large computing facilities built to train and run artificial intelligence models, and the public questions they raise about electricity, water and land. Fought locally through zoning and utility rates, and nationally through energy policy, grid capacity and federal support for the industry.

Ohio voters returned former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown to Washington, defeating Republican appointee Jon Husted in a special election two years after Brown lost reelection. The contest determined who would finish JD Vance’s 2022 term and drew more than $500 million amid disputes over costs, corporate influence and data-center expansion.