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Nearly 20% of the ships that have recently gone through the Strait of Hormuz are sanctioned ships involved in transporting Iranian oil, tracking data shows.
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Liberals hold the reins of the Democratic Party, but their grasp is slipping — and it appears that those radical leftists who've long been jockeying for control of the party may soon be in the coachman's seat.Earlier this year, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani took control of America's biggest city. Earlier this month, Democratic Socialists of America member Nithya Raman advanced in the Los Angeles mayoral race to a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Last week, DSA candidate Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Washington, D.C.'Capitalism has absolutely fallen through the floor.'On the heels of these and other signs of democratic socialists' ascendancy within the broader Democratic camp, CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, noted, "The democratic socialists seem to be doing considerably better than they used to be — and they have the chance to knock off, in fact, Democratic incumbents in Congress."Enten suggested that part of what is driving the socialists' success is their growing favorability among Democrats."Net favorability among Dems, Democratic Socialists of America — look at that, a plus-17-point net favorability rating among Democrats," said Enten. "That is better than how congressional Democrats are viewed by Democrats. It just lost four points. So no wonder that democratic socialists have such a good chance, because simply put, they are a better brand at this point than Democrats in Congress."According to a national Marquette Law School poll conducted in April, 41% of Democrats have a favorable opinion of the DSA. Among those Democrats who view the DSA favorably, 43% described themselves as "very liberal" and 25% referred to themselves as "moderate."RELATED: Montreal shooter's alleged manifesto calls for far-left communist totalitarianism, 'revolutionary terror' Democratic Socialists of America-hosted rally in the Bronx. Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images.Enten highlighted that democratic socialism's rise within the Democratic Party comes amid declining support for capitalism.Gallup polling showed in September that 54% of Americans had a positive image of capitalism, down from 61% in 2010. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said that they had a positive image of socialism, up from 36% in 2010.When broken down by party affiliation, the pollsters found that Republicans' perception of capitalism had improved — from 71% in 2010 to 74% last year. For Democrats, the positive perception of capitalism declined from 51% in 2010 to 42% in 2025.While only 14% of Republicans said they viewed socialism in a positive light last year, 66% of Democrats signaled a positive perception of the ruinous economic and political philosophy — up from 50% in 2010."Capitalism has absolutely fallen through the floor," Enten said in reference to this data. "Socialism, on the other hand, up like a rocket."Enten said of the Democratic Party's embrace of socialism, "This to me is one of the more stunning trends ... that I have seen in covering politics over the last 15, 16 years. And if you believe the prediction markets, it's not going to just stop suddenly."The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has similarly highlighted the DSA's ascendancy, concluding that regardless of whether socialist candidates succeed in New York's Democratic congressional primary on Tuesday, "the DSA agenda is gaining among Democrats."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.
CNN data guru Harry Enten has some bad news for President Donald Trump: the vast majority of Americans — including most Republicans — think he surrendered to Iran in order to end the war asap rather than because he had achieved any of his objectives. According to Enten, two-thirds of all voters held this opinion, but surprisingly, over half of Republicans — 53 percent — shared this view. “Look at this,” said Enten. “66 percent of Americans simply think he wanted to end the war, and even among Republicans, his own party, don’t think that, in fact, the Trump administration met its war goals. In fact, they think he wants to just end the war.” What’s more, the numbers show that most Americans don’t believe Trump’s claim that the U.S. won the war. Said Enten, “What they think happened was Iran was fighting back, America looked at the chance of victory in terms of what Trump initially laid out as the chance of victory — they did not think that that was possibly going to be accomplished. We’re talking about two-thirds of Americans, and even a majority of Republicans.”According to Enten, disapproval of the conflict has been consistent, starting at around 64 percent during its early weeks, rising to 66 percent, then dropping back to 64 percent, with 75 percent of independents holding negative views. “No matter what deal has been made, the clear majority, two-thirds of Americans, still disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing when it comes to that conflict,” Enten said, noting that opinions haven’t shifted since the peace agreement was signed. “Americans still disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing on Iran. The polling is quite steady.” What’s more, the latest polling shows that 57 percent of Americans think the war caused more problems than it solved, with only 21 percent saying the opposite and another 21 percent saying the situation is exactly the same as before. That’s 78 percent of Americans who think the outcome is the same or worse than before the conflict: hardly a ringing endorsement of Trump’s decision to launch war in the first place. That same poll, conducted in the final days of the war, found that 78 percent of Americans believe the U.S. should end the war immediately, versus just 22 percent who think the U.S. should persist until Iran gives up further concessions. This has proven a major drag on the president's approval rating in general. As USA Today explains, “Trump's approval rating overall has been underwater for the majority of his return to office, but the war's disruption to the global oil supply chain has pushed prices up, and his approval rating down.” Since the war’s end, Trump’s approval has ticked up just slightly, reaching 38 percent.
A majority of Americans – including Republicans – believe that President Donald Trump was desperate to end his war in Iran regardless of whether his goals were accomplished.The president signed a memorandum of understanding last week to negotiate an end to the war he launched Feb. 28, and CNN's Harry Enten presented polling data that showed public opinion had remained solidly against Trump all along."You know, they disapproved of him a month ago, they disapproved of him two months ago, and they still disapprove of him," Enten said. "I mean, the polling is quite steady."Enten encountered some technical difficulties that prevented him from displaying the polling data onscreen, but he pressed on and recited the numbers from memory."Look, people disapproved of Trump two months ago," he said. "His disapproval rating was 64 percent, last month it was 66 percent, and this month it is the same – 64 percent. So what we're talking about is that Americans, you can pay attention to me here. Americans still disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing on Iran, and 75 percent of independents disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing on Iran. So regardless of any deal that was made, the American people still disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing on Iran, despite whatever he's doing.""The bottom line is this," he added. "No matter what deal has been made, the clear majority, two-thirds of Americans, still disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing when it comes to that conflict."Enten found similar support for the president's agreement to end the war."So why did Trump agree to the deal?" Enten said. "Well, it's simply this: Why Trump agreed to the Iran deal, wants the war to end or think the U.S. met its war goals. Look at this, 66 percent of Americans simply think he wanted to end the war, and even among Republicans, his own party, don't think that, in fact, the Trump administration met its war goals. In fact, they think he wants to just end the war.""So this idea, hey, we won, we won, everyone, we won – the American people don't think that is exactly what happened," he added. "What they think happened was Iran was fighting back, America looked at the chance of victory in terms of what Trump initially laid out as the chance of victory. They did not think that that was possibly going to be accomplished. We're talking about two-thirds of Americans and even a majority of Republicans did." - YouTube youtu.be
Only a small fraction of data center opponents actually live near one, according to new polling by a consulting firm that counsels leading AI labs and tech startups.Why it matters: The findings by Milltown Partners, shared first with Axios, highlight how data centers have become a stand-in for broader anger at an AI future many Americans don't want but fear they'll have to pay for.By the numbers: The public is still divided on data centers, with direct opposition not yet a majority view. But nearly half of respondents support a temporary construction ban, according to Milltown's findings.38% of respondents said they would support a data center being built near their home, while 34% would oppose it.Meanwhile, 49% say they support a moratorium on construction of new data centers, while only 16% oppose a moratorium.Another 27% neither support nor oppose a moratorium and 8% say they don't know.Most opposition to data centers isn't coming from neighbors. Only 8% of the respondents who oppose data centers say they know of one or more data centers near their home, the poll found.Between the lines: The split suggests many voters aren't categorically anti-data center, but they are wary of the pace and terms of the buildout.A temporary moratorium could be a way to force companies and policymakers to answer questions about costs, water use and who benefits.Threat level: Both Steve Bannon on the right and Bernie Sanders on the left have attacked AI as a threat to working people."This isn't happening in a vacuum. The AI transformation is arriving at a time when Americans already feel angry, insecure and pessimistic," Milltown Partners researcher Tom Brookes says.Context: Pew Research Center also found in an April poll that living near an existing or planned data center doesn't have much effect on Americans' views of the facilities.Two-thirds of planned data centers are in rural areas, even though 87% of existing data centers are in urban ones, Pew found.What they're saying: Warnings from tech leaders that AI will bring mass job loss are handing critics more ammunition.If unemployment moves by two percentage points and people think this is caused by AI, we will see a "real populist backlash," Andy Hall, professor at Stanford's graduate school of business and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, wrote on X last month. The intrigue: The backlash is hitting just as tech companies look for new ways to staff their data centers, at least temporarily."People are building massive scale data centers everywhere and they're facing a severe labor shortage. That's the gap we want to fill," Zhou Xian, co-founder and CEO of Genesis AI, tells Axios.But not always with humans. Genesis AI just launched a new general-purpose robot built to move in complex environments, like data centers.The fine print: Milltown Partners, a global public affairs and communications firm, surveyed 6,872 registered voters between May 10 and May 20 recruited from online panels. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.The polling oversampled voters in Texas, Georgia, Michigan, California, and North Carolina — states with current data center projects.The bottom line: The massive windowless warehouses packed with computing infrastructure have become a physical symbol of wider AI anxiety.
“Governor, read the damn room,” Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas (D-VA) told Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) this week. The unusually public rebuke underscores a growing democratic divide over one of Virginia’s most controversial industries: data centers. What began as a debate over tax incentives for the artificial intelligence powering facilities has evolved […]