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Ripple effect of US midterm elections
The US midterm elections on November 3 saw the Democrats achieve a sweeping victory, taking the majority in both the Senate and the House.
The US midterm elections on November 3 saw the Democrats achieve a sweeping victory, taking the majority in both the Senate and the House. The party also saw several governors elected in states that were traditionally Republican strongholds.

One such state is Texas, which has been at the center of major AI and data center investments, leading to uncertainty within the tech sector about whether the policy support for these investments will be maintained.

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