The Latest Breaking News from Jeff Landry

Meta Has Been Looking to Expand Its AI Capabilities. It Has Now Announced Plans on Invest $50 Billion on a New Data Center.

Meta is dramatically expanding its largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project, increasing the planned investment in its Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana to more than $50 billion.

International Business Times · Jul 13

Meta's AI data center cost went from $10 billion to $50 billion in under 2 years—and split the town in two

The Hyperion supercluster has quintupled in cost since 2024. Meta says it's covering its own power costs, but critics warn locals could pay anyway.

Fortune · Jul 13

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Just Supercharged Its Biggest AI Bet Yet, Expanding Its Hyperion Data Center Into a $50 Billion-Plus Project

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has significantly ramped up its investment in the Hyperion data center project in Louisiana. The project’s cost now surpasses a whopping $50 billion.

Benzinga · Jul 13

When parties take victory laps too soon

ANALYSIS — Republicans are reveling in recent primary losses of candidates preferred by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But they don’t have to look back very far to see that upset primary winners can get elected to Congress, including some members of their own party. Democratic strategists tried to tip…

Roll Call · Jun 23

Anti-abortion groups target Republicans

Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead

Salon · Jun 8

Louisiana Republicans pass new electoral map that guts majority-Black district

The GOP-friendly map approved by state lawmakers now goes to Republican governor who is expected to sign it

The Guardian - US · May 29

Louisiana legislators adopt new House map, giving GOP pickup opportunity

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a congressional map that would give Republicans another pickup opportunity, sending it to Gov. Jeff Landry for final approval. The Louisiana state Senate approved the new lines on Friday, a day after the state House did so. The newly drawn map would favor Republicans in five…

Roll Call · May 29

Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland

Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Trump envoy says US should restore its 'footprint' in Greenland

The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.

Euronews · May 21

US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland', says Trump envoy

US special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry said on Wednesday Washington needed to rebuild its presence on the Arctic island, where the United States once operated 17 military facilities during the Cold War. President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that US control of Greenland is vital to prevent China or…

France 24 · May 21