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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee's primary loss is drawing attention as commentators argue that appeasing progressive interest groups — including a tax hike and a charter-school moratorium — could not offset perceptions of government dysfunction, especially after the state's economy was ranked poorly nationally.

Separately, analysts are raising alarms about a growing network of pro-North Korean advocacy groups in the U.S. that they say whitewash the regime's record and could undermine regional security by pushing to reduce American military presence in Asia.

On the tech front, commentary compares public anxiety over new data centers to historical fears of industrial pollution, arguing that continued AI development requires accepting data-center expansion despite local political backlash in states like Michigan and Texas.

On foreign policy, writers weigh in on the U.S.-Venezuela oil arrangement following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, arguing it reduces Chinese and Russian influence and could lower gas prices, while cautioning that interim leadership under Delcy Rodriguez remains an unreliable long-term partner.