To Reduce Electrical Grid Strain Amid Heat Wave, Data Centers Are Ordered to Use Backup Power
As extreme heat threatens the stability of electrical grids across the Eastern United States, big users of power…
The Iran War Has Led to Months of Global Shortages
Before we explain more about the fallout from the war in Iran — and before you listen to…
U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads…
Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
The Trump administration asserted “unprecedented” authority when it ordered a Michigan coal plant to stay open because of…
Major takeaways for federal agencies from the latest bipartisan spending package
Congress has unveiled a new package of bills to fund some agencies through fiscal 2026, the latest bipartisan…
Appeals court judges scrutinize Trump’s national security basis for collective bargaining rollback
Federal appeals court judges are weighing what limits, if any, exist for President Donald Trump to classify which…
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees A Republican lawmaker was…
Post-shutdown, here’s how soon federal employees can expect back pay
Following the longest shutdown in U.S. history, the federal workforce is now trying to get back to at…
‘This has never happened before’: NNSA furloughs 1,400 staff
The National Nuclear Security Administration furloughed 1,400 employees Monday as part of the federal shutdown, with NNSA doing…
Both blue and red areas affected by $8 billion in cuts for energy projects
The Trump administration this week escalated its efforts against renewable energy when it announced the cancellation of $7.56…
Trump targets brutalist buildings in push to make federal architecture ‘beautiful again’
President Donald Trump is setting his design preferences as the standard for how federal buildings should look. An…