(Headline USA) The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another power plant, this time an oil and gas plant in Pennsylvania, to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid.
The department's order to the grid operator, PJM...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The Iranian Foreign Minister expressed optimism that the US and Iran could reach an agreement over his country’s nuclear energy program. Italy hosted the talks with the Omani mediator issuing a less optimistic statement following the talks.
“This round was one of the most professional stages of...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on nuclear energy Friday that Trump said would make the U.S. the “real power” in the industry.
From the White House: President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office, May 23, 2025
U.S. Secretary of the Interior...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview that aired Sunday that the US “cannot allow” Iran to maintain a civilian nuclear enrichment program, calling the issue a “red line” for the Trump administration.
“We have one very, very clear red line, and that is enrichment. We...
(Headline USA) Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate.
In Kentucky, some 14 people were killed by...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Thursday that the US and Iran were close to reaching a nuclear deal, though the details of a potential agreement remain unclear.
The president said that the US wouldn’t be “making any nuclear dust in Iran,” referencing his previous threats that he would...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) According to the Congressional Budget Office, Washington will spend $1 trillion from 2025 to 2034 on modernizing and operating America’s strategic arsenal.
“If carried out, DoD’s and DOE’s plans to operate, sustain, and modernize current nuclear forces and purchase new forces would cost a total of...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Households with needs and determined eligible from Hurricane Helene have eclipsed 7,000 in North Carolina, the state auditor’s office says.
The analysis says 7,096 households “indicated a housing need and were determined to be eligible for housing assistance.” This is the number of total housed...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is no longer demanding that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel to move forward with talks on establishing a Saudi civil nuclear program, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The Biden administration had been working on a potential Israel-Saudi normalization deal that would have involved the US...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he wants the “total dismantlement” of Iran’s civilian nuclear program, a condition that’s a non-starter for Tehran.
“Total dismantlement. Yes, that is all I would accept,” Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Trump suggested he...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The purported champions of the "little guy," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, were caught living large aboard a $15,000-per-hour private jet en route to a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally.
Footage captured by Fox News shows the far-left New York congresswoman and her longtime democratic socialist ally stepping...
(Shirleen Guerra,The Center Square) While thousands of Virginians struggled to afford their energy bills last year, Dominion Energy awarded its CEO a $6.1 million raise—bringing total compensation to more than $17.5 million, according to federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
According to federal disclosures, Dominion reported Chairman and CEO, Robert...