Energy Secretary’s 1st Order Reverses Drive for Net Zero Carbon Emissions

In his first week in office, Chris Wright put forth a plan to meet the projected rise in energy demand through fossil fuels and nuclear energy. The first secretarial order issued by Chris Wright, secretary of energy, is a nine-point action plan to solve what President Donald Trump has deemed a national energy emergency brought

Poll analysis: Increasing numbers of Democrats want their party to oppose Trump

As often happens early in a presidential term, much of the focus has been on the new Trump administration, which started with net positive reviews — but how do Americans think the parties in Congress should be reacting? The nation’s rank-and-file Democrats are increasingly looking for more opposition to President Trump from their congressional delegation. Ahead

Palestinian Authority Says It Will Restructure ‘Pay for Slay’ Program. Regional Experts Are Skeptical.

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a Monday decree ostensibly ending his embattled government’s terrorist payment program, known as “pay for slay.” But regional analysts are skeptical that Abbas’s reform will stop the cash from flowing to so-called martyrs in Gaza and the West Bank. Abbas, according to a statement published by PA state media,

House Freedom Caucus Releases Budget Plan With $200 Billion for Military, Border Security

The resolution also includes a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase ’to give stability to the financial markets.’ The House Freedom Caucus released a budget resolution on Feb. 10 that would allocate hundreds of billions of dollars toward spending on defense and the border in addition to raising the debt ceiling. The 45-page legislative text mirrors