DOE Awards $2 Billion for 38 Electric Grid Expansion, Resilience Projects Across 42 States

The funding will be used to build or upgrade nearly 4,400 transmission-line miles and will generate 6,000 jobs and spur private investment, officials say. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a $2 billion tranche of funding for 38 projects across 42 states in the second round of federal incentives designed to buttress the

Trump sought new NDA from Stormy Daniels this year, documents show

In late July, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump asked the adult film star Stormy Daniels to sign an agreement promising not to speak about her “interactions” with Trump or question “his suitability as a candidate for president,” documents provided to CBS News by Daniels’ attorney Clark Brewster show. In exchange, according to the

Biden meets with European allies in Berlin, says West must keep aiding Ukraine

President Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the upcoming U.S. presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany. Mr. Biden met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Ukraine’s second-biggest military supplier after the

Foreign Holdings of US Debt Surge to Record High of $8.5 Trillion

Japan added billions to holdings while China reduced its exposure to U.S. government debt. Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities surged to an all-time high in August, data from the Treasury Department confirmed on Oct. 17. Holdings of U.S. Treasurys increased to $8.5 trillion, up from $8.3 trillion in July and by nearly 12 percent