Direct Federal Investment, ‘Great Reactor Race’ Highlight Trump’s First-Year Energy Policies

The Exxon Mobil Baytown Refinery in Baytown, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration unrolled few energy policy surprises in doing what he vowed to do while campaigning—aggressively support oil, gas, and coal production; boost investment in nuclear energy development; roll back

Internal memo authorizes ICE to enter homes without judicial warrants in some cases

A newly disclosed whistleblower complaint indicates that Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules. Historically, ICE has told its officers that they could not rely on administrative immigration warrants — signed by officials at the

Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership

President Trump has made a series of claims about Greenland in recent weeks, insisting the United States needs to take control of the island to protect Americans — a view Greenland officials and NATO allies reject. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Mr. Trump called acquiring Greenland “a core national security interest

Trump backs off from tariff threat over Greenland

Washington — President Trump said he will not be imposing tariffs against European countries over their objections to his efforts to acquire Greenland, revealing Wednesday that he and the secretary-general of NATO reached “the framework of a future deal” regarding the island. “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States