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