Senators Question Spending Cuts in Key Nuclear, Science Programs

With permits coming for the nation’s first small modular reactor, Energy Secretary Wright says diverted ‘green’ money will meet the ‘challenge of our time.’ A day after the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it had filed a permit to install the nation’s first small modular nuclear reactor, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the breakthrough marks

Senate Panel Reviews Defense Production Act Authorities

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled “Securing America,” focusing on key authorities under the Defense Production Act, at 10 a.m. ET on May 22. Witnesses include Mckinsey Lyon, vice president of external affairs at Perpetua Resources; Jared Brown, executive director of Global Shield; J… Original News Source Link –

German Finance Minister Optimistic About US Ties After Bessent Meeting

Leaders at the Group of Seven ministerial meeting sought to negotiate Trump’s U.S. tariffs. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said he was optimistic about relations with Washington after a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on May 21. Speaking to journalists at the Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting in Banff, Canada, Klingbeil said:

Ex-congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening to have opponent killed

Tampa, Fla. — A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded

House passes Trump’s budget in razor-thin vote after dramatic all-night session

Washington — The House narrowly passed President Trump’s domestic policy bill Thursday following a dramatic all-night session and days of negotiations.  In a 215 to 214 vote, all but two House Republicans supported the massive budget package — the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda — in a vote that came hours after unveiling

12 States Urge Federal Court to Halt Trump Admin’s Tariffs

A lawyer for the Department of Justice said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act empowers the president to negotiate trade deals. A group of 12 states asked a federal court on Wednesday to put President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports on hold, arguing he overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose