Trump energy department reorganizes around fossil, nuclear priorities

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday announced a reorganization of the agency that prioritizes oil and nuclear resources over offices that had been dedicated to renewables and efficiency. DOE published a new organizational chart alongside
Dick Cheney’s funeral, in photos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral service was held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral. The consequential and polarizing former vice president under Republican George W. Bush will be added to a bipartisan yet
Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says ‘We hear you’ on affordability concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans’ concerns about high costs, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered a more direct and empathetic message, saying, “We hear
New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Thursday about the disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center, questioning whether their decision could bankrupt the state
Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants. The move by U.S.
Immigration crackdown operation in Charlotte ends, sheriff says

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A Border Patrol operation targeting suspected undocumented migrants in Charlotte, North Carolina has ended, local officials said on Thursday, following five days of sweeps by federal agents that ended in hundreds of arrests
US sanctions on big Russian oil firms are having their intended effect, Treasury official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said it is seeing signs that its sanctions on major Russian oil producers are crimping the economic engine that has allowed Moscow to continue to fund its war in Ukraine. Prices
Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, killing 14, had cracks in engine mount

Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago, killing 14 people in Kentucky, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing’s
Mamdani says he wants to talk affordability with Trump and isn’t worried he’s walking into a trap

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that he’s “not concerned” his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump could be a political trap, vowing instead to center the Oval Office sit-down on
Wisconsin clerks refer 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in 2024 presidential election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the