America is entering the biggest energy expansion since the post-war boom, particularly with artificial intelligence fueling a massive data center construction race. Politicians in both parties talk constantly about winning the future and strengthening domestic industry, but those ambitions all depend on one thing: abundant, reliable energy. Yet across the country, more than 2,000 gigawatts […]
A Gallup poll released Tuesday found that American pride has fallen to its lowest level since the firm began asking the question in 2001. The clearest expression of this decline is just how contentious the American flag has become. The same poll, released by Gallup, found that Americans are split on their view of the […]
Assuming another Labour Party parliamentarian doesn’t challenge his leadership bid, Andy Burnham will replace Keir Starmer as United Kingdom prime minister on July 20th. Burnham’s first priority is to boost economic growth and lower living costs. But he must also urgently repair the damage his predecessor has done to the U.S.-U.K. special relationship. To be […]
The following is an installment of On This Day, a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. July 2, 1776 The early morning heat in downtown Philadelphia […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, your deep dive into the nation’s politics and power. Today, we go beyond the headlines in Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, and we wonder whether he should be announcing that he is planning a “really long speech” on Saturday. We are off tomorrow but back in harness on […]
The Supreme Court’s decision expanding President Trump’s firing power is already headed for a test, as members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) who were sacked by Trump indicated Thursday they’ll keep fighting their terminations. Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka are arguing the NCUA is just like the Federal Reserve, which the high court has signaled may...
A little under 1 in 3 Americans say they would be willing to back a democratic socialist in an election, according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 29 percent of respondents said they would be willing to cast their ballot for a democratic socialist, 45 percent said they wouldn’t and 26 percent were...
A crowd of people gathered at the Great American State Fair on Thursday stopped to gaze up at the sky as several fighter jets streaked over the National Mall. Blake Boggs crouched down to his young son's stroller and pointed up. “You don’t get to see the Thunderbirds anywhere,” he told The Hill. Despite the...
The Energy Department on Thursday proposed to put up hurdles for the creation of future energy efficiency standards for appliances. While the hurdles would technically apply equally to any current or future administration, Democrats are more likely to want to tighten energy efficiency standards, and a future Democratic administration’s efforts could be hampered by the...
The State Department on Wednesday designated the Ecuadorian gang the Chone Killers as a foreign terrorist organization. "Chone Killers is an Ecuadorian gang that has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers, and government officials, including high-profile assassinations of public officials," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. Rubio separately said on...
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee released an interim report on Thursday alleging Freedom 250 potentially misled donors, directing them to complete payments that were rerouted. “According to sources interviewed by Committee Democrats, donors who intended to donate to America250 were instead given wire instructions with Freedom 250’s banking information—including its routing number and account...
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday. According to the Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, the death rate in 2025 was 689.2 per 100,000 people, representing a 4.6 percent drop from 2024 as well as the lowest recorded death rate in the country's history. ...
Much of the eastern half of the U.S. is dealing with extreme heat this week, including the nation’s capital. The high temperature Thursday in Washington, D.C., was forecast to be 102, according to the National Weather Service. The heat comes as D.C. prepares to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday over the Fourth of July weekend....
Army Gen. Christopher Donahue on Thursday relinquished command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in Wiesbaden, Germany, after he was unexpectedly ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month. Donahue, 56, was widely seen as a rising star in the Army and spent decades in the military special operations realm but left his most recent...
