Policy

Coal fired power plant

‘Inevitable’ that Paris climate goal of only 1.5-degree warming will be breached: UN

Maydeen Merino · October 21, 2026 11:47 am

The Social Security Administration office is seen in Mount Prospect, Ill., Oct. 12, 2022.

Social Security Administration updates millions of incorrect records

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI) speaks at a podium with a gray suit jacket on.

Ilhan Omar fundraises over federal raid: ‘Very expensive and challenging time’

FILE - North sea oil exploration platforms

UK greenlights previously banned North Sea gas project sought by Trump

Data centers protesters

Voters will decide on more than 40 data center ballot measures amid rising backlash

FILE - Elon Musk

Elon Musk admits rival Anthropic is AI front-runner: ‘I was clearly wrong’

David Zimmermann July 9, 2026 5:33 pm

Privacy advocates fret over Meta image tool that works on public accounts

Victoria Baeza Garcia July 9, 2026 5:32 pm

A U.S. marine service member stands next to a TRV 150 drone.

Pentagon seals deals for lasers used to target drone swarms

Mike Brest July 9, 2026 5:19 pm

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft.

Air Force cancels 135 promotions over ‘highly unprecedented’ testing error

Sophia Mandt July 9, 2026 4:50 pm

Earth movers prepare a site for a 2.5 million square foot AI data center.

Virginia county halts data center construction over slave cemetery concern

Max Grinstein July 9, 2026 4:27 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin attends the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, July 9, 2026, in Washington.

Zeldin proposes rolling back Biden-era truck emissions rules

Maydeen Merino July 9, 2026 2:56 pm

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

The NATO countries that are and aren’t meeting their defense commitments

Mabinty Quarshie, James A. Downs July 9, 2026 2:38 pm

America 250 Trump Roosevelt Library

Trump Air Force One switch a ‘misdirection’: White House spokesman

Rena Rowe July 9, 2026 2:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin holding an opened card.

Putin could escalate Ukraine war after September elections, Czech president warns

Mike Brest July 9, 2026 1:15 pm

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Talarico campaign fundraising numbers dwarf rival Paxton’s with $30 million haul

Emily Hallas July 9, 2026 12:56 pm

Graphic of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit with an ICE officer

Mexico vows to file criminal complaints in US after ICE shooting in Texas

Claire Carter July 9, 2026 12:53 pm

Environmental advocates and progressive lawmakers hold a rally in support of legislation that would put a moratorium on new data centers in the state on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

What to know about upcoming national day of protest against data centers

Emily Hallas July 9, 2026 11:45 am