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AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity from coal plants

The Trump administration is harnessing military purchase power in some of its most aggressive attempts to stem or even reverse coal-fired electricity's decline. Why it matters: Surging electricity demand and fresh White House support could provide a lifeline to the most CO2 -heavy power source. - Environmentalists, energy experts and others criticized President Trump's further acceleration of his fossil fuel drive and warned it would increase energy prices for U.S. families already struggling to pay utility bills. Driving the news: Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon on Wednesday to procure electricity from coal-fired power plants. - Separately, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced another $175 million for…

The Trump administration is harnessing military purchase power in some of its most aggressive attempts to stem or even reverse coal-fired electricity's decline. Why it matters: Surging electricity demand and fresh White House support could provide a lifeline to the most CO2 -heavy power source. - Environmentalists, energy experts and others criticized President Trump's further acceleration of his fossil fuel drive and warned it would increase energy prices for U.S. families already struggling to pay utility bills. Driving the news: Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon on Wednesday to procure electricity from coal-fired power plants. - Separately, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced another $175 million for…Open

AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on

Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) willingness to buck the party line has become so routine that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't even factor him into the equation for tough votes. Why it matters: Johnson's majority now stands at 218-214, meaning he can lose only one GOP member on party-line issues. Massie is rarely part of the majority. - "What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios recently. And asked by Axios on Wednesday if Johnson had his back, Massie replied, "No." - Just this week, Massie was one of three Republicans to vote to end a blockade on challenging President Trump's tariffs, got into a heated exchange with Attorney General Pam Bondi , and was the only Republican to vote against the rule for the…

Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) willingness to buck the party line has become so routine that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't even factor him into the equation for tough votes. Why it matters: Johnson's majority now stands at 218-214, meaning he can lose only one GOP member on party-line issues. Massie is rarely part of the majority. - "What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios recently. And asked by Axios on Wednesday if Johnson had his back, Massie replied, "No." - Just this week, Massie was one of three Republicans to vote to end a blockade on challenging President Trump's tariffs, got into a heated exchange with Attorney General Pam Bondi , and was the only Republican to vote against the rule for the…Open