At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?
At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?Open
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
The FBI agent behind the search warrant that led to the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots in Fulton County won't have to testify in a hearing in the case Friday.
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…Open
With his ultimatum set to expire for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, President Donald Trump has yet to say it will be prolonged.
HOUSTON — Several top energy executives and a federal regulator had a message Thursday for Americans angry about soaring electricity bills: Help is on the way. Why it matters: The cost of electricity — which has spiked across much of the country over the past year — has become a top-tier political issue, with Democrats making it a focus of their affordability push. Driving the news: At a CERAWeek panel on affordability, the executives said investments in grid improvements, closer cooperation among states and the federal government, help from hyperscalers, and other measures will bring down rates. - Southern California Edison president and CEO Steve Powell said wildfire-related upgrades dramatically drove up his customers' rates…
HOUSTON — Several top energy executives and a federal regulator had a message Thursday for Americans angry about soaring electricity bills: Help is on the way. Why it matters: The cost of electricity — which has spiked across much of the country over the past year — has become a top-tier political issue, with Democrats making it a focus of their affordability push. Driving the news: At a CERAWeek panel on affordability, the executives said investments in grid improvements, closer cooperation among states and the federal government, help from hyperscalers, and other measures will bring down rates. - Southern California Edison president and CEO Steve Powell said wildfire-related upgrades dramatically drove up his customers' rates…Open