A series of dangerous heat waves this summer — including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order — are putting the electric grid under an intense real-world stress test. Why it matters: Successive summer heat waves are forcing utilities to rethink how they prepare the grid for longer and more frequent periods of extreme stress. - They're raising questions about whether the electric grid can keep pace with surging demand from both climate change and the AI-driven electricity boom. State of play: Heat waves create a double challenge by increasing electricity demand for air-conditioning while reducing the efficiency of some power plants. Zoom in: Texas has become one of the nation's biggest proving grounds for…
The Trump administration has a new tactic for trying to isolate cases of alleged voter fraud — digging into the IP addresses of those who went online to register to vote. - The FBI recently obtained the IP address of someone who registered online in South Carolina, according to documents first shared with Axios. Why it matters: The bureau's request for the address, which state and local officials complied with, offers a glimpse of how federal authorities are stepping up their probe of voter rolls and registration practices under pressure from President Trump. - The president's persistent complaints about the 2020 election have expanded into federal investigations that also involve the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland…
Zach Sage Fox joins "Katie Pavlich Tonight" to discuss what he learned from visiting New York City's homeless encampments and asking people how they feel about Zohran Mamdani's policies on homelessness. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
Host Blake Burman discusses a cyberattack on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota, which a new report suggests was carried out by Iran. It comes as the U.S. and Iran are launching a new wave of attacks on each other. 00:00 - Introduction 03:02 - Rpt: Iran likely behind MN cyberattack 13:07 - "Freedom haulers" to boost veteran hiring 19:23 - CISA: Threat actors targeting water entities 27:05 - Trump: Hamas agrees to fully disarm 36:15 - America's growing demand for skilled workers
The borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges, but the class-action lawsuit to erase their federal student loans has been tangled up in courts for years.
Sweet v. DeVos in 2019 to Sweet v. Cardona during the Biden administration, and now Sweet v. McMahon for Trump's current education secretary, Linda McMahon.'/Open
Democratic socialists are on the ballot in high profile races coming up in Michigan and Wisconsin, putting mainstream Democrats in a tough position when it comes to the issue of Israel and Gaza.
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.
The group caught on one of the world’s highest peaks included the influential British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and an American climber, an alpine organization said.
