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President Donald Trump speaks during a "Beautiful, Clean Coal" event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Behind him, left to right, are Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office. Trump said he was invoking the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, which gives the president authority over domestic industry, to save 13 existing power plants and build two new ones. He said the move would save 14,000 coal jobs and lower energy costs, though the spending will not lower the price of gasoline or diesel fuel, which has spiked since Trump launched a war with Iran in February. Trump criticized subsidies for wind power championed by Democrats, inc...

The U.S. Senate early June 5, 2026, passed a package of $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement. Majority Leader John Thune, seen speaking on March 3, 2026, said GOP leaders were forced to draft the package after Democrats “walked away” from negotiations that could have placed restrictions on federal immigration agents. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package early Friday, moving Republicans one step closer to funding immigration and deportation activities for the next three years without negotiating new constraints on federal agents with Democrats.  The  52-47 mostly party-line vote sends the measure to the House, where GOP lawmakers could send it to President Donald Trump for his signature as soon as next week.  Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote no. Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who participated in  a debate in his bid to become his state’s next g...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to shift its research into autism toward potential environmental causes. The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published new clinical guidance this week affirming that acetaminophen, better known by its brand Tylenol, should be the “first-line” defense against pain and fever during pregnancy. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer) The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published new clinical guidance this week affirming that acetaminophen, better known by its brand Tylenol, should be the “first-line” defense against pain and fever during pregnancy.  The directive contradicts the Trump administration’s notice to physicians last year cautioning against the use of the primary pain reliever recommended for pregnant women, following the president’s unsupported claims that the medication could lead to autism in children. The national professional association for maternal-fet...

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's badge and weapon are seen as ICE conducts a vehicle checkpoint in Washington, D.C. in August, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A Louisiana detention center that houses roughly 1,500 immigrants failed to ensure sanitary conditions, properly store perishable food, properly notify use-of-force incidents and maintain medical records of detainees, according to a report published Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog. The findings stem from an unannounced visit from federal inspectors in March 2025 to the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana.  The report from the DHS Office of Inspector General comes on the heels of  multiple hunger strikes from immigrants at detention centers, protests  outside facilities , a rise in deaths in detention and calls from  Democratic lawmakers to shut down certain sites due to poor and inhumane conditions. In a statement, a Department of ...

President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Declan J. Coady at Dover Air Force Base on March 7, 2026 in Delaware. Six soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command were killed in action by an Iranian drone strike on March 1 in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a resolution Wednesday to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran and require congressional approval for further military action in the country. The 215-208 vote, in which four Republicans voted with all Democrats to adopt the resolution, is the strongest rebuke to date against Trump’s handling of the months-long war that has left more than a dozen military troops dead, killed thousands of Iranian civilians and disrupted global supply chains of fertilizer and oil with the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.  Republican Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidso...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. The nation's high court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map a lower court had deemed racially discriminatory. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) Last month, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts bemoaned the public’s perception of the court.  “I think, at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions; we’re saying we think this is how things should be, as opposed to what the law provides,” he said at a conference in Hershey, Penn., for judges and lawyers. “I think they view us as purely political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do.” Well, sir: If the court walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you’ll have to forgive me if I assume that it is, in fact, a duck. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE What other conc...