Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! In today’s Daily on Energy, Maydeen, with the help of our editor Joe Lawler, takes a look at energy secretary Chris Wright’s priorities for the department.

Jan. 31, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the United States ...

A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's plan to offer buyouts to federal workers. NBC News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian, NBC News Chief White House ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s ...

The center would serve as a hub for comprehensive information gathering and pave the way for better coordination when it comes to wildfire response.

Lawmakers mixed sometimes-NSFW witticisms with dire warnings about the future of democracy as they traded barbs and banter at ...

In practice, Trump’s executive order means the federal government could use Title IX to investigate schools that don’t change ...

When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

During the confirmation hearing for Trump's Director of the FBI nominee, Kash Patel in the Senate this week, Senator Alex Padilla slammed Patel over his qualifications for the position.

Thanks to the infernos in LA, a house listed for $3 million sold for $6 million—and the rental market has gone haywire too.

"California is the largest contributor of tax revenue to the federal treasury by far," Padilla wrote Jan. 27 on X. "In 2022 alone, California paid $83 billion more to the federal government than it ...