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September 2, 2026
How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response
AI is already helping detect and monitor wildfires. Now, researchers are exploring how it could help fire officials decide where to deploy crews across multiple fires.Why it matters: Studies show c...
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August 31, 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down from his post, according to a Department of Defense official.Why it matters: Driscoll, the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history, was well-liked ...
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August 31, 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down from his post, according to multiple reports.Why it matters: Driscoll, the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history, was well-liked in the military ...
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August 31, 2026
Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom to proceed
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted President Trump to proceed with plans to build the White House ballroom.Why it matters: The 5-4 ruling is likely the final word on the project, which can now p...
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August 27, 2026
Accused 9/11 plotters to stand trial in 2028
A military judge on Wednesday set a June 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The big picture: Air Force Lt. Col....
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August 24, 2026
Mark Carney's defiance of Trump has Canada cheering
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned his decision to hold firm against President Trump's tariff threats into a rallying point for Canadians as their trade clash escalates.Why it matters: ...
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August 24, 2026
Trump administration to revoke up to 200,000 visas of asylum seekers
The Trump administration plans to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas held by people who've sought asylum in the U.S., AP first reported on Monday.Why it matters: It would be the larges...
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August 24, 2026
How new cooling technologies could cut AC electricity demand
America's answer to hotter summers has overwhelmingly been more air conditioning, and engineers are now looking for ways to keep people cool without driving up electricity demand.Why it matters: Th...
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August 23, 2026
Trump says rejecting data centers is "a mistake"
President Trump defended the expansion of data centers in an interview with his former fixer, Michael Cohen, that aired in full on Sunday.Why it matters: Trump's support comes as data centers face ...
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August 19, 2026
Why the U.S. grid's extreme heat problem is changing
Solar energy and batteries are making it easier for utilities to meet surging electricity demand during extreme heat, but prolonged high temperatures are exposing other vulnerabilities in the grid....
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August 17, 2026
How wildfires are changing the U.S. electric grid
Years of destructive fires are forcing utilities to prioritize wildfire resilience as they plan the next generation of the U.S. electric grid.Why it matters: Utilities aren't just expanding the ele...
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August 16, 2026
Trump tells Hegseth to cut back U.S.-South Korea drills
President Trump said Sunday he instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" U.S. military exercises with South Korea.The big picture: Trump cited his "very good relationship"...
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August 13, 2026
Trump-allied Kennedy Center board votes to put his name back on building
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, per multiple reports.Why it matters: The move challenges a federal...
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August 11, 2026
Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service nationwide from implementing part of President Trump's executive order for mail-in voting restrictions.Why it matter...
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August 6, 2026
Cyberattacks expose deeper vulnerabilities in U.S. water systems
Suspected Iran-linked cyberattacks re exposing long-standing vulnerabilities in fragmented U.S. drinking water systems facing aging infrastructure and intensifying climate threats.Why it matters: D...
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August 5, 2026
Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap
Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President Trump's Marine One helicopter in Washington, D.C.Why it matters: The incident comes as regulators work to imp...
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August 5, 2026
Man arrested near Trump golf course after gun found in car
Authorities said Tuesday they arrested a suspect near President Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of his fundraising visit.The big picture: Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, California, w...
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August 3, 2026
How America is adapting to climate extremes
Climate adaptation is increasingly moving from planning to real-world action as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes test communities across the U.S.Why it matters: Even if greenh...
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August 3, 2026
U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn
Wildfires in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages and burned hundreds of thousands of acres as firefighters battle dozens of massive fires across the Pacific Northwes...
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July 31, 2026
How extreme weather is shaping tomorrow's electric grid
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 ...
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July 28, 2026
Canadians' travel pullback costs U.S. tourism billions
Canadian travel to the U.S. fell 25% last year, according to a new Canadian government report, which says early 2026 data show the decline has persisted.Why it matters: The report provides some of ...
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July 23, 2026
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan refers Jack Smith to DOJ over alleged false statement
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department on Wednesday, alleging he knowingly made false statements during congressional testimo...
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July 23, 2026
Secret Service threat cases soar 40%
Threats against people the U.S. Secret Service protects are up about 40% from a year ago, the agency says, as it prepares for Friday's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner.Why it matters:...
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July 17, 2026
Trump alleges vast conspiracy to commit and cover up election fraud
President Trump used his Thursday night prime-time address to accuse U.S. intelligence agencies of covering up Chinese efforts targeting the 2020 election and announced the release of White House d...
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July 15, 2026
New Mexico AG, federal DOJ clash over Epstein records
A public dispute between New Mexico's attorney general and the U.S. Justice Department escalated Tuesday over records sought in the state's Jeffrey Epstein investigation.Why it matters: The clash u...
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July 12, 2026
McConnell breaks weeks of silence about his hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) addressed his hospitalization Sunday, following a fall some four weeks ago. Why it matters: McConnell's comments are his first public explanation of the hospitalization...
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July 6, 2026
Heat wave's deadly impact grows
Extreme heat gripping much of the U.S. has killed at least two dozen people over the past week, as about 40 million people remained under heat alerts Sunday.Why it matters: Extreme heat is the nati...
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July 5, 2026
Trump official sought FIFA review of Balogun red card
A Trump administration official asked FIFA to review U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's red card, a source familiar with the matter tells Axios.Why it matters: Direct intervention by a U.S. administrat...
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June 28, 2026
Trump sets Sept. 1 start for overhaul of "run down" D.C. golf course
President Trump said the federal government will begin renovating East Potomac Golf Links on Sept. 1.Why it matters: The renovation of the public course is part of Trump's broader effort to reshape...
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June 26, 2026
Europe swelters under record-breaking heat wave
New June temperature records were set in the U.K. and France this week as a deadly heat wave grips much of Europe.Why it matters: A new World Weather Attribution analysis found human-caused climate...
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