Pennsylvania governor rolls out plan to fast-track and subsidize power plants, hydrogen projects

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that he wants to fast-track big energy projects in Pennsylvania and offer hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that provide electricity to the grid and make hydrogen. Shapiro's announcement comes a few...

White House budget office rescinds order on federal grant freeze that sparked widespread confusion

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House budget office rescinds order on federal grant freeze that sparked widespread confusion.

Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors

President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO’s largest single contributor by far. It is expected to donate $958 million, or nearly 15%, of the...

Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee to be the military's top weapons buyer is an official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019 as Trump sought a commitment from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate the Biden family — a key component of the...

State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. The order threatened a quick halt to many of the billions of dollars in...