Axios

President Trump will attend the G7 leaders' meeting in France in June to talk artificial intelligence, trade and crime-fighting, a White House official told Axios.

Why it matters: It's customary for U.S. leaders to attend the annual summits, but Trump's attendance was not a sure thing due to his increasing anger with G7 members like the U.K., France, Germany and Italy for not aligning with his war effort in Iran.

A settlement between President Trump and the IRS that created a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund was expanded Tuesday to bar investigations into him, his family and his businesses' previously filed tax returns.

Why it matters: The expanded waiver intensifies scrutiny of a controversial settlement involving agencies that Trump effectively oversees.

Corporations are poised to buy more clean energy this year than ever before, driven by the AI boom and a rush to secure expiring tax credits, according to a new report shared exclusively with Axios.

Why it matters: The surge underscores the enduring influence of corporate demand on the clean energy market — and the resilience of cleantech investment even after President Trump rolled back federal support.