Inflation held at a four-year low in December, the government said on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The data comes as the White House attempts to address consumers' affordability concerns that have weighed on President Trump's approval rating.
The climate agenda's fall from grace over the past year has been stunning — in speed, scale and scope.
Why it matters: Whether this collapse in climate-changeambition proves permanent or temporary will shape the planet — which is still warming in unprecedented ways — and trillions of dollars in global energy investment.
Clean-energy advocates and a Minnesota city won a partial victory Monday when a federal court judge ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it canceled energy-related grants in blue states.
Why it matters: It's the latest example of the courts countering the administration's moves.
A federal judge is allowing a major wind project to resume construction off Rhode Island's coast while the court battle over the Trump administration's recent stop-work order plays out.
Why it matters: The preliminary injunction is a win for the nearly complete Revolution Wind project, which would provide power to Rhode Island and Connecticut. The project is jointly owned by Ørsted and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners.
President Trump's huddle with oil executives and Energy Secretary Chris Wright's subsequent press blitz expose tensions running through the plans to boost Venezuelan output.
Why it matters: Controlling oil revenues and exports, and reviving its broken-down oilfields, are central White House goals after toppling Nicolás Maduro.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday will announce an initiative to ensure data centers are paying for their own energy needs instead of consumers.
Why it matters: Power-hungry AI data centers are making Americans' electricity bills more expensive, and Hochul's move aims to shift those energy costs back onto the companies that create the demand.
President Trump said Sunday he may exclude Exxon Mobil from his drive for U.S. companies to invest in Venezuela, after the oil giant's CEO described the South American country as "uninvestable."
What he's saying: "I didn't like Exxon's response," said Trump Sunday evening of the CEO's comments during his meeting with U.S. oil giants at the White House two days ago.
President Trump said Sunday Iran reached out to the U.S. a day earlier and proposed to negotiate a nuclear deal.
"We may meet with them. A meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what's happening, before the meeting. … but a meeting is being set up," he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.
Why it matters: Trump's surprising remarks come as protests in Iran intensify, the death toll rises and the U.S. considers taking military action against the regime.
