The Biden administration is aiming to triple U.S. nuclear energy capacity from 2020 over the next two decades, according to a new plan released in the waning months of the president’s term. As of 2020, the U.S. was responsible for producing 29.9% of global nuclear electricity, as reported by the Energy Information Administration. The new framework, released Tuesday, aims to reach an ultimate goal of 200 gigawatts (GW)...

A former Pentagon official testified to Congress that the U.S. government has evidence that “we are not alone in the cosmos,” but that a “cabal” of officials is hiding the information. The official, Luiz Elizondo, is the former head of the Defense Department’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which was tasked with investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). He and other witnesses testified before the House Oversight Committee....

Trump 2024 campaign senior advisors Dan Scavino and Stephen Miller are among four new cabinet picks announced by the Trump-Vance transition team on Wednesday as the president-elect continues to fill up his incoming administration at breakneck speed. Scavino will return to the White House as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff. He was the director of social media for the Trump 2016 presidential campaign and has worked alongside the president-elect...