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The United States collected 25.6% of its GDP in taxes in 2024, unchanged from 2023 and down from 28.0% in 2022. The average across OECD countries rose 0.3 percentage points to 34.1%, the highest on record, according to the OECD’s Revenue Statistics 2025, …
On 5 October 2026 the Department of Energy offered Vistra a conditional loan of up to $4.2 billion to boost output at three nuclear plants, …
In October 2025 Energy Secretary Chris Wright used a rarely invoked power under the DOE Organization Act to direct the Federal Energy …
On 5 October the Supreme Court sent back to the Ninth Circuit a ruling that had blocked the end of Temporary Protected Status for …
On 11 September 2026 a new obligation started for every company selling software or connected hardware in the EU. If a vulnerability in one …
On 16 September 2026 the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by a quarter point, to 3.75–4.00%. It was the first increase since July …
Border Patrol made 8,870 apprehensions at the southwest border in August 2026. For fiscal 2026 through August the total was 89,760, putting …
J.H. Campbell is a 1,560-megawatt coal plant on Lake Michigan. Its owner, Consumers Energy, planned to close it in May 2025. On 23 May 2025, …
The Transportation Department wants another $30 billion from Congress to finish rebuilding US air traffic control, on top of the $12.5 …
On 29 September 2026, Gen. Michael Guetlein told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee that an initial version of Golden Dome, the planned …
