Dirk Roburn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to boost the U.S. nuclear energy industry by reducing regulatory burdens and increasing domestic production of uranium. Nuclear power plants would produce four times as much electricity for the United... Read More

WASHINGTON — Forty million Americans are expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, and when they do, the vast majority will be in for a happy surprise — the lowest prices they’ve paid at the gas pump in... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C., was abuzz with forward-looking dialogue earlier this week as diplomats, technologists and creators convened to explore how digital diplomacy is evolving in the era of social media influence. At the center... Read More

WASHINGTON — CPAC honored members of the House and Senate this week for their commitment to conservative principles in policies dealing with everything from energy and state’s rights to cutting funding for unnecessary or duplicative federal programs. The CPAC Foundation... Read More

The group run by Elon Musk and his aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau it claims are “wasteful," worrying users of federal data already concerned about the health... Read More

U.S. futures and global markets slumped Friday after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial... Read More