POLITICO Energy

The United States this week escalated its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro’s regime by seizing a sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast — a move that underscores President Donald Trump’s...

A year into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved aggressively to dismantle America’s offshore wind power industry — pulling permits, wiping out tax credits, and launching agency reviews that have rattled...

How should Democrats talk about energy heading into the 2026 midterm elections? A new survey from a center-left group suggests they should pivot from their 2024 strategy under former President Joe Biden as voters remain...

House Republicans are launching a two-week legislative sprint to update the nation’s permitting laws, aiming to speed up approval for new energy infrastructure projects. But President Donald Trump is creating a...

For the past decade, the U.S. power market was defined by predictability. But in 2025, that stability has broken down, creating an increasingly volatile system at a time when energy prices are rising nationwide. Ben...

Nearly a year into Republican control of the federal government, the oil and gas industry is still waiting on its biggest policy priority: a major overhaul of the nation’s permitting process. While the industry remains...

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it’s relaxing the fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks — a move that will strike a blow against electric vehicle manufacturing and in turn former...

President Donald Trump is releasing billions of dollars in federal energy assistance as families across the country grapple with soaring utility bills and the start of the winter heating season. The move offers...

President Donald Trump is aggressively rolling back climate regulations in his second term with strong support from Republican lawmakers. But U.S. business groups and industries are worried that the rapid policy swings...

The Trump administration is pushing for a major nuclear revival as part of its energy dominance agenda and as a way to help the United States win the AI race with China. But U.S. utility companies aren’t on board...

Meeting the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other emerging technologies is one of the big challenges facing the Trump administration. And Dario Gil, the undersecretary for science...

The Trump administration is putting a $1 billion dollar loan toward helping restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. The move underscores the administration’s push for nuclear power as energy bills rise for...

The U.S. void is big at this year’s United Nations Climate Conference, and China is showing that it's ready to fill the space. POLITICO’s Zack Colman is on the ground and explains the implications of China becoming the...

California regulators have signaled they may block a Biden-era deal to retire the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert thanks to grid reliability concerns and regulatory uncertainty. POLITICO’s...

Coastal communities in Louisiana are urging the Supreme Court to take their side in a lawsuit against Chevron and other large oil companies, who they say failed to obtain proper approvals for drilling activity. The...

New York governor Kathy Hochul has strayed from a more environmentally conscious energy policy in favor of one that includes new oil pipelines and a gas-powered crypto mine in its purview. Environmental activists are...

The International Energy Agency is out with its 2025 World Energy Outlook report and has brought its Current Policy Scenario section back with it. In recent years, the GOP has complained about the omission of the...

California governor Gavin Newsom is in Brazil for the United Nations’ COP30 climate summit, touting the Golden State’s climate initiatives — with no President Donald Trump in sight. POLITICO’s Debra Kahn digs into...

Gas prices have fallen since Donald Trump took office, but experts are debating how much credit President Donald Trump deserves – or if voters are even noticing. POLITICO’s James Bikales joins host Josh Siegel to...

Rising power demand and AI data centers are causing electric rates to go up. And last week’s elections in Virginia, New Jersey and Georgia showed that voters are starting to notice. On this episode of POLITICO Energy...

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference, the U.S. is taking a very different approach under President Donald Trump. POLITICO’s Zack Colman joins host Josh Siegel to explain how the...

A major deadline is approaching in the high-stakes negotiations over how to share the rapidly shrinking Colorado River — a lifeline for 40 million people across the West. The seven states that depend on it still have...

A new report from former Biiden administration staffers, shared first with POLITICO, takes a deep look at why President Joe Biden’s trillion-dollar clean energy agenda wasn’t more successful or durable. POLITICO’s...

An under-the-radar election in Georgia today could show how rising electricity bills are shaping voter sentiment. Two seats on the state’s utility commission are up for grabs, testing whether voters back Republicans...

President Donald Trump is trying to reassert the United States as a top exporter of nuclear technology after Russia and China’s bid to dominate the global market in recent decades. Francisco “AJ” Camacho from POLITICO’s...