4 h. ago Does Congress or the president hold war powers? Here's what to know

President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities without first consulting Congress has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers who say the move bypasses their constitutional authority to declare war.

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5 h. ago Iran Strikes Inflame War Powers Debate in Congress, Dividing Both Parties

Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he was not inclined to allow a vote on whether to authorize military strikes in Iran, while leading Democrats demanded a briefing and said the president had overstepped his power.

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5 h. ago Reporter’s Notebook: Who really decides when America goes to war? The answer isn't so clear

The Constitution grants Congress power to declare war and the president role of commander-in-chief, creating ambiguity in modern warfare as shown by recent Iran strikes.

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5 h. ago How PSG booked their place in the Club World Cup knockouts and eliminated Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field

How PSG booked their place in the Club World Cup knockouts and eliminated Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field  The New York TimesWhy Sounders need to be 'ruthless' against French power Paris Saint-Germain  The Seattle TimesWatch party takes over Westlake Park as Seattle Sounders face PSG in FIFA Club World Cup  KING5.com

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6 h. ago Why the 'Byrd Bath' Gives the Senate Parliamentarian So Much Power over What's in the Big Beautiful Bill

The Senate parliamentarian plays a key role in what can be included in the Senate Big Beautiful Bill through the Senate using a simple majority vote. The post Why the ‘Byrd Bath’ Gives the Senate Parliamentarian So Much Power over What’s in the Big Beautiful Bill appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago Bodies of 3 Hikers Who Jumped in Water Near Lake Tahoe Are Recovered

The three men had been hiking in Soda Springs, Calif., when they jumped into the water near Rattlesnake Falls, a remote and isolated area that made rescue difficult.

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7 h. ago Kristi Noem on Iran: Trump Has 'Important Decisions Right Now'; I'm Identifying Threats at Home

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is laser focused on identifying threats and stopping them before they begin on the U.S. homeland, she told reporters while responding to questions about the U.S. actions against Iran and the subsequent form of retaliation by Iran, targeting the Al-Udeid Air Base. The post Kristi Noem on Iran: Trump Has ‘Important Decisions Right Now’; I’m Identifying Threats at Home appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 h. ago New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Build New Plant

In her announcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul gave few details about where the plant would be built, how much the project would cost or how long it would take to complete.

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8 h. ago AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle. Nuclear might be the answer

New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators—ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy.

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8 h. ago US electrical grids come under pressure as heat wave drives up power demand

US electrical grids come under pressure as heat wave drives up power demand  Reuters

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8 h. ago No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions?

No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions?  The Washington Post

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8 h. ago South Africa's big rooftops could power six million homes: How to make it happen

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals—big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for large photovoltaic solar systems that could generate enough renewable energy to supply themselves, and feed into the national grid. This would reduce the amount of coal that South Africa's national electricity provider would need to burn. Renewable energy engineer and Ph.D. candidate Mamahloko Senatla-Jaane was part of a team who researched how commercial buildings could be set up to serve as strategic assets for decarbonization and increase the security of South Africa's power supply.

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9 h. ago New laser power converters can transmit power to further, remote destinations

From smart grids to the internet of things, the modern world is increasingly reliant on connectivity between electronic devices. Thanks to University of Ottawa researchers, these devices can now be simultaneously connected and powered with a simple optical fiber over long distances, even in the harshest environments.

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10 h. ago 'Thermoelectric permanent magnet' achieves record power density for energy harvesting

In joint research with The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and Nagoya University, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) developed a new material "thermoelectric permanent magnet" exhibiting extremely high transverse thermoelectric conversion performance, and achieved transverse thermoelectric generation with a power density of 56.7 mW/cm2 around room temperature in a thermoelectric-permanent-magnet-based module.

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12 h. ago Regime change? White House says Iranian people control their destiny

Regime change? White House says Iranian people control their destiny  Washington Times

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16 h. ago The Hollywood sign and Erewhon? How the luxury grocery store became an L.A. tourist destination

The Hollywood sign and Erewhon? How the luxury grocery store became an L.A. tourist destination  Los Angeles Times

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17 h. ago How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.

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17 h. ago GREGG JARRETT: Why Trump's preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities was legal, likely saved lives

Trump's strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were legally authorized under the 2001 AUMF, which granted presidents power to target nations that aided 9/11 terrorists

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17 h. ago Trump loves saying 'You're fired.' Now he's making it easier to fire federal workers

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.

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17 h. ago India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

Remote-sensing data and artificial intelligence are mapping the most heat-vulnerable buildings in cities like Delhi, in an effort to target relief from extreme temperatures at a granular level.

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