House Republicans form new January 6 panel in attempt to undercut past inquiry

Mike Johnson says party has ‘exposed the false narratives’ of the attack but that ‘there is still more work to be done’ House Republicans will continue investigating the January 6 insurrection, attempting to undermine the prior investigation that found Donald Trump responsible and rewrite the narrative about the deadly Capitol siege. House speaker Mike Johnson…

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‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024

Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europe’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10% Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a “milestone” for the clean energy transition. Solar panels generated 11% of the EU’s electricity in 2024, while coal-burning power plants generated 10%, according…

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Laken Riley Act passes US House, sending anti-immigrant bill to Trump

Forty-six Democrats joined Republicans to further bill requiring detention of undocumented immigrants for theft The US House on Wednesday gave final passage to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, sending the proposal to Donald Trump’s desk and giving the new president his first legislative victory as he presses his…

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Tech titans bicker over $500bn AI investment announced by Trump – The Guardian

Tech titans bicker over $500bn AI investment announced by Trump  The Guardian Elon Musk bashes the $500 billion AI project Trump announced, claiming its backers don’t ‘have the money’  CNN Announcing The Stargate Project  OpenAI Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project  The Associated Press Tech firms in Trump’s AI Stargate venture…

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Fast moving Hughes Fire breaks out in Castaic, prompting evacuations – LAist

Fast moving Hughes Fire breaks out in Castaic, prompting evacuations  LAist Brush fire ignites near Castaic  KTLA Los Angeles Hughes Fire explodes to 5K+ acres near Castaic area, evacuations expand  ABC7 Los Angeles L.A. fire live updates: Hughes fire breaks out north of Castaic, evacuations ordered  Los Angeles Times Mandatory evacuations ordered in northern LA County in first significant…

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