Republicans block Democratic push for Trump Jr. subpoena

Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff of World Liberty Financial at Token2049, a prominent crypto conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Wachsman Republicans on a House Natural Resources subcommittee blocked a Democratic motion to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump‘s eldest son, over his backing of critical mineral companies. President Trump’s administration…

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Here’s how it could shape U.S. policy

Gregory Beard, director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing. Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy Former Apollo executive and longtime New Yorker Gregory Beard says he wouldn’t have left the private sector for just any job. But opportunity came knocking in the form of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who tapped Beard to…

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Trump launches critical minerals stockpile

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images…

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