President Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania jointly announced tens of billions of dollars of energy and technology investments in the state of Pennsylvania as the president traveled to Pittsburgh for a conference with dozens of top executives to promote his energy and technology agenda.
Trump has repeatedly pledged U.S. "energy dominance" in the global market, and Pennsylvania — a swing state critical to his wins in 2016 and 2024 — is at the forefront of that agenda, in large part due to its coal industry that the Republican administration has taken several steps to bolster.
Also, Tuesday, Mike Waltz told lawmakers at his confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations that he plans to make the world body "great again," echoing President Donald Trump's message for revamping America. Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.