There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar

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The Indiana state Senate’s vote against a new congressional map that President Donald Trump had pressured it to adopt was one of the most extraordinary examples to date of Republicans standing up to Trump.

A poll shows congressional Democrats less popular than ever before, but that doesn’t mean voters like President Donald Trump’s use of executive power.

Outnumbered' discusses the Trump administration's push to harness nuclear power to slash AI costs and boost energy independence.