President Trump ordered the military to purchase coal, while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly closed the El Paso International Airport due to a reported drone incursion, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minnesota are straining the US court system. These events, unfolding across different sectors, highlight the diverse range of issues currently impacting the United States.
On Wednesday, President Trump, after being awarded a trophy by the Washington Coal Club, issued an executive order directing the military to buy coal. This move aims to bolster the struggling coal industry, despite coal being the second most expensive power source for the US grid, according to Ars Technica. The order comes amidst concerns about coal's environmental impact, as it produces significant pollution.
Simultaneously, the FAA closed airspace above El Paso International Airport in Texas on Tuesday night, citing restrictions that were expected to last for ten days. However, the airspace reopened less than ten hours later. US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy attributed the closure to a "cartel drone incursion," as reported by Ars Technica. The incident involved the use of a new anti-drone laser by the military.
In Minnesota, ICE operations are causing a surge in court cases. Since December, Operation Metro Surge has led to the arrest of approximately 4,000 people, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as reported by Wired. This has resulted in an overwhelming number of habeas corpus petitions filed in the US district court in Minnesota, nearly equaling the number filed across the entire US in a year.
ICE's planned expansion into over 150 office spaces across the US, including 54 specific addresses, was also detailed by Wired. The agency intends to occupy existing government spaces and share facilities with medical offices and small businesses.
In other news, Anthropic released its Claude Cowork AI agent software for Windows on Monday, bringing the file management and task automation tool to a large segment of the desktop computing market, according to VentureBeat. The Windows launch offers full feature parity with the macOS version, including file access, multi-step task execution, and plugins. Users can now set global and folder-specific instructions, which developers on Reddit described as "a game-changer."
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