Georgia Howe

The largest power grid operator in the United States is on the verge of crisis.

In the 13-state region from New Jersey to Kentucky, covered by the nonprofit PJM, an explosion of new AI data centers threatened to swamp the power market operator.

According to the Wall Street Journal, electricity rates are climbing and PJM is already maxing out power supply in high-demand times, leaving a high possibility of rolling blackouts.

President Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday that his administration is working with data center companies to make sure that AI expands without hiking energy costs for Americans.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is investigated by the DOJ, President Trump declares no more oil for Cuba, and a U-Haul plows into an anti-Iran protest in Los Angeles.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley.

It's Monday, January 12th, and this is Evening Wire.

President Trump has declared that Cuba will get no more oil or money from Venezuela, while urging Havana to make a deal before it's too late.

Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has more.

Chaos broke out at an anti-Iranian regime demonstration in Los Angeles on Sunday when a U-Haul slammed into the massive crowd.

Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has more.

Among all the footage streaming in from anti-ICE protests and riots over the last few days, one has gained particular attention, footage of an activist mob hounding and then chasing the Minneapolis police, including their chief, out of an area.

During the footage, activists are seen screaming directly in the faces of officers trying to escort a police vehicle out of a crowded area Friday night.

The mob gets more and more hostile while the officers start picking up their pace to get out of there.