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Oil exec to Dallas Fed: “The administration’s comment about an ‘Iran terror premium’ existing for decades with crude oil pricing is laughable. But now the administration has created one where it did not exist before.” More from @jamepdx politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

Wright downplays energy price forecast after Trump rebuke ow.ly/BEYh106xA69

DOE list shows billions of dollars in 'retained' Biden-era awards. Hydrogen hubs previously on chopping block are among those the department plans to "retain" or "modify," according to the list. With @HMNorthey subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil dlvr.it/TRpQf6

It's not just Hormuz. There's another strait that Iran could work to close as another pressure point against Trump if the U.S. escalates attacks. Expect another oil price shock. With all-star lineup of regional experts including: @citrinowicz + @NoamRaydan + @gbrew24

Interior @SecretaryBurgum called wind power "not that reliable, because when the wind's not blowing on a cold day, we still need everything else." “There's nothing renewable about a wind tower,” he told our @jmart at the POLITICO Pub at #CERAWeek.

This story from Politico is laughably false. Both Secretary Wright and Secretary Burgum have been a constant presence at the White House since Operation Epic Fury. I was literally just on Air Force One with President Trump watching Secretary Wright on television, and the President was saying he couldn’t be happier with both Doug and Chris. There is nobody more qualified to lead in this critical moment, and to implement President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda. Politico continues to prove they are garbage gossip trash fueled by cowardly anonymous sources.

There are now only four people on job to cover all the offshore drilling. And the Trump administration hoping for more than 25 lease sales in the coming years.

ICYMI, scoop from @jamepdx on how DOGE cuts to the federal workforce have left the office responsible for drilling safety in Alaska with a skeleton staff: Federal safety regulator warns his office can’t keep up with Trump’s Alaska oil push politi.co/3P1a0uW via @politico

More signs the Trump admin is planning for a post-Maduro regime in Venezuela. Scoopy stuff here! Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers politi.co/4pJFX8R via @politico

Trump correctly said California's average: $4.70/gal Trump did not correctly state the national average- it is $3.09/gal, not $2.50/gal, but this is slightly closer to reality instead of the previous $2/gal mentions

White House removes Atlantic from oil lease consideration after political backlash ow.ly/Jth6106pjiW

SCOOPLET w/ @SiegelScribe: The White House plans to name newly confirmed FERC commissioner Laura Swett as chair, a White House official and a former Trump administration official close to the White House confirmed. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/1…

NEW ‘Definitely playing favorites:’ Interior permitting memo could strike dire blow to solar & wind, requiring Burgum’s approval for routine activities, likely affecting scores of projects on private land. Even Republicans say it goes too far. W @zcolman politi.co/3GS3W4o

From 'all of the above' to...some of the above? Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says politi.co/4kFmRx1 via @politico 's @SiegelScribe and @zcolman

New Senate text is out -- and it makes even deeper cuts to wind and solar credits. Projects must now be "placed in service" by the end of 2027, the change sought by Trump and conservatives that developers say could kill 100s of projects. w/ @kelseytam subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEWS: Trump pushes Thune to crack down on wind and solar IRA credits in megabill. The president is directly intervening in the talks to push for the House-passed harsher "placed in service standard" that moderates oppose @kelseytam @jamepdx politi.co/4khE0wx

States with the largest increase in average #gasprices vs a week ago: Michigan +20.2c/gal (cycled) Delaware +13.8c Texas +12.4c New Hampshire +12.1c Tennessee +11.7c Vermont +11.3c Maryland +11.1c Ohio +10.9c West Virginia +10.8c Minnesota +10.7c

Journalists have been assaulted, hit with projectiles, tear-gassed, and forced out of public areas during the L.A. protests that began June 6. We're tracking almost 50 attacks — mostly by law enforcement. Watch West Coast reporter @ByBrianaE explain.

The on-again/off-again effort to regulate greenhouse gases from electricity production is officially in the off position: Trump to revoke Biden's climate rule on power plants politi.co/3ZrZyzj via @politico