Daily on Energy: Energy soars in CPI, Trump to China, and Big Oil loves Alaska

The United States should seek a new country to mediate its negotiations with Iran following reporting that Pakistan was allowing Iran to keep aircraft in the country, effectively keeping them safe from U.S. strikes during the war, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday confirming reporting […]

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn’t need Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene in the war in Iran. Trump spoke to reporters before departing the White House for a multiday summit with Xi in Beijing. The president voiced confidence that the conflict would soon come to a conclusion, but said the two […]

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his ballroom project has “doubled” in size. Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to China, the president defended the fluctuating cost of the ballroom project. “We have a ballroom that’s under budget,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. “It’s going up […]

South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a redistricting proposal, marking the Republican Party’s latest effort to boost its power in the House of Representatives.  The state’s House judiciary subcommittee passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote. It is now headed to the full judiciary committee for approval. If approved by the state legislature and upheld […]