White House looking to Europe to release diesel from strategic reserves - POLITICO

The idea comes as high energy prices drag GOP in midterm elections… 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/white-house-looking-to-europe-to-release-diesel-from-strategic-reserves-01096937 

There’s a deliberate scheme to raise your energy costs. Who’s responsible? Trump and Big Oil

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9yU9HfXBU-U

 

‘I think the conflict will end’: Trump officials temper gas-price predictions - POLITICO

Administration officials on Wednesday softened their predictions of an end to the Iran war and its turbulent effects on energy prices...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/cabinet-hearings-iran-war-energy-prices-00887093

GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: ‘The clock is ticking’ - POLITICO

Even senior Republicans are warning that if the administration wants Congress to greenlight tens of billions in additional war funding, Republicans are going to need to know more about the president’s ultimate Iran strategy beforehand…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/republicans-trump-war-energy-prices-00879104

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.22%, highest in more than 3 months | PBS News

Only three weeks ago, the average rate had dropped to just under 6% for the first time since late 2022, but it has risen every week since the war with Iran started, rattling financial markets and stoking worries about higher inflation due to a spike in energy prices...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/average-u-s-long-term-mortgage-rate-rises-to-6-22-highest-in-more-than-3-months 

 

Ex-Obama Adviser Robert Wolf Fact-Checks Fox Anchor Sandra Smith on Keystone XL

"And with respect to President Trump," continued Wolf, who was appearing along with former Trump administration economic adviser Stephen Moore. "As Stephen will tell you, only ten percent of it was even done under his four years. So it's not about XL. It's about how do we become energy independent, and I've always been supportive of the all-in energy approach for actually ten years now."…

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-obama-adviser-robert-wolf-fact-checks-fox-anchor-sandra-smith-on-keystone-xl

The Main Driver of Inflation Is a Murderous Maniac in Riyadh

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman is enacting revenge on Democrats in general and President Joe Biden specifically for the party's increasingly standoffish attitude toward the kingdom — by driving up energy prices and fueling global inflation…

https://theintercept.com/2021/11/11/inflation-saudi-arabia-biden-mbs-oil/