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Gas prices leave Biden with few options going into world energy, climate forum

President Biden will host a world energy and climate forum Friday with counterparts from across the globe in a bid to reassert America's commitment to tackling climate change.

June 16, 2022

Energy leaders tell Biden to tone down rhetoric following demand to boost oil production

President Biden reignited his attacks on energy companies Wednesday by demanding they boost refined oil output, but industry leaders said his bombastic rhetoric only exacerbates America's refining capacity woes that have inflated gasoline prices.

June 15, 2022

IRS increases mileage rate to keep pace with soaring fuel prices

The Internal Revenue Service is raising the standard mileage rate used to calculate tax-deductible business trips because of soaring gasoline prices.

June 14, 2022

Top Dems excuse Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing, say ‘circumstances’ change

Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill softened their opposition to U.S. engagement with Saudi Arabia once the White House confirmed Tuesday that President Biden will visit the county next month, reversing his pledge to make the kingdom a "pariah."

June 14, 2022

Electricity use in Texas reaches record levels to combat intense heat wave

The demand for electricity by Texans reached an all-time high over the weekend as the Lone Star State battled an intense heat wave that pushed temperatures for many residents into triple-digit territory.

June 14, 2022

Conservative climate activists find key allies in GOP

Environmental activists who are young and conservative have a message for Capitol Hill Republicans who question the science behind climate change or say the issue does not deserve attention: get with the program or get out of the way.

June 10, 2022

Biden claims incremental progress on supply chains amid soaring inflation

President Biden on Friday praised port workers for speeding up supply chains and said his legislative agenda would cut families' monthly costs as he grapples with inflation that rose to a new 40-year high in May and remains a huge drag on his presidency.

June 10, 2022

Elaine Chao urges GOP to ‘return to our conservative roots’ of protecting climate

Elaine Chao, who served as transportation secretary under former President Donald Trump, is encouraging young conservatives to play an influential role in bringing climate policies to the forefront of Republican politics.

June 10, 2022

Inflation hits new 40-year high of 8.6% as gas, food prices keep rising

The costs of goods and everyday living rose to a new 40-year high in May, with annual inflation rising to 8.6% and consumer prices climbing 1% last month alone, due to more expensive fuel, food and housing.

June 10, 2022

Trump rants on Truth Social against Jan. 6 prime-time hearing, calls riot a ‘rush on the Capitol’

Former President Donald Trump took to his new social media platform Friday morning to bash the first public hearings held by the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

June 10, 2022

Latest supply chain issue features monthslong nationwide shortage of tampons

Supply chain disruptions forcing Americans to search far and wide for essential products like baby formula continue to hamstring the availability of an important, yet perhaps unsuspecting feminine hygiene product: tampons.

June 9, 2022

Biden unveils rules for nationwide network of 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles

The Biden administration unveiled minimum standards and requirements Thursday for how states should spend federal money to create a vast network of 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles.

June 8, 2022

Bipartisan energy, climate talks led by Manchin are dead, Republicans say

Negotiations led by Sen. Joe Manchin to strike a bipartisan deal on energy and climate policies are officially over and with no legislation to show for it, according to several GOP senators involved in the discussions in recent weeks.

June 8, 2022

Democratic ‘dark money’ group spends big to sway GOP Senate primary in Colorado

Democrats in Colorado are pumping money into the state's Republican Senate primary to boost a more right-wing candidate with the hope that he will be easier for Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet to beat in November.

June 8, 2022

Democrats fear Biden’s waiving of solar tariffs is a boon for China

A group of congressional Democrats has warned that President Biden is using his emergency powers to reward China for potentially violating U.S. trade law and that his actions could hurt American manufacturing.

June 7, 2022

Climate groups band together with $100 million campaign to elect green candidates

Environmental groups are throwing more than $100 million behind an ad campaign to get climate change-focused Democrats elected in the upcoming midterm elections at the federal and state level.

June 6, 2022

Suit seeks answers on whether FTC has bowed to Biden’s pressure on a gas-prices probe

A government watchdog group is sounding an alarm over concerns that the Federal Trade Commission, under pressure from President Biden and his Democratic allies, is conducting a secret probe into whether oil companies are manipulating prices.

June 6, 2022

Gas prices double since Biden’s presidency began

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline topped $4.80 on Sunday, twice as much as the day President Biden took office.

June 5, 2022

Gas prices on verge of doubling since Biden’s first day in the Oval Office

The national average price for a gallon of gas is projected by Sunday to top $4.80 or twice as much as the day President Biden took office.

June 3, 2022

Last-minute GOP efforts fail to stop federal workers from using retirement funds for ESG investments

Attempts by Republicans on Capitol Hill to prevent millions of federal workers from using their retirement savings -- and subsequent taxpayer-dollar matches -- to invest in funds that make decisions based on environmental, social or governance criteria were unsuccessful.

June 3, 2022