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Treasury secretary warns of ‘very uncomfortably high’ inflation for next year

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that Americans should expect to continue paying increased prices on everyday goods for the next year, offering a reversal from her previous forecast that record-high inflation would soon subside.

March 11, 2022

Biden administration ups pressure on oil companies, Wall Street to ramp up domestic production

The Biden administration is becoming more aggressive in prodding domestic fossil fuel producers to boost their output amid war overseas and a global energy shortage that has caused the price of gasoline to soar into record territory.

March 10, 2022

Sen. Manchin calls on oil companies to ‘put production before profits’

Sen. Joe Manchin III urged the U.S. energy industry on Thursday to focus less on the profits it's likely raking in amid record-high gasoline prices and prioritize pumping new oil into a market that is being overpowered by demand.

March 10, 2022

Millions of students could lose free school lunches if Congress fails to act

Lawmakers have dropped an extension of waivers for free universal school lunches from the new bipartisan $1.5 trillion spending package working its way through Congress, meaning millions of students could soon lose the food subsidies that they have been offered since the start of the pandemic.

March 10, 2022

Governors, state officials eye gas tax holidays amid soaring prices at the pump

Elected state leaders have turned their attention toward a gas tax holiday to offer at least some relief to drivers amid all-time high prices at the pump.

March 10, 2022

Trump blames Biden, ‘radical climate extremists’ for record-high energy prices

Former President Donald Trump aired his grievances about his successor, arguing in a Fox News interview Wednesday that President Biden is to blame for high energy costs and record-high prices at the pump as Russia wages war against Ukraine.

March 10, 2022

House Democrats unveil districts they hope to flip from red to blue

House Democrats are setting their sights on several GOP-held districts they believe they can flip, even as the party faces a tough midterm election environment in which it is widely anticipated to lose the majority.

March 10, 2022

AG Garland says Jan. 6 probe will continue ‘until we hold everyone accountable’

Attorney General Merrick Garland has vowed to continue investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol from Jan. 6, 2021, labeling the probe as the "most urgent investigation in the history of the Justice Department."

March 10, 2022

House passes Russian energy ban, but fate in Senate uncertain

The House approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian energy imports, a move that came on the heels of President Biden issuing his own embargo via executive order.

March 9, 2022

EPA paves way for California, other states to reinstate stricter vehicle pollution rules

The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated the ability of California and other states to impose stricter pollution standards for vehicles than the federal government, reversing a Trump-era policy that barred states' authority to implement such stringent emission rules.

March 9, 2022

Washington stuck with few options to lower gas prices, recent moves only push them higher

Politicians have no shortage of purported solutions to a global energy crisis that is causing Americans to wince at the pump -- but the painful reality, experts say, is neither President Biden nor Congress can do much about it.

March 8, 2022

Democrats denounce Biden for going to dictators for new oil imports

Democrats took turns taking swipes at President Biden for seeking new oil imports in countries led by dictators now that the U.S. put the kibosh on Russian oil imports.

March 8, 2022

House Democrats to vote to nix Russian oil imports even though Biden has already done so

House Democrats will move forward with bipartisan legislation to ban Russian energy imports as soon as Tuesday, despite President Biden already announcing a nearly identical embargo.

March 8, 2022

Biden pivots on Russian oil embargo, announces ban in effort to ramp up pressure on Putin

President Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on the importation of Russian oil and natural gas in an effort to ramp up economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.

March 8, 2022

Biden to ban Russian oil imports over Ukraine war despite soaring gas prices

U.S. President Biden will unilaterally impose a ban on importing Russian oil Tuesday in an effort to ramp up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, a person familiar with the issue told The Washington Times.

March 8, 2022

Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to ban Russian energy and limit trade

Top congressional lawmakers announced Monday that they reached a bipartisan deal on legislation to ban Russian energy imports and suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus for the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

March 7, 2022

Trucker convoy slows traffic on Capital Beltway; COVID-19 mandate protest could last days

About 1,000 tractor-trailers, recreational vehicles, pickup trucks and other vehicles were expected Monday morning to resume a slow-moving convoy around the Capital Beltway that slowed traffic on Sunday to protest pandemic restrictions.

March 7, 2022

Blinken: U.S. in talks with allies about banning Russian oil imports

The U.S. is in talks with European allies about banning the import of Russian oil, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.

March 6, 2022

Putin becomes political punching bag for soaring gas prices, offering cover for Biden

In a matter of days, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine accomplished something that has become increasingly rare in Washington's polarized political climate: uniting Republicans and Democrats.

March 4, 2022

Gas prices reach $5 per gallon in California, soaring toward record highs nationwide

Gasoline prices are on pace to hit record highs across the country, with some regions already topping $5 per gallon with soaring costs exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

March 4, 2022