US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industry The Guardian - US · Mar 8
Trump's energy chief blames oil price spike on market fear Gas is up 47 cents a gallon in one week. Axios · Mar 8
Energy woes deepen as Trump team looks to soften blow Oil and gasoline prices are marching upward again Friday, even as Trump administration officials seek ways to get more barrels into the market. Axios · Mar 6
Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trump’s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen The Guardian - US · Mar 5
White House is looking ‘under every rock’ to solve rising gas prices after Trump’s war in Iran spikes costs, report says Gas prices in the U.S. rose roughly 28 cents per gallon in one week, as a result of U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran The Independent UK · Mar 5
Venezuela Reportedly Canceled Sale Of Assets Seized From U.S. Company After Trump Admin Intervened Venezuela canceled the auction of assets seized from Halliburton after the Trump administration intervened, according to a new report. Latin Times · Feb 27
Democrats urge dropping plan to double gas exports as US energy prices soar ‘Policies are not putting America first,’ letter says to energy secretary as Trump’s repeated pledges to slash utility bills The Guardian - US · Feb 26
Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $27 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply The Independent UK · Feb 25
Trump teases AI electricity pledge. Here's when tech giants will sign it It's the Trump administration's latest response to election-year voter angst over data centers' electricity demands. Axios · Feb 25
US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use The Independent UK · Feb 21
US energy leader slams IEA's net zero agenda, suggests Washington could walk out US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the International Energy Agency should focus on energy security and abandon net zero ideas, but EU leaders have backed the Paris-based agency as a "trusted pillar" of the global energy community. Euronews · Feb 19
US military airlifts a nuclear reactor across three states after Trump pushes for more of the energy source The ‘next-generation’ reactor could potentially power up to 5,000 homes, the Pentagon announced The Independent UK · Feb 16
‘Big step forwards’: emboldened activists take to the streets of Venezuela Protesters are enjoying greater freedom of expression since Nicolás Maduro’s downfall despite lack of regime change The Guardian - UK · Feb 12
EPA repeals endangerment finding, tailpipe emissions standards The EPA formally repealed the 2009 endangerment finding that greenhouse gases are a pollutant that threaten public health. Roll Call · Feb 12
The Independent UK · Feb 11 US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul The US government steps deeper into Venezuela’s oil overhaul as Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits to assess the industry
The Guardian - US · Feb 10 More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels
We Got This Covered · Feb 10 Trump’s Energy Minister insists that the President’s interests in Venezuela aren’t about oil, even though he is about to travel for oil Everything the administration has done so far proves it is about oil.
The Independent UK · Feb 6 Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap
The Conversation · Feb 3 Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures, it left more than a million people without power, mostly in the Southeast.
Axios · Jan 27 Sen. Hawley's moves toward 2028 bid annoy White House Like few other Republicans, Hawley has begun to show a willingness to break with the White House on several issues.
International Business Times · Jan 22 U.S. Won't Provide Security To Oil Companies Planning To Operate In Venezuela: 'They're Well Versed In Those Challenges' The U.S. won't provide security guarantees to companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
Axios · Jan 16 Exclusive: Energy secretary discusses plans for oil, minerals Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas.
The Independent UK · Jan 16 How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence
Reason · Jan 12 Bill Gates Isn't the Only One Shifting From Climate Doomerism to Energy Abundance Is this "the end of the climate hawk era"?
Latin Times · Jan 10 Oil Entrepreneur Harry Sargeant Emerges as Key Figure in U.S. Talks on Venezuela Energy: Report Oil entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III has emerged as a central figure advising the Trump administration on how to facilitate the return of oil companies to Venezuela.