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Secretary Wright Sees "Few More Weeks" Of High Gas Price As Memorial Day Travel Nears Energy Secretary Chris Wright appeared on Fox News on Tuesday morning and said, "Yes, we have gas prices today over $4 a gallon. That's still a dollar less than they were during the Biden administration, and we're ending the 47-year conflict with Iran." Wright noted, "It does mean higher prices today. It probably means higher prices for a few more weeks. But I'm proud of President Trump." Chris Wright: "Yes, we have gas prices today over $4...

15 Economies Sign US-Led Statement Against Industrial Overcapacity; China, Russia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia Sit It Out Trade ministers from 15 economies, including the United States, South Korea and Japan, signed a joint statement to build sector-specific platforms addressing manufacturing overcapacity, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said Wednesday, according to Seoul Economic Daily. The effort is effectively directed at China, which did not sign. The statement does not name the country. Building on the productive discussions at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, fourteen economies joined the U.S. in signing a Joint...

Iran Tried To Bring IRGC-Linked Individuals Into US With World Cup Delegation: Homeland Security Chief Via American Greatness, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that Iranian officials attempted to bring multiple individuals with alleged ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into the United States as part of the country’s World Cup soccer delegation. Mullin made the remarks during an interview with Fox News as U.S.-Iran negotiations were U.S. officials subjected members of Iran’s traveling delegation to heightened scrutiny after President Donald Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to conduct extensive vetting of...