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AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals

Nearly eight months after President Trump predicted U.S. companies would "rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil industry" to boost production, no new petroleum deals have been finalized there with American firms. - The U.S. Department of Energy is largely to blame, a dozen oil industry professionals, senior U.S. officials and Venezuela insiders tell Axios. Why it matters: The price of oil is climbing as the Iran war squeezes global supplies, spotlighting the absence of finalized deals in Venezuela — a nation with the highest estimated petroleum reserves on the planet. - "We have no new concessions. No new deals. It is absolutely a problem," a senior U.S. official told Axios. "The Energy Department is in charge of this and they…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 'Perimeters of a deal': President Trump's 180 with Iran | The Hill Sunday

On this episode of The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt: Another potential chance at peace with Iran? Plus, what's going on in the race for Governor in Wisconsin? 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Trump pauses strikes on Iran citing potential deal 03:56 - One-on-one with Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) 11:44 - One-on-one with Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin Francesca Hong 21:13 - New Hampshire DNC Chair, Raymond Buckley 26:50 'Best in the business panel of journalists' discuss trending political topics 42:28 Outro #trump #politics #iran #midterms #primaries #elections

THEFEDERALIST (Christopher Jacobs) - How Obamacare Pushes Big Pharma To Overcharge You For Prescriptions

I found out firsthand: big conglomerates make profits by keeping the system complicated, bureaucratic, and opaque.