Cuban president admits talks with Trump admin as fuel blockade chokes domestic energy supply and economy

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Cuban government is in talks with Trump administration officials, the country’s president said Friday, as Havana works to halt a potential regime change as it deals with a spilling energy crisis.  In a 90-minute news conference broadcast by state media, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said talks … Read more

GOP challenger brands Dem Rep Josh Riley a ‘hypocrite’ over ties to energy firm he blasts on campaign trail

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., has put criticism of soaring utility costs at the center of his re-election bid in one of the most competitive House districts in the country, but state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-N.Y., Riley’s likely general election challenger, argues the incumbent Democrat is quietly profiting … Read more

Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices up again

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. Iran is trying to inflict enough global economic … Read more

International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil in move to lower energy prices

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday it would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves, the largest release in the multinational organization’s history. The announcement comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed because of the Iran War. Normally, roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows through the … Read more

60 Minutes Havana Syndrome report finds U.S. government tested energy weapon

This week, 60 Minutes reported on the Havana Syndrome, the mysterious constellation of injuries – like cognitive difficulties, vision impairment, and issues with balance – that have befallen high-ranking officials in the United States government while they were serving in the U.S. and abroad.  For nine years, producers Oriana Zill de Granados and Michael Rey … Read more

Energy secretary says

Washington — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that elevated energy prices amid the escalating war with Iran will be “temporary,” stressing he believes gas prices “shouldn’t go much higher.” “We have a temporary period of elevated energy prices, but it will not be long,” Wright said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Concerns … Read more