Today, the Biden administration is pausing decisions on building new liquefied natural gas export plants. But energy production in the United States is roaring, which poses a political conundrum for both parties. We’ll explain why. Plus, the latest on the back and forth over a bipartisan border deal and why the House isn’t playing ball. Later, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “Johnson fires warning shot at Senate border talks” from Politico
- “Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules” from NBC News
- “Opinion The secret both parties want to keep about US energy” from The Washington Post
- “White House takes closer look at impact of LNG exports” from Marketplace
- “Live sports streaming racks up subscriptions” from Marketplace
- “Can’t sleep? Mattresses, masks and supplements say they can help.” from Marketplace
- “Why you’ll have a hard time buying the “most American fruit”’ from Marketplace
- “Billions of cicadas are set to appear in a rare ‘double brood emergence,’ scientists say” from CNN
- “Is the Vibecession Finally Coming to an End?” from The New York Times
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