Cabinet & Insiders
33 stories Bessent says Iran's oil exports will reach zero within two weeks The Treasury secretary said Tehran is completing its final crude shipments to China and will soon have nothing left to trade.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Energy secretary says nearly 13 million barrels a day still cross Hormuz Chris Wright said oil flows through the contested strait are averaging close to 13 million barrels a day and that the US military is keeping them moving.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Evening edition · 5 outlets · 6 sources
Washington rules out a blanket diesel export ban while weighing a fuel tax pause The energy secretary says the United States will not stop exporting diesel, even as officials discuss voluntary cuts by refiners and a pause in fuel taxes.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 10 sources
White House weighs limits on diesel exports as analysts warn the plan would raise pump prices The energy secretary has sounded out refiners on voluntary curbs while ruling out a blanket ban, and the industry is pushing back.
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Morning edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Energy secretary asks refiners to cut diesel exports voluntarily rather than by order Chris Wright says the administration is not pursuing an outright export ban, even as the White House keeps a ninety-day version under review.
Friday, September 25, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 9 sources
The Energy Department puts about $2 billion into squeezing more power through existing lines Chris Wright announced a grant programme called Speed to Power across 26 states, aimed at getting more electricity out of the grid already in the ground rather than building new lines.
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Evening edition · 5 outlets · 5 sources
Energy secretary rejects the diesel export ban Trump has backed Chris Wright called a blanket ban a blunt tool, hours after reports that the White House was preparing a 90-day restriction.
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Morning edition · 12 outlets · 15 sources
White House adviser attacks Fed officials pushing for rate hikes National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett questioned why policymakers would tighten with core inflation running near 2%.
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
White House Weighs Diesel Export Curbs as Its Energy Secretary Objects Officials are drafting a plan for a 90-day ban on diesel exports while the energy secretary says the tool does not work.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Trump Backs a Diesel Export Ban as US Diesel Tops $6.50 a Gallon The president's endorsement reverses an administration position that had resisted fuel export restrictions, and his own energy officials have argued against it.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Morning edition · 8 outlets · 10 sources
Trump Backs a Diesel Export Ban as Fuel Prices Hit Records The president said a decision would come fast, while the Treasury secretary said the administration is still examining whether a ban is feasible.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 9 sources
Treasury says every Iranian airline will be grounded worldwide from Wednesday Scott Bessent says secondary sanctions will shut Iranian carriers out of the global aviation system from 23 September.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
White House moves to put NIH grant decisions under political control Budget director Russell Vought is pushing an executive order that would let a political appointee veto biomedical research awards.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
US proposes an AI incident alert system to China days before Xi's state visit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered Beijing a notification mechanism for AI incidents, while the US trade representative confirmed chip export controls were not on the agenda.
Monday, September 21, 2026 · Morning edition · 14 outlets · 14 sources
White House moves to put NIH research grants under a presidential board Trump has asked his budget director to draft an order routing the biomedical agency's grant approvals through the White House.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Bessent and He Lifeng meet at JPMorgan to set the table for the Trump-Xi summit Treasury, the US trade representative and China's vice premier gathered in Manhattan on Sunday to prepare a leaders' meeting on tariffs, AI and rare earths.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Morning edition · 13 outlets · 15 sources
Bessent and Greer to meet China's He Lifeng in New York before the summit The last working-level session before the two presidents meet is set for Sunday at JPMorgan Chase headquarters.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Pentagon's Iran war bill reaches $43.6 billion as its casualty count is challenged A new military estimate puts the cost of the war at $43.6 billion while a newspaper report says more American troops have died than the Pentagon has disclosed.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Evening edition · 6 outlets · 6 sources
Trump says he will create an AI Force and name a second AI czar The president announced a new body modelled on the Space Force and gave no detail on its budget or where it would sit.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Trump demands 1 per cent rates after the hike as Warsh says the Fed will stay in its lane The president attacked the decision within hours while insisting he still backs the chair he appointed.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 11 sources
White House weighs wartime powers to build refining capacity The administration is considering Defense Production Act funds for refiners as record diesel prices feed straight into freight and food costs.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · Evening edition · 8 outlets · 8 sources
Bessent defends bond buybacks and $5,000 checks in a contentious hearing The Treasury secretary told House lawmakers that rising yields reflect global issues, not US fiscal policy.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Bessent Blames Global Forces for the Bond Sell-Off in a Contentious House Hearing The Treasury secretary defended his buyback programme, a joint yen intervention and the president's proposed $5,000 dividend as Democrats pressed him on yields and energy costs.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Evening edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
Treasury sanctions Russia's VTB Bank under its Iran authority The designation puts one of Russia's largest banks inside the Iran sanctions programme, exposing any foreign institution that keeps dealing with it to secondary sanctions.
Monday, September 14, 2026 · Evening edition · 11 outlets · 11 sources
Energy Secretary Wright tells oil traders not to bet on a quick Hormuz deal The cabinet officer closest to the oil market is warning that the chokepoint premium will not come off soon.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Evening edition · 6 outlets · 6 sources
Bessent mocks his critics as the ten-year yield closes on 5% The Treasury secretary has a new name for detractors of his bond buyback programme, which has not stopped long yields reaching multi-year highs.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 10 sources
The Fed goes into its September meeting with a rate rise all but priced Markets expect the first US rate increase in years next week, and Kevin Warsh has left himself little room to talk them out of it.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 8 sources
White House weighs the Defense Production Act to expand US refining With American refineries running flat out and diesel at a record, the administration is examining wartime industrial powers to add capacity.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Evening edition · 15 outlets · 16 sources
Bessent presses financial power abroad while the bond rout deepens at home The Treasury Secretary is sanctioning a large bank, talking the yen higher and buying back long-term debt, with the bond market so far unmoved.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Morning edition · 7 outlets · 7 sources
Bessent tells yen traders: 'I am the house now' The US Treasury secretary dared markets to test his resolve on a stronger yen days before an expected Bank of Japan rate rise.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources
US sanctions the rest of Iran's aviation sector under Operation Economic Outcast The Treasury designated the remaining Iranian carriers and their suppliers, and the secondary-sanctions perimeter now runs well beyond Iran.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Evening edition · 14 outlets · 15 sources
Trump envoys shuttle Moscow to Kyiv and leave without a breakthrough Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made their first wartime visit to the Ukrainian capital after meeting Vladimir Putin, reporting substantive progress but agreeing nothing.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Evening edition · 9 outlets · 9 sources
Bessent forecasts $40 oil as Washington tightens Iran's finances The Treasury secretary says Iran has 30 million barrels left to sell and that crude falls once the conflict ends.
Monday, September 7, 2026 · Morning edition · 10 outlets · 10 sources