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Trump trounces Biden energy records in just months as admin celebrates 1 year of ‘historic gains’: data

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FIRST ON FOX: The White House on Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council by drawing a sharp contrast with the Biden-era, including Interior Secretary Doug Burgum citing higher production and lower gas prices as proof of «real savings» for Americans.

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«Under the President’s leadership and through the Council’s relentless execution, we have delivered historic gains in energy production, affordability, and security,» Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, told Fox News Digital. 

«Gasoline prices have fallen to some of the lowest levels in years, permitting has been streamlined, and American energy exports are surging,» he added. «These achievements are not abstract, they mean real savings for families, farmers, and small businesses, and they are strengthening our position on the world stage.» 

Trump signed an executive order creating the National Energy Dominance Council on Feb. 14, 2025, which was tasked with cutting red tape and coordinating agencies to boost U.S. energy production, speed up permitting approvals, expand exports and deliver a national «energy dominance» strategy. 

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (Costas Baltas/Getty Images)

A year later, the administration pointed to a series of metrics showing the U.S. has accelerated past Biden-era data on production — while driving down energy costs that ripple through household budgets, from gas and heating to shipping and groceries.

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U.S. crude oil production, for example, reached a record 13.6 million barrels per day in 2025, with the White House calling it the highest output of any country in the world. In comparison, the Biden administration took four years for production to climb from 11.3 million to 13.2 million barrels per day, a figure «Trump blew past in months,» according to the White House. 

On the natural gas production front, the administration said the U.S. produced 110.1 billion cubic feet per day in November 2025, the highest level recorded since federal tracking began in 1973. All in, production is about 8% above the Biden-era average, and 4% above the previous record for U.S. natural gas production, according to the data. 

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While the U.S. has also widened its lead as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, with average LNG exports rising to 15 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, up from 11 under the Biden administration. 

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Then-President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with then-President Joe Biden at Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.  (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

«As we mark this anniversary, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing American Energy Dominance and ensuring that our nation’s energy abundance continues to power prosperity, security, and freedom for generations to come,» Burgum added in a comment to Fox News Digital. 

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Lowering prices through an expanded energy grid was crucial to the executive order establishing the council itself, calling for «reliable and affordable energy production to drive down inflation, grow our economy, create good-paying jobs.»

Energy has emerged as a key piece of the administration’s puzzle of addressing affordability concerns stemming from the Biden era when inflation hit a 40-year-high, as cheaper energy typically ripples through the economy by cutting transportation and shipping costs and lowering the power bills factories pay to make everything from groceries to building materials. 

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A sticker of President Joe Biden is placed on a gas pump at an Exxon Station on March 9, 2022, in Lakewood, Colorado. (RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

The White House cast cheaper gas as a kitchen-table win this year, touting pump prices are about $2.90 a gallon, which is 16% below the Biden-era average and a roughly 42% drop from the $5.02 peak in June 2022.  The administration celebrated that affordable energy benefits Americans from working families and rural communities, to small businesses and farmers who typically frequently drive farther for gas or those on a budget. 

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Crude oil prices have fallen by roughly 18% in 2025, dropping to $65 a barrel from the $79 Biden-era average, according to the data. 

Environmental groups have meanwhile slammed Trump’s «energy dominance» push as a fossil-fuel expansion that undercuts climate goals and could increase pollution and impacts on public lands and communities. 

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«One year ago, President Donald J. Trump launched the National Energy Dominance Council to restore America’s Energy Dominance and make life more affordable for hardworking families. Today, the results speak for themselves,» Burgum said of the data. 

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La principal abogada de Goldman Sachs renunció a su puesto después de que se revelara su vínculo con Jeffrey Epstein

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La principal abogada de Goldman Sachs, Kathryn Ruemmler, renunció el jueves luego de que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos publicara correos electrónicos y otros materiales que revelaban su larga relación con Jeffrey Epstein, el financiero caído en desgracia.

Ruemmler y los representantes de Goldman dijeron durante años que ella mantenía una relación estrictamente profesional con Epstein, un delincuente sexual convicto. Pero los correos electrónicos, mensajes de texto y fotografías publicados a finales del mes pasado echaron por tierra esa versión, lo que provocó la repentina dimisión de Ruemmler, que sorprendió a muchos dentro de la empresa.

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Antes de incorporarse a Goldman en 2020, Ruemmler era consejera, confidente y amiga de Epstein, según demostraron los documentos. Le aconsejaba sobre cómo responder a preguntas difíciles sobre sus delitos sexuales, hablaba de su vida sentimental, le recomendaba cómo evitar el escrutinio poco favorecedor de los medios de comunicación y se dirigía a él como “cariño” y “tío Jeffrey”.

Epstein, por su parte, le dio consejos profesionales sobre su traslado a Goldman, le presentó a conocidos hombres de negocios y la colmó de regalos como tratamientos de spa, viajes de lujo y artículos de lujo de Hermes. En total, Ruemmler fue mencionada en más de 10.000 de los documentos publicados por el Departamento de Justicia.

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Ruemmler, además de ser directora jurídica de Goldman desde 2021, era socia y vicepresidenta de su comité de riesgo reputacional. Anteriormente, trabajó como asesora de la Casa Blanca bajo la presidencia de Barack Obama y fue abogada defensora de delitos de cuello blanco en Latham & Watkins.

“Mi responsabilidad es anteponer los intereses de Goldman Sachs”, dijo Ruemmler, de 54 años, en un comunicado en el que confirmaba su dimisión.

El financista pedófilo Jeffrey Epstein apareció muerto en su celda en 2019. (Foto de archivo: Reuters)

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El presidente ejecutivo de Goldman, David Solomon, dijo el viernes que estaba sorprendido y decepcionado por la decisión de Ruemmler de dimitir.

“La retrospectiva es algo muy, muy divertido y muy, muy poderoso”, dijo Solomon en una entrevista en CNBC. “Mucho de -todo- esto ocurrió antes de que ella estuviera en Goldman Sachs, y hace 10 años”.

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Solomon se encontraba en un torneo de golf en California cuando Ruemmler le notificó sus planes de dimitir.

Hasta su dimisión, Ruemmler había dicho, a través de sus representantes, que mantenía bromas e interacciones sociales con Epstein, que tenía buenos contactos, con el fin de que le presentara nuevos clientes.

Los documentos ilustran una relación más estrecha entre ambos que comenzó en 2014 y que Ruemmler describió en un correo electrónico como una “amistad”.

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Ella le explicó cómo la ley diferencia entre las víctimas menores de edad de delitos sexuales y las prostitutas adultas. “Creo que la cuestión es que, si era menor de edad, no podía consentir legalmente ejercer la prostitución”, escribió Ruemmler a Epstein en 2015.

Dio consejos sobre cómo derribar la credibilidad de una de sus acusadoras, escribiendo en un correo electrónico que el abogado de Epstein podría empujar a la mujer a una “trampa de perjurio”.

Ruemmler firmó algunos correos con “xoxo” (besos y abrazos, en inglés) e intercambió fotos. Bromeó con Epstein sobre el peso de los visitantes en las áreas de descanso de Nueva Jersey y especuló sobre la orientación sexual de un conocido multimillonario de fondos de cobertura.

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Y en una serie de reuniones, le pidió consejo sobre asuntos personales y profesionales (“los hombres no se interesan por las mujeres de mi edad”, se lamentaba en un correo electrónico).

En 2019, durante una entrevista de trabajo en Goldman, Ruemmler dijo a Epstein que llevaba puestos regalos suyos. “¡Hoy estoy totalmente adornada por el tío Jeffrey!”, escribió.

Goldman Sachs y Ruemmler han dicho que Epstein nunca fue su cliente. Pero en 2018, ella le ayudó a editar un documento legal que defendía su acuerdo de 2008 para declararse culpable de solicitar la prostitución de una menor.

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Ruemmler salió una semana después de que otro abogado de la élite de Wall Street, Brad Karp, fuera destituido como presidente de Paul Weiss en medio de revelaciones de que su relación con Epstein era más grande de lo que se sabía. Otras personas del mundo del arte y la política también han perdido su empleo.

El congresista Jared Moskowitz (demócrata por Florida) muestra una foto de Donald Trump junto a Jeffrey Epstein durante una reunión del Comité de Supervisión y Rendición de Cuentas de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. (Foto: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)

El congresista Jared Moskowitz (demócrata por Florida) muestra una foto de Donald Trump junto a Jeffrey Epstein durante una reunión del Comité de Supervisión y Rendición de Cuentas de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. (Foto: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)

Pero durante las semanas previas a su dimisión, los altos cargos de Goldman respaldaron a Ruemmler.

En el muy concurrido retiro de socios celebrado la semana pasada en South Beach, Miami, los directivos de la empresa mantuvieron a Ruemmler en primer plano, sin dar muestras de que su puesto estuviera en peligro, dijeron dos personas familiarizadas con el evento.

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Además, el bufete emprendió un agresivo esfuerzo para defenderla, al trabajar con un destacado abogado especializado en difamación, Tom Clare, quien ha estado en contacto con medios de comunicación en las últimas semanas, rebatiendo las descripciones de los periodistas sobre la relación de Ruemmler con Epstein.

La defensa del bufete se centró en el hecho de que sus interacciones con Epstein se produjeron mientras trabajaba en Latham y fueron anteriores a su contratación en Goldman.

Muchos ejecutivos de Goldman, dijeron, estaban desconcertados por el hecho de que la empresa siguiera respaldando a Ruemmler.

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El apoyo de Goldman duró hasta el momento en que el jueves por la tarde Ruemmler presentó su dimisión directamente a Solomon, dijeron dos personas con conocimiento del asunto.

Solomon acababa de concluir una ronda de golf en el torneo Pebble Beach Pro-Am, que empareja a famosos y personas de negocios con golfistas profesionales. Solomon formó equipo con el golfista profesional Max Greyserman, mientras que Condoleeza Rice y Travis Kelce estaban entre los demás jugadores.

Después de que Solomon hablara con Ruemmler, convocó una reunión con el consejo de administración para informarles de la dimisión, dijo una persona informada de las actividades del consejo. Era la primera vez que el consejo abordaba colectivamente las acusaciones contra Ruemmler desde que se publicaron los últimos correos electrónicos a finales de enero. Solomon anunció la dimisión de Ruemmler en un correo electrónico dirigido a todo el personal el jueves por la noche y dijo que “trabajaría con nuestros equipos” hasta el 30 de junio para “efectuar una transición suave”.

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Como una de las principales ejecutivas de Goldman, Ruemmler fue muy bien remunerada durante su tiempo en la empresa. Cuando deje Goldman, sus opciones sobre acciones de la empresa se devengarán en los próximos dos años y se espera que cobre unos 80 millones de dólares.

“Estoy orgulloso de la forma en que Kathy ha manejado este asunto y de cómo lo hemos atravesado”, dijo Solomon en la entrevista de la CNBC del viernes.

Rob Copeland es un periodista financiero del Times, y escribe sobre Wall Street y la industria bancaria.

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Maureen Farrell escribe sobre Wall Street para el Times, se concentra en el capital privado, los fondos de cobertura y los multimillonarios, y cómo influyen en el mundo de las inversiones.

Lauren Hirsch es una reportera del Times que informa sobre los tratos y los negociadores en Wall Street y Washington.

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Collins boosts Republican voter ID effort, but won’t scrap filibuster

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Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, but the lawmaker’s support comes with a condition.

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A trio of lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have undertaken a campaign to convince their colleagues to support the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, working social media and closed-door meetings to secure the votes.

The campaign has proven successful, with the cohort gaining a crucial vote from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who announced that she would back the SAVE America Act, which recently passed the House. With Collins, Senate Republicans have at least a slim majority backing the act.

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced her support for the SAVE America Act, but won’t go as far as to nuke the Senate filibuster.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

«I support the version of the SAVE America Act that recently passed the House,» Collins said in a statement first reported by the Maine Wire. «The law is clear that in this country only American citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections.»

«In addition, having people provide an ID at the polls, just as they have to do before boarding an airplane, checking into a hotel, or buying an alcoholic beverage, is a simple reform that will improve the security of our federal elections and will help give people more confidence in the results,» she continued.

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Collins noted that she did not support the previous version of the bill, known simply as the SAVE Act, because it «would have required people to prove their citizenship every single time they cast a ballot.»

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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is leading the push in the Senate to pass voter ID legislation, and pitching multiple paths that Republicans could take to do it.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Her decision gives Lee and Senate Republicans the votes needed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate.

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«We now have enough votes to pass a motion to proceed to the House-passed bill — even without any additional votes — with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie,» Lee said in a post on X.

That tie-breaking scenario would only present itself if Republicans turn to the standing, or talking, filibuster. It’s a move that Lee has been pushing his colleagues to make, and one that would require actual, physical debate over the bill. 

It’s the precursor to the current version of the filibuster, where the only hill lawmakers have to climb is acquiring 60 votes. Lee and other conservatives believe that if they turn to the standing filibuster, rather than the «zombie filibuster,» they can barrel through Democratic resistance.

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But some fear that turning to that tool could paralyze the Senate floor for weeks or even months, depending on Senate Democrats’ resolve.  

And Collins’ support is not enough to smash through the 60-vote Senate filibuster.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., supports voter ID laws, but acknowledged that there aren’t the votes in the Senate to nuke the filibuster to pass it. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Complicating matters, Collins made clear that she does not support doing away with the filibuster, as do several other Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who reiterated earlier this week that the GOP doesn’t have the votes to eliminate the legislative tool.

«I oppose eliminating the legislative filibuster,» Collins said. «The filibuster is an important protection for the rights of the minority party that requires Senators to work together in the best interest of the country.»

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«Removing that protection would, for example, allow a future Congress controlled by Democrats to pass provisions on anything they want — D.C. statehood, open borders, or packing the Supreme Court — with just a simple majority of Senators,» she continued.

GOP senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, remain the only Republicans who have not pledged support for the SAVE Act.

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Russia murdered Alexei Navalny with deadly frog poison, European countries conclude

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Alexei Navalny was murdered by Russia with a type of frog poison, the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands have concluded.

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In a joint statement on Saturday, the NATO countries said they were «confident» the Russian dissident had been poisoned by the Russian government with a «lethal toxin» known as epibatidine, which is found in South American poison dart frogs. The frogs aren’t native to Russia. 

«Russia claimed that Navalny died of natural causes. But given the toxicity of epibatidine and reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the cause of his death,» the countries wrote. «Navalny died while held in prison, meaning Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to administer this poison to him.» 

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Alexei Navalny was murdered by Russia with a type of frog poison, the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands have concluded. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The conclusion was made based on samples taken from Navalny’s body. 

Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most powerful opponents, died in a Russian prison in Siberia in 2024 after he decided to go back to his home country in 2021.

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Navalny was immediately detained upon his return to his home country on charges that included fraud and contempt of court that were widely considered to be politically motivated.

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Russia has been accused by several European countries of poisoning Alexei Navalny to death.  (Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The activist was famously brought to a German hospital in 2020 to recover after Western powers, including the U.S., accused Russia of poisoning him with a nerve agent known as novichok that was developed by the Soviet Union.

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Alexei Navalny after an arrest in 2017

Alexei Navalny after an arrest in Russia in 2017.  (Kirill Kudryavtsev/ AFP via Getty Images)

«Russia’s repeated disregard for international law and the Chemical Weapons Convention is clear,» the statement said, adding that Russia was also widely believed to have used novichok in England in 2018, leading to the death of a British woman named Dawn Sturgess.

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«These latest findings once again underline the need to hold Russia accountable for its repeated violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention and, in this instance, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention,» the statement said.

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Alexei Navalny with his wife Yulia in 2018.  (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The countries added that they had written to the director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to «inform him of this Russian breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention.»



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