The rise of an U.S.-backed oil company in Venezuela has frustrated executives at Chevron, which has long been the dominant producer there wsj.com/business/energy-oil/… via @WSJ

SAVE THE DATE: @crampell will be taking your questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything on Monday at 2 p.m. ET in lnk.thebulwark.com/3VcSirI. Ask her about the economy, public policy, and what the data actually says about the biggest political fights in Washington.

A joint statement from Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association regarding the ongoing ICE operations in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas: “The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Texas Cattle Feeders Association are closely monitoring reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affecting agricultural communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Our organizations respect the responsibility of federal agencies to enforce the law. At the same time, cattle producers, feedyards, dairies, livestock markets, processors, and other rural businesses depend on a stable workforce to care for animals, protect food safety, and keep the supply chains operating. Sudden workforce disruptions can create immediate animal-welfare, operational, and economic consequences that extend well beyond an individual business. These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect on the legal, documented, skilled workers that put beef on the table and keep the cattle supply chain moving. Additionally, these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers. Reported impacts to our organizations throughout the past few days have been: - Thousands of fed cattle slated for shipping to processors now delayed, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue and additional costs. - Workforce disruptions at numerous supply chain chokepoints such as feedyards, dairies, processors, feed and grain companies, transportation hubs, and community services. These disruptions come at a time of enhanced focus and pressure on the cattle and beef supply chain. They are a costly and unnecessary impact to cattle producers already suffering from unwelcome political interference to both the markets as well as the physical supply chain. Frustratingly, the harm these actions cause to cattle producers last for days and weeks after such operations conclude. We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities.”

Trump administration again omits refugees fleeing religious persecution from US refugee program religionnews.com/2026/09/23/…

Russia could attack Nato country within months, Denmark warns ft.com/content/b4141b98-0118… via @ft

We tracked 70K hours of conservative podcasts. They’re not talking about Trump anymore. (w @noslouch @sabrod123)

"Vermont cheesemaker says US-Canada trade war wiped out his business overnight" newsnationnow.com/us-news/no…

China’s share of global container exports soars to 40% ft.com/content/51c49052-0799… via @ft

Republican senator: Subpoena Trump Jr., Hunter Biden semafor.com/article/09/22/20…

For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the United States, and it’s been used safely by more than 7.5 million American women. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat common conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. As anti-abortion groups lobby the Trump administration to further restrict these drugs, @SarahVarney4 and Rachel Wellford take a look at these treatments.

Ground stops hit EWR, TEB, PHL, JFK & LGA ... here's why according to the FAA adminstrator: >A primary circuit that transmits data failed >The backup line was severed by a construction crew today somewhere between New Brunswick and Newark, NJ >FAA says it didn't know about the severed backup line until the primary circuit failed >The backup line will take 13 hours to fix >The FAA has instituted ground stops at airports to swap out the primary circuit >Once the circuit is replaced - the system can come back online and planes can takeoff and land

The Iran war has created a new shortage on the oil market: the ships that carry crude wsj.com/business/energy-oil/… via @WSJ

Barrasso basically asks: "Why should the government abide by the First Amendment when private companies sometimes don't?" Well, one reason would be because the First Amendment constrains the government and not private companies. You'd prefer for senators to know this.

He did the opposite of all these things.

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.@crampell fact-checks Bill Pulte’s claim that Trump made new homes 30% cheaper, and explains why a housing crash that large would be more like an economic disaster than a victory.

Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong politi.co/4xCCQmj via @politico

A recent increase in crude prices has made it a "very real possibility" that the US Department of Energy (DOE) will offer an additional round of crude loans under a still ongoing 172mn bl drawdown from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), US energy secretary Chris Wright said. The escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has caused front month WTI crude prices to jump to about $101/bl, which is about 25pc more than futures prices for delivery six months from now. The steep backwardation in the futures market, if it continues, has made it a "very real possibility" that DOE will resume offering oil under the existing crude loan program, Wright said. "The market right now is saying, 'Hey, maybe we need that oil.' So quite possibly we will respond to that," Wright told reporters on Thursday. DOE has already loaned more than 130mn bl of crude or more than 75pc of the drawdown that President Donald Trump authorized in March, and another 3mn bl is scheduled to be released over the next few weeks. But the remaining crude of the authorization — about 38.5mn bl — has yet to be obligated. #oott argusmedia.com/en/news-and-i…