NEWS OF THE DAY: From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: SENATE CONFIRMS BEAUDREAU AS INTERIOR’S NO. 2: The Senate confirmed Tommy Beaudreau to be deputy secretary of the Interior Department today by a wide 88-9 margin with plenty of Republican votes, given his moderate reputation from his prior stints at Interior in the Obama administration. “He can serve as … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY:   From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: LATEST ON LEASING PAUSE: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is mum on her agency’s immediate plans after a federal judge wiped out one of President Joe Biden’s signature climate initiatives by blocking his pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and offshore. “It’s a fresh decision,” Haaland … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: To Understand Joe Manchin, Look at West Virginia’s TransformationGerald F. Seib, The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2021 Bipartisanship is required for Democrat holding on in a state that has shifted so solidly from blue to red In the 1996 election, Democrat Bill Clinton carried West Virginia by 15 percentage points in the presidential race. Democrat … read more