'Hail mary pass': Trump uses emergency powers to bring down gas prices
MSNBC·2026-03-19 03:54
Today, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz pushed the price of Brent Crude Oil to $111 a barrel. It comes as the White House attempted to bring down gas prices at home while the war in Iran, of course, continues. And the president invoked the Defense Production Act to reopen a California pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after a rupture caused an environmental disaster along the state's central coast.Our nightcap is still here. Okay, David, this administration has a pattern. And listen, other administrati ...