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Trump Meets With Top Officials On Pipeline Expansions
As President Donald Trump promised during his 2024 campaign, the United States under his policies and leadership has dramatically increased oil and gas production and exports, adding billions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury and bringing new sources of reliable energy to millions of Americans.
“Looking forward to breaking ground on the NESE Pipeline tomorrow, supplying affordable and reliable NATURAL GAS to MILLIONS of New York City and Long Island residents,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin wrote on the X platform on Monday. “This wouldn’t have been possible without President Trump’s leadership and his National Energy Dominance Council.”
The Trump administration is set to mark the groundbreaking of a new natural gas pipeline project in New York City on Tuesday, a development that has drawn both support and opposition.
President Trump has backed the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, which is designed to run offshore and increase energy supply in the region. The project received necessary permits from New York, with Gov. Kathy Hochul approving the plan despite opposition from environmental groups.
Administration officials scheduled to attend the event include Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Zeldin. The event will take place at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field and is being hosted by Williams Companies, which is overseeing construction of the pipeline, the New York Post reported.
Burgum said that China managed to outpace U.S. electricity production because past Democratic administrations put US “energy and national security at risk by burying America’s Balance Sheet under red tape.”
“Under President Donald J. Trump, we’re reversing course with projects like the NESE pipeline to unleash American Energy Dominance, lower costs for American consumers, and restore a strong, reliable grid, Burgum said.
Trump said the project is expected to generate approximately $1.8 billion in economic development and reduce electricity costs by an estimated $6 billion over a 15-year period, The Post reported.
The pipeline, which would run from Pennsylvania through New Jersey and terminate on Staten Island and the Rockaways, had faced delays for several years after state regulators denied permits citing water quality concerns.
The approval process was later revived following a meeting in the Oval Office between New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Trump, where congestion pricing was among the topics discussed, noted The Post.
Meanwhile, an unusually large number of crude oil tankers currently at sea are heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, as vessels are being redirected to load cargoes for global markets facing supply constraints.
Trump said Saturday on social media that “massive numbers” of “completely empty” oil tankers are en route to the United States to purchase American energy, Just the News reported. “Foreign buyers are voting with their ships: American energy means stability, strength, and freedom from Middle East blackmail,” the president posted on Monday.
Shipping data from Windward indicates that 171 crude oil tankers are currently en route to the U.S. Gulf Coast to load cargoes, compared with an average of about 110 vessels in a typical month.
The increase in tanker traffic comes as countries across Europe and Asia work to secure energy supplies amid rising prices. Germany has implemented emergency fuel relief measures, while officials in the Philippines have declared a national energy emergency, reflecting broader global demand for U.S. oil and gas supplies.
On Monday, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 2.6% to settle at $99.08 per barrel. Meanwhile, the international benchmark Brent crude closed at $99.36 per barrel, up 4.37% on the day, Just the News reported.
Oil market research firm Kpler estimates that U.S. crude oil exports will reach approximately 5.2 million barrels per day in April, up from about 3.9 million barrels per day in March, according to a report published last week.
Kpler analyst Matt Smith described the surge in inbound vessels as an “armada of tankers heading this way,” reflecting a sharp increase in activity along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Trump said Saturday that U.S. oil production exceeds the combined output of Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s next two largest producers, and added that the incoming fleet would be processed with a “quick turnaround.”
Clarence Thomas Blasts Supreme Court For Refusing Florida Case
Florida argued the two states were undermining public safety by allowing individuals without legal immigration status — and, in some cases, insufficient English-language proficiency — to obtain commercial trucking licenses despite federal standards intended to govern interstate transportation safety.
The dispute gained national attention after a deadly 2025 crash on the Florida Turnpike involving an undocumented truck driver reportedly licensed through California or Washington.
According to the lawsuit, the driver allegedly made an illegal U-turn and was unable to properly interpret roadway signage, resulting in a collision that killed three people.
Joined by Justice Samuel Alito, Thomas argued the high court had a constitutional obligation to hear the interstate dispute because Florida had no other legal forum available to challenge another state’s policies.
The court’s majority denied Florida’s request without explanation.
The case underscores the growing national clash over immigration enforcement, state licensing authority, and whether states with looser immigration policies are creating broader public safety consequences for the rest of the country.
Thomas ripped the majority for refusing to hear the lawsuit since disputes between states can only be brought before the Supreme Court.
“If this Court does not exercise jurisdiction over a controversy between two States, then the complaining State has no judicial forum in which to seek relief,” Thomas wrote.
Thomas argued that Florida’s allegations against California and Washington raised serious public safety concerns, warning that failures to properly follow federal commercial driver licensing (CDL) laws can create dangerous conditions on American roadways.
Thomas pointed to the fatal Florida highway crash involving truck driver Harjinder Singh, who he said “could not read the road signs,” and argued Florida deserved a chance to pursue its claims.
Two blue states – California and Washington – issued Singh a CDL.
“An illegal alien who cannot read English road signs cannot drive an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer,” Thomas wrote.
“Federal law and regulations prohibit States from providing commercial driver’s licenses to applicants unless they pass a driver’s test, sufficiently understand the English language, and show appropriate immigration status,” he added.
Thomas argued that while the Supreme Court of the United States may have broad discretion when deciding whether to hear ordinary appeals, disputes between states occupy a different category because the Constitution grants the high court exclusive jurisdiction over those cases.
“We have no more right to decline the exercise of jurisdiction which is given, than to usurp that which is not given,” Thomas wrote.
He also accused the court of failing to follow the Constitution by refusing to hear disputes between states.
“This Court has adopted a discretionary approach to its exclusive original jurisdiction based on policy judgments that are in conflict with the policy choices that Congress made in the statutory text,” Thomas wrote.
Thomas argued that if Florida, California, and Washington were separate sovereign nations rather than American states, a dispute involving one government allegedly allowing unsafe drivers into another jurisdiction could trigger major diplomatic conflict.
Thomas suggested that in an international context, such disputes would likely be addressed through international courts, treaties, or direct government action.
“By entering the Union, States agree to instead have such disputes resolved by this Court,” he wrote.
The issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to non-citizens came under increased scrutiny from the Department of Transportation last summer following a series of deadly crashes involving undocumented immigrant truck drivers.
Last September, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced stricter federal requirements for non-citizens seeking commercial driver’s licenses, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to tighten transportation and immigration enforcement standards, Fox News reported.
Duffy also warned that California could risk losing federal transportation funding if the state continued allowing commercial licenses to remain active for individuals deemed ineligible under revised federal guidelines.
