Morning Jolt

On the menu today: Joe Biden contradicts Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm on whether suspending the federal gas tax will hurt the government’s ability to pay for infrastructure projects; and the president who said of Putin, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power!” wants his secretaries of State and Defense to stop being so provocative and antagonistic toward Russia in their public remarks. We’re in the very best of hands, America.

Whom Does Joe Biden Listen To?

This week, the White House curiously tried to roll out a proposal for a federal and state gas-tax holiday that senior administration officials had been downplaying and dismissing just a few days earlier.

Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm, appearing on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, sounded awfully skeptical:

Part of the challenge with the gas tax, of course, is that it funds the roads. And we just did a big infrastructure bill to help fund the roads. So, if we do — if we remove the gas tax, that takes away the funding that was ...

Biden at Odds with His Own Cabinet on Gas-Tax Holiday

Whom Does Joe Biden Listen To?

Part of the challenge with the gas tax, of course, is that it funds the roads. And we just did a big infrastructure bill to help fund the roads. So, if we do — if we remove the gas tax, that takes away the funding that was ... READ MORE

Biden at Odds with His Own Cabinet on Gas-Tax Holiday

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